Last week marked what would have been the 101st birthday of Robert Johnson. What do you do for a Delta Blues legend who’s been dead for 74 years? Why not stick with what seems to have become the tradition,…

I got several good blog ideas after asking for suggestions on the Facebook page. I’ll definitely cover a few more of them in the future, but I thought I’d start with a subject that is near and dear to my…

I've decided to let my hair down a bit and be a real rock star tonight. After taking a brief nap earlier this evening, I'm now up WAY past midnight.
I know, I know... you're thinking "Holy shit, could…

The High Cell Shuffle


In Your Eyes (Live) – Jeffrey Gaines
What a great voice Jeffrey has. It might sound a little sacrilegious to Peter Gabriel fans, but this is actually one of those magical cover songs that…

You know what I hate? When I go to the gas station and it's one of those pumps that still looks like you're supposed to lift up that little handle when you take out the nozzle. It's like some kind…

I think I want some bagpipes. And a harp. (And not just some pansy beginner harp… I want one of those totally gawdy, ornate and beautiful monstrosities of an instrument.) I have no idea how to play either one, and…

This was a great idea that was suggested to me, and it will be a fairly common blog addition in the future. Along with being a musician, I’m also an eccentric and rabid music fan with a considerable library of…

I’ve gotten some questions lately about my perspective as an independent artist on the “Spotify” debate. It’s been a hotly debated topic among musicians, music fans, and general music business industry folk.
Much like any other “business” in our…

My parents bought me a four-track tape recorder for Christmas one year, and it blew my freakin' mind. Up until that point in life, I had only toyed around with a regular old tape recorder to record myself warbling. But…

That is clearly not the question. The real question is, what in the bejesus am I supposed to blog about? I'm a child wandering in the wilderness here. I'm a noob, a veritable new-born fawn in this intimidating forest of…

So I keep hearing it over and over.. Facebook 'Likes' don't matter. Twitter followers don't matter. ReverbNation fans don't matter, and etc.. The key to true success as any musician, band, or DIY artist is to "collect people's email addresses"…