Tag Archives: blues rock

Levee Town Mints a Rock Classic

Posted on April 18, 2022 by seanarthurjoyce

Review of Levee Town, Trying to Keep My Head Above Water Normally I prefer my guitars fat and dirty in tone, growling rather than chirping, pushed to the edge of feedback before being reeled back in from chaos, but always, … Continue reading →

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Rock Returns Home to the Blues

Posted on June 15, 2021 by seanarthurjoyce

As a lifelong rock ’n’ roller and blues fan, I’ve lamented the steep decline in the popularity of rock music in recent years, particularly among musicians. In 2017 The Guardian reported that hip-hop and R&B had overtaken rock as “the … Continue reading →

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Queens of the Gutbucket Blues

Posted on February 5, 2018 by seanarthurjoyce

In case you were wondering what had happened to the long lost ghost of Janis Joplin, she’s alive and well. Well, metaphorically—or is that metaphysically? —speaking. Her whole-bodied, gut-wrenching, full-throated passion has become something of a rarity in singers these … Continue reading →

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