Americana, Best New Music, Folk, New Album 31 August 2008

Regardless of saying I was not going to post these next few days, I had to share a track from Horse Feathers.  I have chosen this track as it might just be the best track on the new album, but you won’t realize until you listen to it many times.  …

 MySpace, Singer Songwriter 30 August 2008

Just a mini post today, just because I didn’t get to due to the “guest blogger” situation below.  I better get used to this as she may be a regular contributor to the ol spot on the web…
I just had to post on this as I have been watching their …

 Duet Feature, Singer Songwriter 29 August 2008

**Guest blogger alert, guest blogger alert**
So a few days ago we are on our way to see “The Dark Knight” and Smansmith is giving Stanley Brinks’ “Dank U” a whirl…I’m enjoying it but it makes me think of Hayden. So I say “When is Hayden coming out with something new?”  …

 Folk, MySpace, New Album, Singer Songwriter 28 August 2008

Yes, my friends I have been swayed to the dark side…I am a purveyor of all things hardcore and metal (enter devil horn sign with hand here).  Oh wait, Death Vessel is not thrash-core metal…it is a very decent folk styled.  Okay now we are back to normal, I hope …

 Best New Music, Folk, New Album, Singer Songwriter 27 August 2008

So I am anxiously awaiting two releases this September and by the blog post title you already know who they are.  I mean there are other important releases coming (also awaiting this), but I think Horse Feathers and Chad VanGaalen are able to make my hands shake while clicking for …

 Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, If You Haven't Heard, Singer Songwriter 25 August 2008

So I am going to try and start a new feature here on the ol’ website/blog space, and I am thinking of calling it “If you haven’t heard”.  The title of the weekly installment will be followed by a band or artist name of the featured talent – not …

 Ramblings, Site news 16 August 2008

Okay, maybe a quick one as I am tired.  A great track to listen to in headphones on a long roadtrip (one that is in my very near future – no blog posting shortly!).  Don’t let anyone tell you that you are not cool for listening to Ryan Adams still.

 Folk, Freak Folk, Ramblings, Singer Songwriter, indie 14 August 2008

Independent Artist Vocals Styles – A dissection.
I was thinking in traffic the other day about the “indie” band/artists and the vocal styling they can have.  What I am alluding to is the fact that often a vocalist in the “off the beaten path” side of the music industry can sometimes …