By Ken Paulson –What the Hell is Goin’ On? is one of the rarest of cover albums, with song selections so right that they don’t sound like covers at all. Thorn’s albums – including the recent Pimps and Preachers – are filled with colorful characters and unlikely adventures, and the songs he’s selected for this project come from the same…
Willie Nile’s “One Guitar” at center of charity effort
Willie Nile’s anthemic “One Guitar” is at the core of a new charitable initiative. The concept is to encourage hundreds of artists from a wide range of genres to record the song, with all proceeds going to the TJ Martell Foundation and a charity of the artists’ choice. You’ll find details at the “One Guitar” site. It’s no surprise that…
Review: The reunited dB’s’ “Falling Off the Sky”
By Bill Lloyd –When certain bands reunite, that re-bonding of friendships and talents can do much more than simply echo the past. These musical projects can often have a sense of purpose and pride that creates songs and sounds even stronger than their earlier work. Everything you ever loved about the music to begin with will still be there and…
Long Players salute Neil Young’s Harvest
The Long Players, a loose aggregation of talented Nashville performers with a very tight band at its core, is a Music City institution – and for good reason. The band, founded by Bill Lloyd, impeccably re-creates the greatest rock and soul albums of the past 60 years in a concert setting. Tomorrow night, the Long Players tackle Neil Young’s Harvest at…