When Alberto Ros received a phone call a few years ago from a songwriter who wanted to set his poetry to music, he tossed it off as another “coffee house guitar sort of thing.” Sure, Ros said, why not? The nationally acclaimed poet, who teaches at Arizona State University, is…
The recently opened Gibson’s in Tempe has a decent sound system, plenty of space and a very bizarre policy at the bar, apparently. Fade to last week: There I was, sitting with a friend at aforementioned establishment, quietly drinking beer and tipping accordingly. We were there to see Dead Hot…
He is a 48-year-old Welshman, known on his birth certificate as Ian Frazer Kilmister. He is a self-declared speed and booze enthusiast who sports long, greasy hair and an iron-cross necklace. He has three magnificent, Lincolnesque moles on his face, and a philosophy on life that combines cheery humor with…
Combustible Edison I, Swinger (Sub Pop) It had to happen. The one remaining corner in the well-trodden room of pop music has finally been discovered. It was lurking over there behind cool jazz, gathering dust next to Muzak, and it took Boston’s Combustible Edison to get wise and clean up…
Another month of mail has found its way into the Screed box, and after sorting through all the gift cheeses, complimentary cases of wine and suspicious packages that tick like an insomniac’s heart, I’ve come up with a gaggle of local submissions. As usual, the energetic and talented Serene Dominic…
Combustible Edison I, Swinger (Sub Pop) It had to happen. The one remaining corner in the well-trodden room of pop music has finally been discovered. It was lurking over there behind cool jazz, gathering dust next to Muzak, and it took Boston’s Combustible Edison to get wise and clean up…
Another month of mail has found its way into the Screed box, and after sorting through all the gift cheeses, complimentary cases of wine and suspicious packages that tick like an insomniac’s heart, I’ve come up with a gaggle of local submissions. As usual, the energetic and talented Serene Dominic…
Another month of mail has found its way into the Screed box, and after sorting through all the gift cheeses, complimentary cases of wine and suspicious packages that tick like an insomniac’s heart, I’ve come up with a gaggle of local submissions. As usual, the energetic and talented Serene Dominic…
Combustible Edison I, Swinger (Sub Pop) It had to happen. The one remaining corner in the well-trodden room of pop music has finally been discovered. It was lurking over there behind cool jazz, gathering dust next to Muzak, and it took Boston’s Combustible Edison to get wise and clean up…
A February issue of Billboard magazine asked, “Is Nashville Ready for Bob Woodruff?” Sure, he’s from New York, but he’s not the fast-talking, big-city heathen such a query might imply. Woodruff is simply delivering country music so straight down the middle and true to his influences–guys like Hank Williams, Merle…
Controversy! Intrigue! Censorship! A guillotine! G-strings! A big snake! Keep reading and all of the above will be revealed as we delve into the vexing case of Scott Rowe’s Tribute to Alice Cooper versus the Maricopa County Fair. More than a couple letters have come in, registering disbelief and demanding…
A February issue of Billboard magazine asked, “Is Nashville Ready for Bob Woodruff?” Sure, he’s from New York, but he’s not the fast-talking, big-city heathen such a query might imply. Woodruff is simply delivering country music so straight down the middle and true to his influences–guys like Hank Williams, Merle…
Controversy! Intrigue! Censorship! A guillotine! G-strings! A big snake! Keep reading and all of the above will be revealed as we delve into the vexing case of Scott Rowe’s Tribute to Alice Cooper versus the Maricopa County Fair. More than a couple letters have come in, registering disbelief and demanding…
Controversy! Intrigue! Censorship! A guillotine! G-strings! A big snake! Keep reading and all of the above will be revealed as we delve into the vexing case of Scott Rowe’s Tribute to Alice Cooper versus the Maricopa County Fair. More than a couple letters have come in, registering disbelief and demanding…
A February issue of Billboard magazine asked, “Is Nashville Ready for Bob Woodruff?” Sure, he’s from New York, but he’s not the fast-talking, big-city heathen such a query might imply. Woodruff is simply delivering country music so straight down the middle and true to his influences–guys like Hank Williams, Merle…
It could hardly be a more American story. Three citizens–a printer, a store manager, a glass blower–who, with the aid of a small but devoted army, are utterly dedicated to making their vision a reality. The three are Damon Alire; his wife, Laura; and Daniel Scott Shircliff. The fighting force…
Controversy! Intrigue! Censorship! A guillotine! G-strings! A big snake! Keep reading and all of the above will be revealed as we delve into the vexing case of Scott Rowe’s Tribute to Alice Cooper versus the Maricopa County Fair. More than a couple letters have come in, registering disbelief and demanding…
A February issue of Billboard magazine asked, “Is Nashville Ready for Bob Woodruff?” Sure, he’s from New York, but he’s not the fast-talking, big-city heathen such a query might imply. Woodruff is simply delivering country music so straight down the middle and true to his influences–guys like Hank Williams, Merle…
It could hardly be a more American story. Three citizens–a printer, a store manager, a glass blower–who, with the aid of a small but devoted army, are utterly dedicated to making their vision a reality. The three are Damon Alire; his wife, Laura; and Daniel Scott Shircliff. The fighting force…
It could hardly be a more American story. Three citizens–a printer, a store manager, a glass blower–who, with the aid of a small but devoted army, are utterly dedicated to making their vision a reality. The three are Damon Alire; his wife, Laura; and Daniel Scott Shircliff. The fighting force…
It could hardly be a more American story. Three citizens–a printer, a store manager, a glass blower–who, with the aid of a small but devoted army, are utterly dedicated to making their vision a reality. The three are Damon Alire; his wife, Laura; and Daniel Scott Shircliff. The fighting force…
If there’s one thing country-music emeritus Waylon Jennings can’t abide, it’s the money-grubbing phoniness of much of his industry. He didn’t like it in 1966 when he made the movie soundtrack Nashville Rebel. He didn’t like it in 1973 when Lonesome, Orn’ry and Mean hit the bins. And he essentially…
