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The Pine Valley Cosmonauts The Executioner's Last Songs Vol. 1 Blood Shot 074. - sound recording review On The Executioner's Last Songs, the Pine Valley Cosmonauts and a host of musical friends offer something of a morbid course in folk music history. In addition to the classics, they've added modern...(Continue Reading) From demo to hit: the biography of three songs by country songwriter Tom Douglas This article explores the songwriting process of Nashville-based writer Tom Douglas. Three of Douglas's songs are examined, from the creation of the ......(Continue Reading)Billy Bragg: not a time for writing love songs - Interview - Biography Billy Bragg has seen many things since he was first inspired by The Clash: a brief period as a soldier (he'd fancied driving tanks); years on the road ......(Continue Reading)From punk to country: the evolution of Jon Langford At a time when the most public face of country music can politely be called "conservative," Mekon's frontman and alternative-country voyager, ......(Continue Reading)Tearaway burkas & tinplate menorahs: what happens when you throw together a liberal comedian, a flag-waving country star, two Redskins cheerleaders, I NEVER SERVED in our nation's armed forces. I was of draft age during the Vietnam War, in college from 1969 to 1973, and the Selective Service people ......(Continue Reading)
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