• Rock,  Video

    Wilco video: Outta Mind (Outta Sight)

    I had nary a clue that Wilco had a video for “Outta Mind (Outta Sight)”, a tune from disc 2 of their 1996 album Being There. Tweedy looks like a young punk. And they appear to actually be jumping out…

  • Americana,  Bluegrass

    Good things from Old Crow Medicine Show

    You can count Old Crow Medicine Show among those bands that I like more and more each time I hear them. They may have the “old timey” label affixed to them, but it’s only one facet. The guys  play quintessential…

  • Americana

    New Tunes: Ted Russell Kamp

    I would call playing bass for Shooter Jennings a pretty cool gig. Touring the country, laying down the bass lines for Shooter’s rowdy rockin’ brand of country. But does Ted Russell Kamp rest on his laurels? Helll nooo. His brain’s…

  • Rock

    Bruce Joins the Gaslight Anthem at Glastonbury

    Fist clenching, goosebump inducing stuff!! The Boss joined the Gaslight Anthem onstage at Glastonbury. This 2 minute clip is enough to get me revved up! Gahhhhrrrr!!! [dailymotion id=x9q0wq] And I just read that Bruce opened his set with an acoustic…

  • Pop

    RIP Michael Jackson: 1958-2009

    Pete’s Thoughts My first memory of seeing Michael Jackson was May of 1983. I was 12 years old, and a 7th grader at Jerstad Junior High in Racine, Wisconsin. My drama teacher, Mrs. Mottl, wheeled in a TV and VCR…

  • Hip Hop,  Jazz,  Old School

    Peter Piper / Take Me To The Mardi Gras

    Show of hands: who knows the genesis of the bell & percussion groove of Run-DMC’s “Peter Piper”? I stumbled on it tonight. I was listening to Afrika Bambaata’s radio show on Sirius Backspin on the way home from work today.…

  • Bruce Springsteen,  Rock n' Folk

    Bruce Meets Band of Horses

    Not only did Bonnaroo bring together two of my favorites in the form of a Phish-Springsteen collaboration, but, as it turned out, Bruce also found time to catch Sunday’s set by Band of Horses. And as you can see from…

  • Rock n' Folk

    New Tunes: Reed KD

    Here’s a good first impression: Reed KD out of Santa Cruz, California. Right up my alley, really. Uptempo, spirited, folksy & rootsy. The bass drum makes me think of Zeppelin’s “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp”, and his voice sounds juuust a bit like…