Ghost Hounds Bring Blues Rock Back to the Present
Ghost Hounds’ rocking new LP, Justified, should please Rolling Stones fans. It even includes a blistering cover of their classic “Gimme Shelter”.
Steve Horowitz
Steven Horowitz has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Iowa, where he continues to teach a three-credit online course on "Rock and Roll in America". He has written for many different popular and academic publications including American Music, Paste and the Icon. Horowitz is a firm believer in Paul Goodman's neofunctional perspective on culture and that Sam Cooke was right, a change is gonna come.
Laura Veirs’ Short, Poetic New LP Embraces Beautiful Imperfections
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The Past Is Prologue for the Family on ‘Delusions of Grandeur’
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Dan Deacon’s Music for the ‘Little Brother’ in Your Head
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Cautious Clay Conceptually Completes His Non-Linear ‘Hours’ Trilogy
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Aaron Lee Tasjan Holds a Funhouse Mirror to America
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The Rolling Stones Speak in ‘Foreign Tongues’
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Beth Orton Looks Up to Find Herself Buried Alive
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Low Cut Connie Provides a Soundtrack to the Struggle
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Willow Avalon Has a Pink Pistol and Knows How to Use It
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