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SXSW Day Three – Up Close and Way Too Personal
AUSTIN – Perhaps at this junction it might be helpful to briefly summarize the physical nature of the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival, so it can serve as a road map of sorts
Read More »DVD Review: “British Invasion”
On February 7, 1964, the Beatles arrived in America, and everything changed. When I say everything, I don’t just mean music. The world was never the same. The societal upheaval was simply unprecedented. The
Read More »Cratedigger: Faces, “A Nod Is as Good as a Wink … to a Blind Horse”
More than anything else, A Nod Is as Good as a Wink … to a Blind Horse is an album that reminds us. It reminds us of the great songwriter, singer, bass player, and
Read More »Redeeming Rod: Soulbook, the Faces, and Further Nails in the Coffin
One minute, twenty-two seconds. That’s how long Rod Stewart’s new album, Soulbook, actually gave me some hope that it might be something more than the latest in a series of cash-grab albums that started
Read More »Cratedigger: Rod Stewart, “The Rod Stewart Album”
For a special Monday morning edition of Cratedigger, Ken Shane revisits Rod Stewart's classic first solo album
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Ian McLagan
One of rock's most distinctive and respected keyboard players, Ian McLagan has appeared on a long list of hits by other artists -- and he's got an excellent new album out, all of which
Read More »SXSW ’09: Ian McLagan & the Bump Band at the Dog & Duck Pub, 3/17/09
I tried out my new Flip Video cam the other night. I’m not exactly Spielberg, but here you go
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