Concert Review: Kid Rock at BamaJam Music Festival
June 17, 2012
Kid Friggin’ Rock It seems like the entire weekend was building up to this moment. Kid Rock is the undisputed king of BamaJam. He may not be a native son of Alabama but his Detroit heart-and-soul music just seems bred for Southern Rock. He
The Best Words That Have Come Out of Morrissey’s Mouth
June 17, 2012
Bigmouth strikes again And I’ve got no right to take my place With the human race So sang one Steven Patrick Morrissey on the classic Smiths’ album The Queen is Dead. And though that album was released more than 25 years ago now, the
Concert Review: Alan Jackson at BamaJam in Enterprise
June 16, 2012
As dusk settled in over BamaJam Farms in Enterprise, Alabama, country music icon Alan Jackson took to the main stage in front of an impressive Friday night crowd. Thankfully, a hot, dry, afternoon made Thursday’s mud and chaos a distant memory. The BamaJam teams
Concert Review: Zac Brown Band at BamaJam in Enterprise
June 16, 2012
The rains had passed over Enterprise, Alabama on Friday and it was time to truly kick off the music of the BamaJam Music Festival. The afternoon saw performances by up-and-coming NEEDTOBREATHE, ‘Idol’ beefcake Casey James, as well as country icon Alan Jackson, but the
Concert Review: Tim McGraw at BamaJam in Enterprise
June 15, 2012
Not even a southern storm could stop country superstar Tim McGraw from performing his heart out last night at the BamaJam Music Festival in Enterprise, Alabama. After an afternoon wrought with chaos that blew a transformer, damaged the stage, and soiled most of the
Kenny Chesney Brings Free Concert to New Jersey June 20
June 11, 2012
All “Jersey Shore” jokes aside, Kenny Chesney is getting ready to play a free concert on, well, the Jersey shore. The singer-songwriter will head to the Garden State to play a free 75-minute set in Wildwood, N.J. on an outdoor stage South of Morey’s
Album Review: Marilyn Manson ‘Born Villain’
June 10, 2012
Born Villain is a self-proclaimed return to form for Marilyn Manson, or at least a back-to-basics approach on a personal level. He moved to live and work in less affluent conditions during its recording, and tried to further recreate the conditions of his earlier
Album Review: Scars on 45 ‘Self-Titled’
June 9, 2012
Scars on 45 is an English rock outfit with their sights set on the coveted crown of agreeable, pleasant rock, in the vein of Coldplay or Travis. They have released a pair of EPs over the past couple of years, and their self-titled debut
Album Review: John Mayer ‘Born and Raised’
June 5, 2012
“John Mayer is an asshole.” This is the rather blunt statement I heard from a lady between sets at the Beale Street Music Festival. Strangely this seems to be the popular sentiment leveled on the beleaguered singer-songwriter since his epic implosion within the pages
Album Review: Norah Jones ‘Little Broken Hearts’
May 31, 2012
‘Good Morning’ is the perfect forward for an album about a breakup. The pain of lost love is strongly felt as Norah sings of giving in, giving up, and moving on with her life. It’s a quick and gentle coo of resignation, and if
