Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Charlie Sexton - Beat's So Lonely

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Part of the vibrant Austin, Texas blues scene, Charlie Sexton was taught guitar by W.C. Clark, the famed instructor of Stevie Ray and Jimmy ...
Monday, August 20, 2012

Planet P Project - Why Me?

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Long time reader Krista requested this, and we have to say that it is an excellent pick, even if it did take us a minute to even remember th...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Call - Let the Day Begin

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The Call are another in a long list of bands who were critically acclaimed, but never quite found their audience.  Other artists that would ...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!

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While the lyrics hint at a great story behind Donnie Iris' "Ah! Leah!," it turns out that there really isn't one.  In fact...
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams

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Named after a friend of the band (who really did hate jazz), Johnny Hates Jazz was one of a series of groups who shot to prominence, only to...
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Glass Moon - On A Carousel

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Glass Moon's "On A Carousel" is a perfect video for the blog because (1) it is rare and (2) it is a cover.  As many readers wi...
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Concrete Blonde - God is a Bullet

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Concrete Blonde came out of the post-punk LA scene and became an influential alternative rock band, one of several who drove indy rock's...
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Monday, July 30, 2012

New Edition - Candy Girl

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For better or worse (mostly worse), New Edition created the template that would be used by boy bands during the 1980s and 1990s.  Unlike man...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Robert Cray - Smoking Gun

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One of a handful of artists who helped reinvigorate the blues genre was Robert Cray.  In fact, his 1986 major label debut, Strong Persuader,...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Roxy Music - More Than This

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The Universe made another request, playing this song serendipitously as  we were considering the next entry, and we do try to accommodate re...
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