When I Come Around Lee Ann Womack finds her way from country music star to Americana free bird.
By Richard Skanse (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Lee Ann Womack won’t name names, let alone pinpoint the scene of the crime. But …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Lee Ann Womack won’t name names, let alone pinpoint the scene of the crime. But …
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Psychedelic Pill Reprise Records To hear Neil Young described as a “legacy” or “classic rock” act is weird, because few …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 1) By Lynne Margolis Even before the Red Hot Chili Peppers played the final notes of …
NEIL YOUNG WITH CRAZY HORSE Americana Reprise Records Though still a Canadian citizen, Neil Young has lived more years in the States than “up north” …
By Lynne Margolis (Aug/Sept 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 4) Fans of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Neil Young wasted no time snapping up remaining …
It pays to be lonely: How Neil Young’s Harvest changed my life By Adam Carroll (Aug/Sept 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 4) I always had a really …
By Greg Ellis (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) As I write this, Levon Helm has been gone for two weeks, and by the time …
RYAN ADAMS Ashes & Fire PAX-AM/Capitol A new Ryan Adams album always carries with it an interesting subplot of sorts: Namely, what exactly was the …
MICHAEL O’CONNOR Devil Stole the Moon Bare Knuckle Recordings Some of us adjective slingers will do almost anything to avoid dropping a dreaded cliché into …
EMMYLOU HARRIS Hard Bargain Nonesuch Throughout her career, Emmylou Harris has served as the sweetheart of the rodeo, progressive traditionalist, siren of the alt-country movement …