
No, folks, I have not given up on this blog. I sincerely apologize for not living up to this blog's name this year. You'd think at least one post a month would be easy enough. For various reasons that I won't bore you with, I just wasn't able to. My second job has taken up so much more time this year than it did last year. Which is a good thing...extra money is always good. It seems in today's economy you either are out of work or you are working more for the same [...]

You Should Know Jonni Greth's music is important. You just don't know it yet. Having played various festivals and coffee shops in Alabama, Florida, and Chicago, Greth's cited influences run the gamut of songwriting titans from Leonard Cohen to Lou Reed to Bill Mallonee. I've been fortunate enough to be a fly on the wall at a few of Greth's local coffee-shop shows, and his words and music carry a spiritual weight that always leaves me transfixed (and my good friend Jason on the verge of tears). I [...]

While browsing through the archive the other day, I realized it's been awhile since we've had a contributor here on T-Sides. So, I put out a call to some trusted associates, asking if there was anyone who'd like to take a turn at it. Fellow Popdose associate Dw. Dunphy answered the call with this alluring write-up of a tune and artist yours truly had never heard until now. Ah, and thus, the whole point of having different voices here. So, without further delay... This is nothing new, really. Don MacLean had a [...]