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Exclusive Q and A: Pony Boy Talks Poetry, Pop, and Production

posted: September 11, 2012

Pony Boy, the brainchild of Marchelle Bradanini, is a self-described “junkyard country” group that sounds like a dusty old Ford rumbling down a deserted road. Having already put in time as a member of the…
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Your Country's Right Here: Raul Malo and the Mavericks Saddle up

posted: December 15, 2011

Raul Malo, inventor the alt-country format, has a holiday present for all of the fans that still mourn the demise of the Mavericks”the band will again play and record together. “We are going to go…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Paul Kelly Knows His ABC's

posted: October 5, 2011

In the US, Australian songsmith Paul Kelly‘s cult-hero status was cemented by a pair of late-˜80s A&M releases”Gossip and Under The Sun. Kelly’s concise, cutting lyrics and no-nonsense tunes suggested sort of an Aussie answer…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Hank Williams III's Hankering For Metal

posted: September 21, 2011

Things could have been much easier for Shelton Hank Williams, better known as Hank Williams III, if only he was willing to play ball and give Nashville what it wanted from him. Just imagine the…
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Gamine With Guitar

posted: July 28, 2010

Leave it to Samantha Kirshtein to make you feel like a real lazybones. She plays volleyball and tennis. Likes to garden and cook. Fishes and surfs. Gets good grades. Plays the guitar and sings like…
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Under Covers 8: Classic Country Covers

posted: November 14, 2009

Do classic folk songs sound better with a modern twist? Or are they better left untouched? You be the judge in this week's edition of Under Covers!
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