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The Proving Grounds: Charley Crockett and the Story of Deep Ellum

by Jonny Auping July 30, 2020November 25, 2022

Generations of musicians got their start busking the streets of the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. After a decade of ‘hobo-ing’ around cities like New Orleans, Paris, and New York, Charley Crockett discovered it was his turn.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

The Enduring Myth of a Lost Live Iggy and the Stooges Album

by Aaron Gilbreath April 29, 2019October 19, 2022

In 1973, Columbia Records professionally recorded the infamous band for a planned concert record. Columbia never released it. Maybe they never recorded it.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized

Shelved: Sonny Rollins Live at Carnegie Hall

by Tom Maxwell February 12, 2019October 19, 2022

The saxophone colossus recorded two concerts at the same venue fifty years apart. Only one recording emerged from the vault.

Posted inArts & Culture, Profiles & Interviews, Story

Accidental Music History: How Jeff Gold Saved Rare Iggy & the Stooges Recordings from the Dump

by Aaron Gilbreath January 31, 2019October 19, 2022

Sometimes this is how musical history gets saved.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Fruitland

by Steven Kurutz January 17, 2019October 19, 2022

Privately made records enjoy a cult following among collectors, but few are as legendary as Donnie and Joe Emerson’s 1979 LP Dreamin’ Wild.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

You Don’t Own Me

by Joe Bonomo December 11, 2018October 19, 2022

Some fans prefer small club shows, others like arena rock shows, but do we care what the bands prefer?

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Link Wray’s Rustic Masterpieces

by Aaron Gilbreath November 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Link Wray is best known for his rock instrumentals, but in the early 1970s, he and his brothers recorded three albums in a chicken shack that sound like nothing else in his massive oeuvre.

Posted inArts & Culture, Profiles & Interviews, Story

Beyond “Rumble”: Talking with John O’Connor About the Other Link Wray

by Aaron Gilbreath November 20, 2018October 19, 2022

Journalist John O’Connor talks about writing his epic Oxford American magazine feature on musician Link Wray.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story

An Oral History of Detroit Punk Rock

by Steve Miller November 19, 2018October 19, 2022

In Detroit’s empty buildings and troubled streets, restless kids squatted, ran punk clubs, pressed their own records, and made their own magazine. They mostly stayed out of trouble.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Making of Nirvana’s Most Vulnerable Album

by Aaron Gilbreath November 15, 2018October 19, 2022

An oral history of the night Nirvana recorded “Unplugged,” their most tender, original live performance.

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