by Charles Norman | Nov 11, 2020 | Features, Music
Mance Lipscomb – Farmer and Songster I worked so hard in my lifetime, look like I dreams about it now. And I wake up in the morning, thinking I got to go to the field.– Mance Lipscomb, I Say Me for a Parable I. The CottonThe southern extremity of Brazos...
by Charles Norman | Oct 26, 2020 | Music, Song of the Day
Low Ceilings – Internet Forever Internet access is a basic human right. The words of my friend — a charter member of the Wokenoscenti, those who have been placed on this Earth to provide the rest of us with the correct opinion on every social issue —...
by Charles Norman | Oct 6, 2020 | Music, Song of the Day
The Soods – Oh, Mersey Days The way in which I create myself is by means of a quest. I go out into the world in order to come back with a self… Nothing is absolutely dead: every meaning will have its homecoming festival. — Mikhail Bakhtin We are each...
by Charles Norman | Oct 1, 2020 | Music, Off the Wall
Presenting the First Annual Reverb Raccoon T-Shirt Awards I discovered Daniel Johnston in 2008 when I saw The Devil and Daniel Johnston. I loved his songs, and immediately ordered the iconic Hi, How Are You t-shirt from Daniel’s website. I wore it the following...
by Charles Norman | Sep 25, 2020 | Music, Off the Wall
Six Songs for a Better Friday Without government intervention, 90 percent of independent clubs don’t believe they can survive another six months of coronavirus shutdown. It could cause a near extinction of small music venues, said Jim DeRogatis, music critic and...
