Monthly Archives: June 2020
11 Questions to a Nashville Musician: Brian Fechino
Once again, I’m proud to mention that Florida non-profit Rock By The Sea has released its second collection of songs, “Write By the Sea Vol. 2.” Among the artists who congregated in a St. George Island, Florida house to write, produce, engineer and record the 11-track album were Music City’s Michael Logen, Steve Everett and the subject […]
Ranking Records—The 10 Best LPs of 1981
After starting with 1978, the best year ever for rock music, I stumbled a bit when I got to 1981 and had trouble coming up with ten records that I truly loved. After quickly deciding on an easy top eight, I wound up selecting three lesser-loved disks to fill out the list. My choice for […]
11 Questions to a Nashville Musician: Steve Everett
Florida non-profit Rock By The Sea releases its second collection of songs, “Write By the Sea Vol. 2,” on June 26. Among the artists who congregated in a St. George Island, Florida house to write, produce, engineer and record the 11-track album were Music City’s Michael Logen, Brian Fechino and the subject of this edition of 11 […]
Ranking Records—Aztec Camera/Roddy Frame
If you are unfamiliar with the music of the Scottish singer-songwriter Roddy Frame and his band Aztec Camera, this one’s for you. For those who are already fans, you know what I am talking about. The six albums Roddy recorded under the Aztec Camera name and his four subsequent solo records belong in everyone’s collection. […]
11 Questions to a Nashville Musician Who Moved Away: Jill Sobule
Given my recent revelation to create a subset of this space that includes musicians who used to live in Music City, I just had to reach out to Jill Sobule. I first saw Jill in 2000 open for her pal Warren Zevon at the Belcourt Theatre. After later seeing her promote her great “Pink Pearl” […]
11 Questions to a Nashville Musician: Luke Schneider
If you are a music fan who pays attention at local live shows, you have undoubtedly noticed the musical prowess of Nashville’s Luke Schneider on the pedal steel. Since working his way into the local scene, Luke’s expert playing has occasionally been heard with my favorite band, The Silver Seas, and more regularly supporting an […]
Ranking Records—The 10 Best LPs of 1980
After covering my two favorite years in music, 1978 and 1979, by request I am continuing in sequence with 1980. But, if I knew I was going to go in order, I probably would have started with an earlier year! I guess at some point I may just need to work my way backwards. The […]
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