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The Ledge #90: Jed’s Dead
Click here to Read Original post With a name like Jed’s Dead, isn’t it perfect that there would be a Ledge episode devoted to the band? Jed’s Dead is an Las Angeles-based Americana band who describe themselves as “folk noir”. Don’t know what that is? Then listen to this show! Singer/guitarist Edward Romero is the [...]
Rural Ledge-ucation #56: Happy Mother’s Day
Click here to Read Original post For the second straight year, I celebrate every mother all over the world with nothing but “Mom” songs. No, I don’t mean lite rock or bubblegum pop. I’m talking about songs about these great ladies, performed by rockers, country dudes, and singer-songwriters. There’s also a short set commemorating the [...]
Live Ledge #65: Whine-Free
Click here to Read Original post Trust me, I’m well aware of my reputation as a curmudgeon. A negative creep, so to speak. Well over a decade of this blog is devoted to my vitrol, let alone my day to day bitchfests on twitter and Facebook. Yes, there’s a reason I’m rarely invited anywhere (besides [...]
Rural Ledge-ucation #55: Oh Susanna
Click here to Read Original post Every few weeks, I break format a little and use the Rural Ledge-ucation show to highlight nothing but new and upcoming releases. Today is one of those shows, with not only new music by Jack White, Todd Snider, Best Coast, and Spiritualized, but reissues of classic tracks by The [...]
Live Ledge #64: RIP Adam Yauch
Click here to Read Original post Just hours before the schedule time for the Live Ledge broadcast on Realpunkradio came news that Adam “MCA” Yauch of The Beastie Boys had passed away from cancer. I quickly pulled together a few Beasties tracks for a short tribute to a member of the band that truly brought [...]
Rural Ledge-ucation #54: Record Store Day
Click here to Read Original post Besides Christmas and my birthday, my favorite holiday of the year has definitely become Record Store Day. For one day a year (unfortunately), my local shop is filled with people almost literally fighting for the same releases. For the third year in a row, I’ve compiled my purchases for [...]
Live Ledge #63: Gorman Bechard
Click here to Read Original post Anybody who somewhat regularly listens to any of The Ledge shows is aware that Color Me Obsessed director Gorman Bechard is about to start work on a documentary on former Husker Du drummer Grant Hart. Tonight, Gorman appears on Live Ledge to chat about not only that movie but [...]
Rural Ledge-ucation #53: RIP Levon
Click here to Read Original post Known for his unique, jazz-influenced drumming style and soulful Southern singing voice, Levon Helm was the heart and soul of The Band. Known for their status as the quintessential Americana band, Helm was actually the only American in the group. The rest of the band were recruited when Helm [...]
Live Ledge #62: 3 Deaths & a Dummy
Click here to Read Original post This was a pretty tragic week in rock ‘n’ roll, with the deaths of Dick Clark and Levon Helm. This week’s show covers both of these stories, and includes some rare audio from Bandstand. Today was also the 21st anniversary of Small Faces/Humble Pie leader Steve Marriott’s death, so [...]
RIP Dick Clark
Click here to Read Original post I have to admit I have mixed feelings on the passing of Dick Clark. Yes, like almost everybody else, he’s been around my entire life (albeit in a much lesser capacity the last couple of decades). Yet he meant little to me in my early days of rock ‘n’ [...]
