Come for the guest appearances by the always great Damon Johnson and Jason Bonham. Stay for the incredible vocal stylings of Caleb Johnson.
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Music Monday: Nate Currin
A few seconds of music on an episode of Showtime’s “Shameless” led me down a musical rabbit hole.
Continue reading “Music Monday: Nate Currin”Five Brands That Got April Fools Social Media Pranks Right
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Annual events like April Fools’ Day are ripe for brands to try pranks on social media. Often these efforts (at best) fall flat, with the risk of making the company look utterly ridiculous (Volkswagen/Voltswagen anyone? Or maybe when IHOP tried rebranding as the International House of Burgers). This year five small to midsized brands succeeded in at least producing a chuckle, with one evolving a stunt into an impressive product debut.
Continue reading “Five Brands That Got April Fools Social Media Pranks Right”Music Monday: Charlie Benante (and friends)
Charlie Benante of Anthrax, Alex Skolnik of Testament, MeeEun Kim of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Brandon Yeagley of Crobot and Ra Diaz of Suicidal Tendencies cover “Subdivisions” by Rush.
Music Monday: Rosanne Cash
An acoustic version of “Black Cadillac” by Rosanne Cash.
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Music Monday: Mike Farris
The incomparable Mike Farris covering “That Driving Beat” from Reese Wynans’ album “Sweet Release”.
Continue reading “Music Monday: Mike Farris”Music Monday: INXS and Jimmy Barnes
In the mid-1980s, INXS teamed up with Jimmy Barnes to cover The Easybeats 1968 single “Good Times”.
Nicholas Tremulis
Chicago’s Nicholas Tremulis (right) performs at the Kessler Theater in Dallas, Texas.
Continue reading “Nicholas Tremulis”Music Monday: Max Gomez
After attending the 2019 Red River Folk Festival, my wife came home raving about one of the performers, who also happened to be the festival’s cofounder and producer.
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