Sep 3, 2010 by Nick

Loretta – Steve Earle

Steve Earle has made it clear over the years what a huge influence Townes Van Zandt has been in him. He even named one of his kids after him. Last year Earle released an entire album of Van Zandt cover songs. It is a great way to get familiar with Van Zandt’s catalog. Earle puts his spin on the songs while staying true to the originals. As of today Loretta is my favorite song on the album. That is subject to change.

The Sweetest Thing – JJ Grey & Mofro

You always know a Mofro song the minute you hear it and it is almost a sound you love hearing. This is the forst song I have heard off of the new album “Georgia Warhorse” and it makes me real optimistic about the rest of the album. It as soulful as anything that ever came out of the Memphis Stax studio and the addition of Toots Hibbert takes the song to another level.
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Sep 2, 2010 by Nick

In the very near future you will be hearing a new voice on Rock Minutes. His name is Josh Hause and you will be learning more about him when the time is right. The reason I bring him up is because he inspired this story.

We were exchanging e-mails concerning his addition to the Rock Minutes staff and he expressed his displeasure for Aaron’s opinion of Phish and could not understand how anyone could not love the music Phish makes. I am going to try and let everyone where I am coming from on this subject and I have a feeling the rest of the Rock Minutes staff will agree.
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Aug 31, 2010 by Aaron

My 20th high school reunion is coming up this week, and it got me thinking about high school and the music of my generation. As most of you know, I am a 70’s and 60’s music nut, but my generation came from the music of the 80’s. So why I am not more connected to 80’s music?

That is a deeper question than you might think. I mean, the obvious answer is that the music just sucked…which is partly true, but there was some great music to come out of the 80’s. The 1st band that comes up in my mind is G-N-R. Man, they were a bottle rocket of rock and roll fire. They took off like a light and lit up the night sky, and blew up our asses and left us all in amazement. But, they were the exception in my opinion, not the rule.
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Aug 30, 2010 by Nick

Rock Minutes is back from vacation and we are ready to roll. We are going to get your week started off right with a pretty incredible version of The Band’s classic song “The Weight”. This version is from the Elvis Costello show “Spectacle” which is fantastic if you have never seen it. This version features a monster lineup of great musicians. Elvis Costello, Ray Lamontagne, Richard Thompson, Levon Helm, Larry Campbell, Nick Lowe and Allen Toussaint are all featured on this song.

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Aug 19, 2010 by Dave

Hey guys, Rock Minutes will be taking a little break while I’m in Vegas next week. So here’s a little video to tie you over until our return in about a week. FYI, this video has nothing to do with music and all to do with Vegas.

Later,

Dave

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