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Nashville Rockers Due Dollars From Digital!
Artists mentioned:The technology news site p2pnet had this article recently about Sound Exchange and the millions of dollars of royalties being held by the organization on the behalf of musicians that can’t be found. A number of Nashville-based (non-country) musicians are among those artists that the non-profit claims that they can't...(read full post)
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The lost liner notes for Return To Elliston Square!
Artists mentioned:Anybody who was "there" at the time knows that the Nashville rock music scene – circa 1980s – was an exhilarating, exciting time to be alive. Bands were doing interesting things, making incredible music as they were forming a local scene for the first time.A.J. Schaefer of local indie Spat!...(read full post)
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Cashville411; new Wilder, Earle reviews
Artists mentioned:While I'm working towards a FINAL version of the band list, I thought that you folks might be interested in a couple of side thingies that I've put together. First of all, just one directory over, on my Trademark of Quality blog, you'll find reviews of the newish Webb Wilder...(read full post)
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Springsteen In Buffalo & Nashville Memories
Artists mentioned:"There's just one thing that you need to know about Bruce Springsteen: that after forty years in the trenches, he still plays like it matters. That when he hits the stage with the 'best little bar band in the world,' Bruce and his fellow E Streeters still perform like they...(read full post)
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More Bands, Some MP3s and more Fun with Wordz
Artists mentioned:The Reverend has been hard at work, day and night, finishing up the Nashville rock discography and writing material for The Other Side Of Nashville book......that's what I'd say if I wasn't such a lazy slug. Truthfully, work on the book has slowed as I trudge my way through the...(read full post)
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Paramore - Crushcrushcrush (2007)
Artists mentioned:Nashville's Kings Of Leon might have the European audience, and the Pink Spiders may have captured the little girl's hearts, but I'd put my money on Paramore to be the biggest-breaking band from the Music City.This video for the Paramore song "Crushcrushcrush" from the band's recent album Riot! showcases all...(read full post)
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I Promised You New Bands....
Artists mentioned:Yeah, I know that I promised you all new bands for the "official" list, so here we go. One of the benefits of the book taking longer than planned is that members of several '80s and '90s-era Nashville bands have gotten in touch and provided much-needed and greatly appreciated information...(read full post)
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Glossary's Better Nature
Artists mentioned:Murfreesboro roots-rockers Glossary celebrated the band's tenth anniversary this year. In this day and age, that's quite an accomplishment. When you consider that the indie landscape is littered with the corpses of broken bands and bankrupt labels – and don't even get me started talking about the artistic body count...(read full post)
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When Gary U.S. Bonds Met Bruce Springsteen
Artists mentioned:"Dedication""Out Of Work""This Little Girl" The story goes like this: during the late-50s, young Gary Anderson was singing in church and playing clubs in and around Norfolk, Virginia, trying to get a foothold in the music biz. The young soul singer’s expressive tenor voice brought him to the attention of...(read full post)
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The Bunnies 25th Anniversary Show
Artists mentioned:Well-known and beloved '80s-era rockers the Bunnies are reuniting to perform a 25th anniversary show next month. The event will take place at The End, 2219 Elliston Square on the "Rock Block" in Nashville on Friday night, October 5th. Revolution Machine, Dangerous Doll and Shrinking Violet will also be appearing.The...(read full post)
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The New York Times Gets It Wrong!
Artists mentioned:Last Sunday's New York Times featured an article by Nashville writer Ann Patchett [link] on the growing Nashville music scene. I personally found it to be a glib and not particularly inspired piece by a writer that obviously knows very little about the scene and didn't really care to find...(read full post)
