Paul Thorn Hanging With Pimps and Preachers

Singer, songwriter, artist, former boxer and all-around-nice guy Paul Thorn has a new album out of the streets. Pimps and Preachers is its name and that alone has me intrigued. The two free downloads you can get from his website are showing a man with an ever-maturing sound. You’re Not The Only One sounds a [...]

Steve Earle, Transcendental Blues and Fame

I try not to play music too loudly when my kids are around. I’d prefer they not suffer the kind of hearing loss I’ve suffered for lack of guidance about things like deafness, gum disease and Carole Bayer Sager records. Low volume was likely the cause of the disinterest in Steve Earle’s Transcendental Blues, played [...]