Michael Dean Damron is one of those rare artists that makes it obvious the he lives his music. Whether it's with I Can Lick Any SOB or his solo work he leaves it all out there for you and me. Sometimes it ain't pretty and sometimes it's hard to stomach but that's because the man writes about real life and doesn't leave out the viscera. I'll be completely honest and admit upfront that not every song in his rather large repertoire appeals to me lyrically but that's where the real magic is with MDD, because, you see, I can't even [...]
For the first time in my short radio career I had to program a show last night despite not feeling very well. While the show (i think) turned out pretty good it was really tough to get inspired to search out much brand new music. I did manage to get some brand new songs from Denver's Bonnie and the Beard, Portland's Michael Dean Damron, Orlando's The Woolly Bushmen, Louisiana's Hurray For The Riff Raff and the internet's Noah with his "semi-viral" cover of LMFAO's "Sexy And I Know It." If that sounds like the good stuff [...]
Here is my highly-subjective, personal list of favorite albums of 2011. Wild Flag – Wild Flag | CD Vinyl MP3 Download “Romance” (mp3) Rarely do supergroups like this one meet their expectations. But the members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium, and The...
First I want to say that this was one of the hardest top lists I have ever done. Some of these don't deserve to be ranked any lower than the ones above them. While I didn't write as prolifically this year as I did others what I wrote about I really and truly loved. And then the other folks 'round these parts wrote about good stuff too. But the end of the year breeds top lists so I have been struggling for the past couple of weeks to actually rank these albums. I honestly will be doing some of these [...]
Caveman – CoCo BewareDownload “Decide” and “Old Friend” Centro-matic – Candidate WaltzDownload “Only In My Double Mind” Circus Devils – Capseized!Download “Cyclopean Runways” City and Colour – Little HellDownload “Fragile Bird” The Civil Wars – Barton HollowDownload “Barton Hollow” J....
Michael Dean Damron – Plea from a Ghost. Download “The Day Brian Piccolo Dies” (mp3). Michael Dean Damron was the frontman of I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House. His solo albums have the same raspy voiced, outlaw country music as I Can Lick Any SOB, but are little more stripped down with a bit more acoustic guitar. Of his solo and SOB albums, this is one of his best batch of songs with great lines like “Goddamn, you devil, you can’t have my soul/ It’s belongs to John Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The [...]
THIS IS A REOCCURRING PIECE HERE ON NINEBULLETS WHERE WE GET A TRAVELING ARTIST TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE MUSIC THEY FOND WHILE OUT ON THE ROAD. TODAY'S PIECE COMES FROM ME MICHAEL DEAN DAMRON OF I CAN LICK ANY SONOFABITCH IN THE HOUSE . SO, TAKE IT AWAY MIKE: Well here goes...3 bands or artists I discovered on the road after being give a CD after the show after we played together. There are so many; a few great ones, a mess of good ones and a bunch of forgettable [...]
This album has been out for a few weeks now and I probably should have already written about it. Truth is, sometimes an album makes me nervous. I start to stress over how I am gonna explain how good an album is and how much I like it, and before I know it I am suffering from the curse of a blank page. Well today, I’ve decided that even a failed effort is superior to no effort, and with that in mind I’d like to talk to y’all about Michael Dean Damron’s new album, Plea From A Ghost . [...]
Hey everyone. I shove off for SxSW in a few hours and figured I'd post a new podcast before I shuttered the site for the week. Well. Kind of shuttered. I'm sure there will be scattered updates from Austin but they'll be sporadic and of questionable lucidity. If you're interested you can follow me on Twitter and/or Facebook where I am sure there will be no shortage of updates, hijinks and pictures for use as evidence. But enough about me and my travels...let's talk about the podcast. The first half of [...]
Our good buddy, Chris Green , recently booked Mike Damron for a house show and asked if I'd be interested in posting some of the video from it. Of course I responded with a solid Clay Davis "Shhhhhiiiiiiiitttttttttt" and accepted. Enjoy: Ninebullets.net has devoted plenty of coverage to the music of Michael Dean Damron 's music over the years. Longtime readers will know him both as the front man of incendiary hard rock band I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch [...]
http://www.ninebullets.net/wp- images/2011/The_Red_Hills.jpg It’s been a busy period for the folks in the ICLASOB camp. First they finally pulled The Sounds of Dying off the shelf and gave it the proper release it deserved, Michael Dean Damron has a brand new solo cd coming out, and then you got I’m A Nightmare being pulled from the dusty and hardest to reach corner of the shelf for a proper release of its own. The Red Hills are Jon Burbank, Dave Lipkind and Flapjack from I [...]
I've been a huge fan of Mike Damron's work both as a solo artist and with I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House for as long as ninebullets.net has existed. Longer, in fact. So it is my distinct pleasure to be bringing you a track from Mike's upcoming solo album, Plea From A Ghost , today. I've heard the entire new album and let me tell you, we're in for a real treat. It's the best solo material Mike has produced since Perfect Day For A Funeral and certain to land on many a [...]
Ninebullets Radio is a radio extension of the blog ninebullets.net that airs every Thursday night in Tampa, Florida on WMNF 88.5 FM at 10pm Eastern. The show is archived for one week after it’s original air date and is available for streaming here . Below is the playlist for February 03, 2011 . Old Crow Medicine Show - Down Home Girl The Cur Dogs - Kro-Bride Drive-By Truckers - Outfit Chris Knight - Enough Rope Michael Dean Damron - The Day [...]
This week's Top 5 is all about songs that have quotable lyrics. I mean lyrics that just jump out at you. It can be a single line or even the whole damn song. I think mine are all one or two lines and some are just because they make me giggle. This one was so tough I just picked out the first five I thought of and maybe that's cheating but there's just so damn much good music out there that it's impossible for me to make a decision. Anyway I want to see your favorite quotes [...]
I am so damned embarrassed about this! I’ve had these tapes going on months now and I completely forgot about them (probably because I can not play a cassette tape at all in my life). Anyhow, I told y’all about this back in May but to refresh your memory I’ll go over it again: “They’re currently selling a Double Cassette (I know, I know, the print media really is behind the times) compilation to cover the costs of the next issue’s printing costs (at least they aren’t just begging for money like some magazines). The compilation has 23 [...]
Virgil and Co. released their latest mixtape earlier this week. This volume was inspired by the upcoming release of the NEW I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House album, The Sounds Of Dying . This album (hopefully) marks the triumphant return of ICLASOB as a band after a couple of years on hiatus. The album was officially released for preorder today and if you preorder it you get an immediate mp3 download of the complete album. Trust me, I’ve had the album for a few months now....it’s fucking fantastic and you should stop reading this post [...]
Take one part Texas country, one part southern rock, one part garage band mix them together with a pinch of anger and a dash of fierce independence and what you'll get is Javi Garica and the Cold Cold Ground. The debut release from these New Braunfels boys is a two disc set, one full length with an EP, titled Southern Horror that landed in the midst of the Texas music scene swinging its fists and taking on all comers. The whole Texas/Red Dirt scene is independent but Javi Garcia takes that a step farther without going over the [...]
This might be a little off the farm for some of ya' but here is an album from an ol' boy I saw quite by accident and ended up hangin' with (read: got way too wasted with) all night... I was headed out to see Jason Boland at The Firehouse for the umpteenth time and left too early or didn't stop and eat so I got there before the opening act had even started. You see I usually skip the opening acts for most bands I go see and that may be kind of [...]
Some years back I was in Austin with my wife and brother to see Lucero. I had seen them the weekend before in Los Angeles and my ride had sort of bailed on, she had her reasons, but all of my merch was in her car. I had spent a pretty penny on merch that evening and was not happy about the whole situation but the evening wasn't ruined. I ended up borrowing money from Ben to catch a cab back to my hotel and since neither of us had clue one about where were or where the hell my [...]
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