Archive for May, 2011
Retro Kustom Honkytonk ~ The Comic Strip! ~ Cinco de Mayo
Happy Happy Star Wars Day – May the Fourth Be With You!
This is a YouTube find that seemed appropriate for the blog. Edited together fairly ingeniously by Ivan Guerrero, this “premake”, as he calls this and other related videos, imagines what STAR WARS would look like if it was made in the 1950′s (rather than simply inspired by such films and serials).
Retro Kustom Honkytonk ~ The Comic Strip!
#rockabilly
Free Steve Earle Song
From angry young upstart to Americana elder statesman, Steve Earle is alive, well, and spreading the gospel of his heroes, such as the late, lamented Townes Van Zandt. He’s giving away a free track from his latest album “I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive”, as well as a sample chapter of his upcoming [...]
Jack White Pays Homage to Buddy Holly – in Texas, No Less
Don’t defund NPR, they’re the only ones who give a &%$# about Americana. Yes, they really fawn over the most twee, simpering neo-folk, but they also have the most robust offering of contemporary music that sounds COUNTRY, and not like the Bon Jovi-with-banjo Nashville loves so much. End rant. Enjoy Jack White, courtesy of NPR, playing solo, [...]
Gretsch Goodies
#rockabilly Over at the Gretsch website, they’ve posted an interview focusing on Brian Setzer’s latest solo release, Instru-Mental. Setzer, of Stray Cats and Brian Setzer Orchestra fame, has a line of signature Gretsch guitars that make those pretty hollowbodies a little more rock-friendly without losing the resonance that makes them so beloved. A little out [...]
Social Distortion – Machine Gun Blues Film
#rockabilly A few days ago, RKH alerted y’all to the live-stream premiere of Social Distortion’s short film version of their new single, “Machine Gun Blues”. I guess calling these things “music videos” is passe, or they are trying to highlight the stronger-than-average narrative quality of the piece. Either way, it’s a slick little bit [...]
Free Song from Nick 13 (of Tiger Army) #rockabilly
Nursing a cold, catching up on Facebook, I noticed Nick 13 is giving a solo song away. Check out my “likes” on Facebook, as I’ve “liked” a ton of psychobilly band pages I’d previously overlooked. If you can think of any I’m missing, let me know!
