Elton John was a childhood music hero of mine, to the point where I'd somehow find ways to write good reviews of utterly awful '80s-era albums like Ice On Fire for my college newspaper. I think the '80 …

the bluegrass legend, 1911-1996

The second and final volume. Last tracks cut: "Sunflower River Blues", "Poor Boy", "Brenda's Blues", "Poor Boy Long Ways from Home", "A Raga Called Pat, Part One."

I decided to revise this mix after dubbing it and its companion Grant Hart mix <"Bluer than the bluest heaven (revisited)"> for Jana and popkulcher. (FYI: The original "Bluer than..." is still availabl …

Singer/songwriter Elliott Smith killed himself on October 21, apparently by a knife wound to the chest. However, we shouldn't be suprised by his death- As long as music fans continue to lionize those w …

My sister 'requested' a mixtape of Dylan to listen to in her car, and then reeled off several titles at me. I worked around them and added a few of my favourites to it. The title is a  …

By no means a primer, as I didn't include a lot of tracks Neko's featured on; but I did want to give a general overview of her three albums and EP, as well as include a few New Pornographers tracks, an …

I find like the more I listen to him, the more I enjoy Jeff Buckley. He's definitely someone you should check out.