Posts by Brian T. Atkinson

Josh Ritter’s first three albums showed a talented young balladeer growing exponentially as an artist. During that time, the Moscow, Idaho native was producing stunning turns of phrase – “you look pretty good in that jonquil dress, but your smile is a wooden nickel’s pride,” for one – and viewing the modern world through an increasingly layered historical context. Then came The Animal Years.

The progressive programming and the continuous breaking of new artists has solidified both terrestrial and online listening audiences that respond with intense loyalty.

This is Moorer

Garrison Starr is single-minded in her songwriting. Not that there

Rock and roll by its very nature is secular music, but few bands have indulged as extremely as Motley Crue. Their exercises in debauchery

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Otis Taylor pays his mortgage by dealing antiques in Boulder, Colorado. It

The Outsider isn