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Protected: FAWM Halfway

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Protected: The Severance Reel

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Protected: Goodbye Rudy

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Second day, second song

Today’s FAWM song is “Plastic Bags,” a song I’ve wanted to write for some time. There are plenty of examples of wasteful excess in American culture, but few more ludicrous than carrying a box of plastic trash bags home in … Continue reading

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It’s February Again…

… which means it’s February Album Writing Month. Fourteen songs in twenty-eight days, or actually 14 1/2 this year, since it’s a leap year. I’ve already posted my first, “Saturday Night Snowing Hard,” and you can track my progress on … Continue reading

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Protected: Weekend at the (21st Century) Cabin

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Speaking of Legends: Ike Turner, 1931-2007

He was both a legendary musician and a legendary monster. Maybe it’s true that he never got to tell his side of the story, but really, what could he have said? The spectacle of Phil Spector denigrating Tina and calling … Continue reading

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Music On the Cheapskate

The New York Times published a disgraceful and very short-sighted article in Friday’s paper, describing how to see live music in the city without paying for it. The writer visited great NYC music spots, clubs that I’ve seen both good … Continue reading

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Return Of the Sheriff Sessions

Shotgun Party Originally uploaded by kenf225 We were back at the Baggott Inn last night for another edition of the Sheriff Sessions, featuring a band from Austin, Shotgun Party, that includes fiddler Katy Rose Cox who was a highlight of … Continue reading

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Frippery in Manhattan

Robert Fripp is one of the very few guitarists who are recognizable almost as soon as they play a note. Most of the others in this category — Jimi Hendrix, Richard Thompson, Muddy Waters, Mark Knopfler — are emotional players … Continue reading

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