Category: B Sides

  • MTV is Back! Sort of

    MTV is Back! Sort of

    A look into what happened to the MTV archives online A few weeks ago, MTV was nearly wiped out online. The good stuff anyway. Journalists who spent decades writing about all thing’s music were shocked when they found out, in late June, that years of research and historical documentation was just gone. The short of…

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  • Nickelback is Okay?

    Nickelback is Okay?

    A review of “Hate to Love: Nickelback ” a NETFLIX Documentary I just finished watching the NETFLIX documentary entitled “Hate to Love: Nickelback”, because, well, I felt I had to. I indulge in just about every music documentary that I can find streaming. I love to learn about obscure record studios and humble beginnings of artists…

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  • Five Fantastically Fake Formations 

    Five Fantastically Fake Formations 

    “Fake Bands” from Film and TV Listen, making a list is hard. I even have a tough time putting together an itemized gathering of grocery needs, let alone ranking bands, songs, venues, movies or the like. So, this is going to be challenging because I am keeping it to five and I refuse to put…

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  • 222 Miles To Graceland

    222 Miles To Graceland

    Senior Editor, Jason Shrum’s, Trip to Elvis’ House When I made the move to Nashville roughly six months ago, from Seattle, one of my very first thoughts was, “Now I’ll be closer to Elvis”. It’s true.  I am a fan.  Maybe fanatic is more the nomenclature.  I love Elvis and it’s all because of a…

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  • Muscle Shoals is Music’s Mecca

    Muscle Shoals is Music’s Mecca

    A Father-Son Roadtrip to the Singing River If you have seen the documentary, Muscle Shoals, then you know about the power of the music that comes from this place. The documentary came out in 2013 and showcases not only the vision of music legend, Rick Hall, the musicianship of the players, but also an indescribable…

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  • Record Store Yeah!

    Record Store Yeah!

    Record Store Day at The Groove Records in Nashville This was my first Record Store Day in Nashville, and it did not let me down. Record Store Day is so much more than the wax that we attempt to collect, but rather it’s an experience that we cherish. Don’t get me wrong, holding the product…

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  • On The Flipside II

    A Fascinating Look at Rock ‘n Roll B-Sides Today is the second installment on a new feature series focused on those wonderful rock ’n roll B-side gems we’ve discovered over the years from our old friend Scott Bourne. Read Part One HERE.  Back in the formative years of what is now called classic rock, most…

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  • On the Flipside – I

    A Fascinating Look at Rock ‘n Roll B-Sides Editor: Today is the first installment on a new feature series focused on those wonderful rock ’n roll B-side gems we’ve discovered over the years from our old friend Scott Bourne.  Back in the formative years of what is now called classic rock, most music fans discovered…

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