Ken Shane November 19, 2008 Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Cardinology (2008) purchase this album (Amazon) It’s been fashionable for the last few years to slag Ryan Adams at every turn. There’s no doubt that he’s brought some of
Read More » Ken Shane November 12, 2008 October 30, 2002 – It was close to the end when Warren Zevon made what everyone knew would be his final appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. The cancer had already taken a
Read More » Ken Shane October 29, 2008 When I was in my early 20s, I worked for a major concert promoter here in New Jersey. I recall that each time I walked into his office, I would see cartons on the
Read More » Ken Shane October 22, 2008 She takes off the Four Tops tape and puts it back in its case When the world falls apart some things stay in place Levi Stubbs’ tears run down his face – Billy Bragg
Read More » Ken Shane October 22, 2008 The career of a music writer certainly does have its perks. While it very often lacks in financial reward, it occasionally compensates with rewards of a more soul-satisfying sort. Last week was a perfectly
Read More » Ken Shane October 9, 2008 John Lennon would have been 68 years old today. God bless you, John. We miss you, and we need you more than ever. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/I-NRriHlLUk" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent"
Read More » Ken Shane October 8, 2008 Like many other people, I welcomed Lucinda Williams into my life with the release of the Grammy-winning Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, in 1998. Over the course of the last 10 years, I’ve
Read More » Ken Shane October 2, 2008 I guess it’s true: absence does make the heart grow fonder. Of course, there’s always the “out of sight, out of mind” risk. Fortunately for My Bloody Valentine, the former is the case, as
Read More » Ken Shane October 1, 2008 Work or play. Family or friends. Protein or carbohydrates. Life is about seeking balance. Lindsey Buckingham has been seeking balance too. In his case, the challenge is to balance his intriguing, but sometimes erratic
Read More » Ken Shane September 17, 2008 Christmas Eve, 1970. I was at the Fillmore East to see Laura Nyro. A month earlier, Nyro had released her fourth album, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat, and it had taken up more
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