What would Jeff Tweedy say?
Speaking of music… There’s a discussion going on right now on the Joe Jackson email list about why people pay to attend concerts and then talk through them. This, to me, is like trying to figure out...
View ArticleProducing the best website we can
Posted on the wall across from my desk is a classic, 26-year-old poster for Joe Jackson’s Night and Day album. They album features the time-tested “Steppin’ Out,” but has some of his best work in...
View ArticleStart your weekend with the dead 60s
[Part five of the New Music from the Past 30 Years series] We’ve hit Friday, and I was thinking a little about weekend music. This brought me immediately to the Dead 60s. Unlike the other bands I’ve...
View ArticleAllow me to introduce ourselves…
This blog’s been chugging along for over two months now, and I’m constantly surprised by how much fun it is to do and how much feedback I’ve been getting from you (well, maybe not you, but you know who...
View Articlechildren’s music for adults
If you’re a music fan with children, you’re constantly trying to bridge the gap between kids music and adult music. The children’s music industry is constantly hurling music like Raffi, Barney or The...
View Articleconservative indie pop? liberal country western? election season blues…
It seems to me that there’s money to be made for some young, enterprising, conservative musician. There aren’t really any conservative indie/alternative bands, but there are plenty of conservatives...
View Articlescary monsters – joe jackson does david bowie
During Joe Jackson’s latest tour to promote Rain, his latest album from earlier this year, he’s been breaking out some cover versions of some classic song. But even though his version of Frank Zappa’s...
View Articlecoming april 10 – world party arkeology
It’s been a great year for older music fans. The methods for finding new music continue to grow, and some of the great bands of the past are continuing to put out new and great music. This year alone,...
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