Jason Isbell’s Running With Our Eyes Closed documentary has a few moments of spouseful spatting that make it particularly remarkable. You just don’t see stuff like this. Hardly anywhere - for good reasons I’m sure. Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, are successful artists in their own right. Trudging through their pasts and various source … Continue reading Relationship Mirrors (And Isbells, And Shires)
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Podcast Of The Week: Jason Isbell’s Documentary w/ Bill Simmons
I was stoked when I found out the Duplass brothers were doing a Jason Isbell documentary with Bill Simmons as executive producer for HBO. If you have the HBO subscription, we watched Running With Our Eyes Closed once already, and I'm planning to watch it two or three times in the coming weeks. It's awesome. … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Jason Isbell’s Documentary w/ Bill Simmons
Joshua Ray Walker On Perspiration (Slowly, Then Suddenly) Becoming Perspective
A message about grinding and growing via Joshua Ray Walker (who just made his Opry debut!): It’s awesome to look back and think about playing 250 shows a year to like, 3 people a night in North Texas, and now being here. But when you’re actually in it, it’s really hard to see the growth. … Continue reading Joshua Ray Walker On Perspiration (Slowly, Then Suddenly) Becoming Perspective
Sunday Music: Living The Dream (Sturgill Simpson)
Malcolm Gladwell casually dropped a reference to the time he exclusively listened to Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music during his interview with Rick Rubin. You probably already know I’m a big fan of Gladwell and Simpson (click those links if you didn’t). I love(d) that record and have been down the rabbit hole … Continue reading Sunday Music: Living The Dream (Sturgill Simpson)
Sunday Music: NEW Playlist For January 2023
Thanks to those of you who have been asking for a new playlist. This one has been in the works since last fall - and courtesy of a job change, moving across state lines, and surviving COVID Christmas, it’s ready for your consumption. I had a lot of moods in the past 6 months and … Continue reading Sunday Music: NEW Playlist For January 2023
Podcast Of The Week: Rick Rubin on Cash’s “Hurt”
My buddy Adam K. sent me this clip from Lex Fridman discussing Johnny Cash’s rendition of “Hurt” with Rick Rubin. They discuss how the lyrics, originally written by a 20-something, are sad but a bit redemptive. The same poem, when sung by a 70ish-year-old, feels devastating. It’s an incredible piece of perspective art. Listen to … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Rick Rubin on Cash’s “Hurt”
Podcast Of The Week: Darius Rucker On QLS
The last thing I think about when I think about Darius Rucker is what an outcast he is/was. But this guy faced and overcame some serious adversity, at levels I hadn’t ever really fully considered. Take the perspective shift pill (unless you’ve spent a lot of time thinking about his career arc already, in which … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Darius Rucker On QLS
Sunday Music: Wu-Country Spinoff
I’m not (yet) in love with this, but I definitely don’t hate it and they’ve got me REAL curious given the connections - What if I told you Tekitha (from all the Wu-Tang albums) and Prana Supreme-Diggs (RZA and Tekitha’s daughter) were recording country-infused pop songs and they’re pretty catchy? See it for yourself. Here’s … Continue reading Sunday Music: Wu-Country Spinoff
Sunday Music: Dear Abby
Two “Dear Abby” songs for hard times. First, John Prine’s. No matter what your worries are, “You have no complaint / you are what you are and you ain’t what you ain’t / so listen up, buster, and listen up good / stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood.” Choice. In a nutshell. … Continue reading Sunday Music: Dear Abby
If You Want Something, Ask (How Wilco Got Paid 2x For “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”)
You have to ask. If there’s something you want, you just have to ask. Wilco - the band - got paid not once, but two times (TWO!) for their breakout album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Both paychecks came because they had the nerve to ask. The first time the band got paid was in the form … Continue reading If You Want Something, Ask (How Wilco Got Paid 2x For “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”)