Solute Record Club: Miller on NASHVILLE SKYLINE
Bob Dylan’s 1969 album Nashville Skyline is his shortest, about 28 minutes long. That is…
The River Isn’t Deep, But the Current Is Strong: Persia on “Ode to Billie Joe”
The mystery surrounding “Ode to Billie Joe” has often overshadowed the song itself. We know…
Year of the Month: LIVING WITH GHOSTS
1996 was one heck of a year for American roots music. You had Johnny Cash…
Year of the Month: IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
There’s a million sad stories on the side of the road. Strange how we all…
The Friday Article Roundup Checks Cancels
It’s not just for trial memberships at the gym anymore. Celebrities, band names, documentaries on…
Year of the Month: R.L. Burnside’s Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down and Tradition at the Turn of the Millennium
It would be almost be too neat a narrative if the music didn’t demand it:…
Chartbusting! The Least Greatest Hits of 2001
After many long and glorious years at the top, 2001 marked the death rattle of…
Chartbusting! The Greatest Hits of 2001
I don’t know whether it says more about the music’s staying power or my own…