The Gobblers Knob

Hey guys, I just posted a few thoughts on the recent Neil Diamond release, Home Before Dark, over on Twangville.  Please go check it out.  It is the first in a 3 part series entitled “Old Favorites/New Sounds”.  I’ll have some thoughts on the new disc from Steve Winwood and the Soundtrack to “I’m Not [...]

This one is for the countrified “I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory” off of her amazing Asking for Flowers CD.  I’ll admit that while I dig the country cool vibe of the music,the lyrics, as quirky as they are, aren’t my favorite lyrics of hers.  Regardless, it’s a really good song, and a [...]

I haven’t done one of these in a long time.  I figure that if you are reading this, you are likely hittin’ up some of the blogs on my blogroll and many others, most likely.  But just in case you have been a bit busy, or haven’t noticed that I have some new blogs added, [...]

I was coming back from a business trip this past January and I had the pleasure of running into one of my favorite female artists inside the food-court in Austin’s Airport.  Carrie Rodriguez was walking around carrying her fiddle (it was in its case).  I said “hi” then “bye”,  and after we parted ways I wondered when [...]

  Being a sucker for both movies and music, I often notice the music in any movie that I am checking out.  I went nuts a couple of years back when I watched Talledega Nights, and noticed the Steve Earle cuts featured during the flick (“Hardcore Troubadour”, “I Feel Alright”).  I think many times the selected [...]