It's always good to hear Dylan step out from behind his own material and explore the songs of others. Here he teams up with Ralph Stanley on "The Lonesome River." Dylan and Stanley singing together can only be described as haunting - two voices reaching through time from the beginning of creation.
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It's been far too long since I last posted on MOG - a fact I regret and blame on my work. In order to remedy this, I'm challenging myself to post more frequently. And I figure the best way for me to do that is to share songs that I enjoy and think others should hear. I make no claims about the enduring legacy or hipness of these - I just like 'em. I'm starting things off with a track by P.J. Pr...
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"Sneeky" Pete Kleinow, pedal steel guitarist and member of The Flying Burrito Brothers, died from complications of Alzheimer's desease on Saturday.You can read the story "here":http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070109/music_nm/kleinow_dc_1.Let's all put on our favorite Burrito Brothers song and remember this wonderful musician.
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It's been nearly a year since it's release, but I've found myself listening to Ray Davies' Other People's Lives quite a bit lately. I gave it numerous listens upon its release, but it somehow got lost in the shuffle of all the music released last year. I'm glad I've rediscovered it. It is great to hear new material from Davies, and his songwriting is as sharp as ever. Certainly an under-rated s...
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I've only listened to it once through, but I think Robyn Hitchcock's new cd, Ole! Tarantula, will quickly become one of my favorite new releases. I always find Hitchcock to be an oddly compeling artist, with his distinct voice and often weird-ass lyrics.This one is much more of a rock record than his last album, 2004's Spooked. This time around Hitchcock enlists The Venus 3 to serve as his back...
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Everybody's got their head bowed down. . .All right moggers, I need your help. I'm heading to Oxford, MS in a week and a half and want some recommendations for places to eat, bars to frequent, etc. You know, secrets to the hidden Oxford, the town behind all the glitz and glamor of William Faulkner, the alluring mythology of Yoknapatawpha, and the ubiquitous presence of John Grisham (does he sti...
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If you haven't checked this releases out yet, do so. I don't think you will be disappointed.Chris Smither - Leave the Light OnRay Lamontagne - Till the Sun Turns BlackOld Crow Medicine Show - Big Iron World
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So, I headed up to Baltimore over the weekend to catch the Virgin Festival, and, I must say, it was a pretty damn good show. The highlight of the festival was, of course, seeing The Who (The Two?) perform. Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend still have what it takes. I was a little wary about seeing them - afraid they might disappoint - but my fears were unfounded. They played a blistering set, hitt...
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I dropped in on Bob Dylan's show at Ernie Shore field in Winston-Salem, NC last night, and, despite what the dude over at the Winston-Salem Journal "says":http://www.winstonsalemjournal.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_RelishArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149190061098, it was a great show. As I've said before in a previous post, Dylan's current band doesn't hold a candle to the lineup...
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