by Charles Norman | Apr 24, 2018 | Song of the Day
Jean Ritchie has been called The Mother of Folk for her role in preserving traditional Appalachian music, and in making the “modern” world aware of its beauty and timelessness. Born in the Cumberland Mountains of southeastern Kentucky, she later migrated...
by Charles Norman | Apr 23, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Smile A Little Smile For Me” relates the abjectly horrible tale of a man who has been friendzoned by a soul-devouring user named Rosemarie. The poor sap has to sit there at the Applebee’s bar and listen as the teary-eyed Rosemarie sobs about how...
by Charles Norman | Apr 22, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Bright Star Fading,” by Matthew Carr, is the perfect song for an April evening when the marigolds are blooming, the tomato vines are heavy with green promise, and the white-winged doves sit in the back of the yard and don’t say anything because they...
by Charles Norman | Apr 21, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Stay Awake, No More Dreams,” by Steven Lipsticks and His Magic Band, is a fine example of Underwear Music: a song that a guy writes and records sitting on his bed in his underwear following a breakup. The phenomenon of Underwear Music is a Guy Thing....
by Charles Norman | Apr 20, 2018 | Song of the Day
I have seen post-grunge alt-folk country dream pop future and its name is Wormbag. Those words were written by me in my January 2014 feature on Wormbag, a Portland band that barely scratched the surface of Obscurity before fading into Complete Oblivion. And while my...
