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James Hunter
When sung by white folks, old-school soul and R&B is often called “blue-eyed soul,” especially in reference to a pasty Englishman like James Hunter...
Norma Jean
It’s not All Hallow’s Eve just yet, but Norma Jean still might frighten the bejesus outta you. First, there’s the name, that of the...
Why the Hell Not?
Although he’s made his name as a novelist and humorist, and may soon be known as Mistuh Guv’ner, Kinky Friedman, as many of y’all...
Getting Older, Cooler, and Hotter
For some folks, the big 5-0 is tragic. (Don't they know that 50 is the new, um, 45?!)
For local country-western singer-songwriter Bodie Powell, those...
Darling New Neighbors
Listening to music is usually a subjective experience, but certain rules and boundaries apply to performing it. Songwriting is not for the weak of...
Pepper
There’s this scene in Blue Crush where surfer girl Anne-Marie Chadwick goes to rescue lil’ sis Penny from a house party on Oahu’s North...
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene creates propulsive, dreamy, raw experimental rock, and just happens to have 10 band members. The Canadian collective’s most recent, eponymous full-length...
Buddy Guy
As one of the masters of the blues, Buddy Guy has honored, enlivened, and extended the genre during his 50-year career. The three-c.d., one-DVD...
Teen Scene, TTF, Ornette
A few years ago, retro indie label Norton Records released a three-volume c.d. called Fort Worth Teen Scene.
Featuring local '60s-era psych-garage-pop giants such as...
Waylon Jennings
Longtime Waylon fans remember his first starring role on the Silver Screen, in a 1966 movie in which he portrayed an up-and-coming singer. Yet...
