Marshall Tucker Band’s Doug Gray on the Joy of Creative Fusion
PopMatters talks with Marshall Tucker Band founder Doug Gray about how embracing variety helps to ensure longevity.
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Paul Thorn Knows It’s ‘Never Too Late to Call’ on Those You Love
On Never Too Late to Call, Paul Thorn charmingly delivers a serious message as a Southern gentleman because he gives a damn.
Roots Rockers Foreign Affairs “Make a Move” with Latest Single
British roots-rock duo Foreign Affairs wear their Black Keys influences well with powerful blues-rock/garage rock on their latest single, “Make a Move”.
The Guyest Guy in Rock, Jack White Loves Like a Woman
In gender-typical storytelling, freedom in love, for a woman, is often freedom from becoming the man she loves. Jack White gets this.
Paul Thorn Preaches We Should Love Everybody Before We Die
Paul Thorn’s “Holy Hottie Toddy” celebrates having a good time. The song has a simple message. Our time on this planet is short.
Blood That’s Still Pumping: 20 Years of the White Stripes’ ‘White Blood Cells’
Twenty years later, White Blood Cells remains the perfect type of White Stripes album. This is the White Stripes at their absolute best.
Blackberry Smoke Carry the Southern Rock Torch on ‘You Hear Georgia’
Blackberry Smoke’s You Hear Georgia shows the band improving with age. After 20 years, they still make songs that make you want to boogie your troubles away.
Tony Joe White Rocks the Swamp Posthumously on ‘Smoke From the Chimney’
Fans of Tony Joe White will delight at hearing him deliver one more set of songs in his characteristic drawl on Smoke From the Chimney.
Eddie 9-volt Unleashes His Bluesy Soul with “3AM in Chicago”
Eddie 9-volt unleashes some hot Georgia soul on “3AM in Chicago”, a single from his upcoming album, Little Black Flies.
Delgres and the 4:00 AM Immigrant Blues
The sophomore LP from Paris-based blues-rock trio Delgres, 4:00 AM, is a cohesive and moving response to the forced migration of people of the Global South.
An Interview with The London Souls’ Tash Neal on His Solo Debut ‘Charge It to the Game’
The London Souls’ Tash Neal talks with PopMatters about his solo career, the funk and soul influences in his fiery rock music, and moving beyond the trauma of his life-altering accident.