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Mojo’s Cold Shot: R.L. Burnside, “First Recordings”
The blues aren’t dead yet. But, compared to, say, 1971, they’ve got one foot and two thirds of the other in the grave. Let’s admit that. Blues fans haven’t heard as much groundbreaking stuff
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, “I Thank You”
I’m not much of a modern blues guy; in fact a lot of my pals like to refer to me as a crusty-old, close-minded, purist curmudgeon. ‘Tis true, I’d much rather listen to old
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: The Scissormen, “Luck in a Hurry”
A couple months back, I interviewed the Scissormen for Popdose. They’re a raunchy blues-rock duo in the vein of Black Diamond Heavies or Black Keys, except masterminded by an even older soul, rock journalist
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, “A Man of Many Words”
I think I speak for all of Popdose, going through a painful migration to the latest version of WordPress, that we have had the freeeeeeekin’ blues this week. To my compadres at the site,
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Cephas & Wiggins, “Sounds of the Blues”
I am an unabashed fan of Cephas & Wiggins, who bring a modern take on traditional folk blues. In interviews, they’re gentlemen, who love telling their stories and giving thoughtful takes on where blues
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Buddy Guy, “Skin Deep”
This is the first Cold Shot that features a whole album. We (that’s all my personalities combined) are pretty psyched about that. See, Buddy Guy’s a favorite of the Cold Shot space: the man
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Bo Diddley, “Before You Accuse Me”
The passing of Bo Diddley got me on a hardcore listening jag. Doesn’t take much to get me back on Bo, and there are several other blues and quasi-blues dudes — Elmore James, ZZ
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Paul “Wine” Jones, “Pucker Up Buttercup”
“Johnny Cash, he’s scared of me,” Paul “Wine” Jones said to me in one of the most endearing moments of my blues fandom, which came circa spring, 2002. “I played with him once, and
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot (Statutory Rock Edition): “Shake, Rattle and Roll”
Originally, this fine blog entry was crafted exclusively for the awesome Popdose Statutory Rock List, but alas, as I am wont to do — such as right here in the far-too-long opener to this
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: The Meters, “Cabbage Alley”
The Meters, generally known for bringing some of the hottest funk in the 1970s, remain one of the “least underground” underground bands of all time. One of those bands you’ve heard of but you
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