Let’s be clear. I don’t watch much television. The reason is that each time I get attached to a show, the network of weak knee money-grubbing swill cancels it. This goes double for the always thought-provoking and insightful Harry’s Law, starring Kathy Bates. It infuriated me to find that, once again, network television was going to pull the plug on another great show. It will probably be replaced with another idiotic “reality” show, that has nothing to do with reality, and everything to do with belittling our fellow man. NBC had little…
Read MoreSinger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Jon Black is the perfect example of the old adage, “out of adversity comes opportunity.” When his Athens Georgia label bit the big one in 2009, he decided that perhaps a more hands-on, do-it-yourself attitude might yields some good results. It took some time, some trial and error but it looks like Jon Black’s Fort Atlantic experiment is paying dividends. It certainly should. This is some fine music here! Up From the Ground has a plaintive air, mournful…
Read MoreOtis Heat is a great pop-rock band and this video of Gold Mine from their 2012 EP The Ugly makes me laugh incessantly! A band that does not take themselves too seriously but delivers fine craft anyway, well that is just a bonus. The simplicity of this video, and of course the message that those who drop into a load of cash need to be wary of the friends that pop out of the woodwork, is just right-on. Vocals here are perfectly…
Read MoreA little bit of grunge tied up with a little bit of an off-kilter delivery is the delightfully fun Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked by Cage The Elephant, from the band’s 2009 self-titled debut. Their web site bio bills them as slacker funk-punk which I’ve never heard referred to as a genre’, but hey, there seem to be sub-genre’s popping up all over the place these days. Let’s just call it interesting rock music and be…
Read MoreSinger-songwriter and sometime country singer Jenn Bostic, has a pleasing way of telling a story. Take the ivory tickling for instance on Snowstorm-so lyrical and so punctuated. Add in Jenn’s wonderful voice, and you have a recipe for a great song. Check out Jenn’s web page for a whole lot of information, including this video as well as the equally wonderful and touching ballad, Jealous of the Angels. Read Jenn Bostic’s “About” page too, as there is a lot of information about how Jenn…
Read More