It’s time that I clear the air and file a written complaint about this brain dead tech zombie race of human beings that is being birthed, and the fugazi fake media types that are feeding this new beast of technological ignorance and preying upon the finances of unsuspecting artists as their method of sustainment.

When the massive musical talent lineup of the Bourbon & Beyond Music, Food & Bourbon festival was announced in January—boasting over 100 top recording artists of the last several decades from various genres of country, Americana, alternative rock, roots, folk and bluegrass—the music industry and fans alike let out a gasp.

Years from now, future generations of country fans will look back on Cody Jinks like we look back upon Willie and Waylon during the Outlaw era of the 70s. He changed the game, broke down barriers, and rewrote the possibilities for independent artists.

From the day the Bourbon & Beyond Music, Food & Bourbon festival announced its massive talent lineup in January, spanning top recording artists from various genres of country, Americana, rock, roots, folk and bluegrass, I knew I needed to be there.

This story more or less starts in 2003, when a group of young and seemingly overly-intelligent, yet also borderline idiots – myself included – decided to start a full color print lifestyle magazine called The Ville in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

On May 15th of 2012 I lost my first Doberman Pinscher, Boris. Very suddenly. Soon after that I wrote a gut-spill blog post titled “Mid-May-Mourning” to this blog. Today, on November 30, I’ve lost my second Doberman Pinscher, Ballack. Once again, very suddenly. And...

Jim James has cultivated a reputation for being an experimental musician, not pledging allegiance to any one style of sound.

Once upon a time, in July of 2002, a grassroots-organized neighborhood gathering of music, art and activism took place in a quaint little patch of grass in the Fredrick Olmsted-designed Tyler Park. Located in the heart of the Highlands neighborhood in Louisville,...

So, it’s been awhile, right? This blog. I barely post to it anymore since joining the ranks of junkyard dogs over at GonzoToday.com. Nonetheless, great things are brewing in the world of GONZO. Somehow, I’ve found myself right in the middle of the madness, assuming...

Greetings GONZO lovers! I’ve had the privilege of being able to dialogue with Mister Ralph STEADman via email over many different subjects in the last few months. MANY subjects. Most of these conversations between him and I will remain private until the time comes...

Album Review: Quiet Hollers by Quiet Hollers Produced by: Kevin Ratterman Independently Released Available: October 23, 2015 www.QuietHollers.com Roam the rural Kentuckiana area countryside for long enough, and you’ll eventually stumble upon what us locals call a...

When I landed at 4:20 pm MT in Denver, Colorado, I suddenly decided to skip my connecting flight back to Louisville. I just had endured yet another corporate bullshit onslaught of trade show hell in Las Vegas for a week. F*ck it. Unplanned sabbatical time to mountains...

The second year of the Louder Than Life festival is now officially in the books and I am officially done with this music scene until, perhaps, next year. The gargantuan-sized metal and rock n’ roll music and gourmet man-food extravaganza still has my fucking ears ringing, my clothes still half covered in mud, and that post-concert hangover feeling that I’ve not had since my 20’s. I don’t know if I am wishing that maybe I had indulged just a little more or a little less, at this point. I can’t decide.

An opportunity came up to sit down and chat with New Orleans natives, The Revivalists, at Forecastle Festival 2015, so I took it. What a great bunch of guys who – like all other NOLA-based musicians – wear their passion for their music like a heart on their sleeve.

The Waterfall by My Morning Jacket ATO/Capital Produced by: Jim James & Tucker Martine www.MyMorningJacket.com On their 7th studio production Louisville-based My Morning Jacket continues to masterfully hone their tradition of album production by being that band...

My pathetic excuse for the tardiness of this post is that I FINALLY said goodbye to my hometown of Louisville (but NOT Louisville Basketball) and moved to an undisclosed location, adjacent to a large body of water, deep within ACC territory. Still, varying, yet...

Black Stone Cherry Magic Mountain Roadrunner Records Produced by: Joe Barresi www.BlackStoneCherry.com Much like they did when they first formed in 2001, Kentucky’s Black Stone Cherry has recorded an album that essentially reiterates their stylistic roots as a band....

Regions of Light and Sound of God by Jim James ATO Records Produced by: Jim James wwwJimJames.com If you’ve ever listened to any My Morning Jacket album you may have wondered where all that diverse musical inspiration originates from. A singular source or more of a...

In this exclusive interview from the historic Old Seelbach Bar inside Louisville’s Seelbach Hotel, cello-rocker Ben Sollee shared “a few honest words” about the making of his new album Half Made Man, those whom he collaborated with to make it, musicians who he’d still...

Ben Solllee Half-Made Man Tin Ear Records Produced by Ben Sollee Available: September 25, 2012 Kentucky cellist transforms pop-rock with his jazz, folk, Americana-bluegrass roots When reviewing an album there is always a tendency – as a writer – to draw comparison to...

My best friend of the last 12 years has come to pass on this mid-May afternoon. Boris, my Doberman Pinscher, has now joined our creator in the heaven above, and did so peacefully. I could not have wished for a more perfect situation for the most loyal friend I’ve ever...

Merle Haggard & Kris Kristofferson’s March 4th, 2011 gig at Horseshoe Casino was billed as an “acoustic performance.” But, upon first entering The Showroom, the first thing I laid eyes on was a couple of Fender Telecasters sitting in their cradles.