Linda Thompson – ‘Won’t Be Long Now’ (2013)
Linda Thompson has delivered another great album, but is it too much to ask for a tour?
Linda Thompson has delivered another great album, but is it too much to ask for a tour?
Where to start with ‘The Complete Album Collection,’ a sprawling 43-disc behemoth chronicling every album Bob Dylan issued between 1962-2012?
Long before he was a member of the Eagles, Timothy B. Schmit was heavily influenced by the Kingston Trio, a folk-based sensation in the late 1950s and early 1960s. You May Also Like: Timothy B. Schmit and Glad – ‘Feelin’ Glad’ (1968): Forgotten Series
Roy Harper has, it seems, always existed in the place between this album title’s two words. He’s famous enough to have been the subject of a Led Zeppelin song, and to have sung another for Pink Floyd, but yet somehow largely unknown too. You May Also Like: With Mystery Girl,Read More
Neil Young closed his solo set at this year’s Farm Aid with a rendition of “Changes.” Though little known today, Phil Ochs’ romantic ballad once set the heart of many a hippie girl aflame You May Also Like: Phil Ochs, “I Ain’t Marching Anymore” (1965): One Track Mind Phil OchsRead More
Candice Night, having met Ritchie Blackmore after a final breakup with Deep Purple, recognized something immediately about the often-dour guitar virtuoso: “You can’t get more black than Blackmore, right?” You May Also Like: Ian Gillan expounds on his shocking split with Ritchie Blackmore: ‘I didn’t want Deep Purple to beRead More
Guitarist Colin Linden, whose career has included memorable intersections with Bruce Cockburn and Emmylou Harris, is no stranger to big moments on big stages. You May Also Like: Pre-Fame Bob Dylan Struck a Rebel’s Pose, But Not Woody Guthrie’s Mark Knopfler credits Bob Dylan for sparking new music: ‘Bob wasRead More
Bobo Dylan offered a stripped-down rendition of Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” during a show at Clarkston, Michigan.
Bruce Cockburn, in a moment of serendipity, is beginning another tour today even as a documentary about his celebrated 2008 solo jaunt is finding its way to DVD. You May Also Like: David Wiffen – ‘Coast to Coast Fever’ (1973): Forgotten Series Why Randy Newman Got So Angry About anRead More
It’s always great when a memory just drops from a piece of music, even when the connection is only tangential. A few mornings ago on the way to work, I was listening to The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour. You May Also Like: Toxic: Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp, William Parker –Read More