Archive for August, 2010
On The Money: Tim Dubois of ASCAP
Tim Dubois is looking out onto Buddy Killen Circle, from his office on Nashville’s Music Row. “I’ve been here for thirty-three years, and in the last three years, I’ve seen more change than in the first thirty,” he beams from across the conference room table. Surely it’s not the first time DuBois has uttered that [...]
Honorable Mention | “Apology Call”
“Apology Call” Written by Jim Eubanks MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA WWW.AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM/JIMEUBANKS I called to say I’m sorry For what I said last night Sometimes things that come out in the evening Don’t look good in the light I called to say I’m sorry For crazy things I say Sometimes what’s meant as a compliment Isn’t heard that [...]
Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
Arcade Fire The Suburbs MERGE Rating: Suburbia. To the people who grew up there and fled, it may represent the horror of tepid domesticity or the lush lawns of nostalgia – or both. Some people leave and return to reclaim the territory for their own, at the risk of recreating the conditions that inspired flight [...]
Jimmy Fallon And Glee Bring A Broadway Feel To “Born To Run”
Whether or not you have any interest in the 2010 Emmys, you should really check out this opening clip if you’re a fan of the Boss, Glee, Jimmy Fallon, or all three. The Late Night host lead the cast of the Emmy nomination-gobbling Glee through a souped up version of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born To Run,” [...]
Otis Redding “These Arms of Mine”
[Photos Courtesy of Stax Museum of American Soul Music] “These Arms of Mine” These arms of mine They are lonely, lonely and feeling blue These arms of mine They are yearning, yearning from wanting you And if you would let them hold you Oh, how grateful I will be These arms of mine They are [...]
The Top 20 U2 Songs: #1 “Where The Streets Have No Name”
#1 “Where The Streets Have No Name” On this countdown, we’ve seen songs that evoke a feeling. We’ve seen songs that evoke a movement. We’ve even seen songs that evoke a place. But we have not yet seen a one that evokes all three at once, unfolding a new universe right before our eyes. “Where [...]
Writer Of The Week: Grant Dermody
Harmonica teacher and blues singer-songwriter Grant Dermody had plenty of reasons to sing the blues in the past three years. His wife, parents, and mentor all passed away during that time period. But Dermody’s latest album, Lay Down My Burden, is more of a celebration of life and music than it is a tale of [...]
Make Your Remix Legit: New Ideas for Sharing and Collaborating
This photo is used under a Creative Commons Attribution license, courtesy of duziem on Flickr. Share has become an important word in the Information Age. For musicians, especially, it’s become a bittersweet concept, as an artist’s main product (audio recording) has lent itself – because of its small file size – most rampantly to sharing. [...]
It’s Hard To Write A Great Country Song: A Q&A With Marty Stuart
For country stalwart Marty Stuart’s 14th studio album, he returned to his roots, both figuratively and literally. Stuart aimed to bring back the traditional country music sound and style that’s delighted him since childhood, and picked the legendary RCA Studio B in Nashville, where he launched his career as a 13-year old mandolin player for [...]
Vance Gilbert: A Black Musician In A Folk World
“Less brisket, more chicken wing!” A Tuesday in early August, Vance Gilbert shows up to his workshop at the Lyons, Colorado Song School complaining about getting older and living half a life on the road. “Singing is an athletic event. I mean look at what you’re doing. You’re working this whole stage,” he shouts. Earlier, [...]
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