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CD Review: Johnny Cash, “American VI: Ain’t No Grave”

Ken Shane February 25, 2010 1

The sixth and final chapter in the American Recordings collaborations between Johnny Cash and Rick Rubin is a direct conversation between a man and his maker

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CD Review: Ringo Starr, “Y Not”

Ken Shane January 13, 2010 13

I know that I have a tendency to dwell on the past, but it seems somehow sad to me that the release of a new album by a member of the Beatles no longer

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CD Review: Works Progress Administration, “WPA”

Ken Shane September 15, 2009 7

The new Works Progress Administration album is the sort of musical collaboration that should be encouraged. The core of WPA consists of Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket), Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek), and Luke

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