Tom Lane's Music Blog

Jon Savage's 86-90 - Various (Ace) Robert Plant - Saving Grace Neko Case - Neon Grey Midnight Green  Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override Ed ...

  The first time I heard the Mavericks was in the early 90's on KPIG-FM, my local Americana station on the Monterey Peninsula, Californi...

   November 1966. I'm 2 1/2 years old.  But some of these songs were remembered as I heard them from my sisters stereo and radio.   Pop ...

When Will They Ever Learn: A Story Of U.S. Folk Music - Various (Cherry Red box set) Will Hoge - Sweet Misery Zach Top - Ain't In It For...

  October 1969.  5 1/2 years old.   But I'm already hearing songs, either ones I liked or ones my sister played often.  A few show up on...

   Boz Scaggs had been working to his breakthrough album for years.  Silk Degrees was his 7th album.  But its pop hooks were what set it ap...

Rollin' and Tumblin' American Electric Blues 65-71 - Various (Cherry Red box set) Black Keys - No Rain No Flowers Charley Crockett -...