On “Not Everybody Likes Us” Hank Williams III lays into modern country music, grumbling “Well I think I’d rather eat the barrel of a double-barrel loaded shotgun, than to hear that shit they call pop-country music on ninety eight point one.” To some degree such sentiments...
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For someone who finds her music often preceded by her reputation, various stages of Chan Marshall’s second covers album Jukebox are dominated by the reputations of both those who came before her as well as those who accompany her throughout. From Sinatra to James Brown, Joni Mitchell to Billie...
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Filed under: Bob Dylan, Audio, James Brown, Reviews, Chan Marshall, Larry McDonald, Janis Joplin, Gregg Foreman, The Blues Explosion, Zwan, Judah Bauer, Dirty Delta Blues, Erik Paparazzi, Frank Sinatra, Jim White, Dylan Wllemsa, Joni Mitchell, Cat Power, Teenie Hodges, Jimmy Page, Matt Sweeney, Billie Holiday, The White Stripes, Al Green, Grace Botter and the Nocturnals, Spooner Oldham
The first release in two years from The Battle Royale combines the abundance of rock bands attempting to fuse electronic overtones into rock ‘n roll with the skill of musicians who can actually combine the two ever merging genres appropriately. The Battle Royale’s Wake Up, Thunderbabe! capitalizes...