Category Archives for Music

Art Garfunkel

I’ve always felt sorry for Art Gar­funkel because its always felt like he’s got­ten a raw deal from the music world. While Paul Simon has basked in the lime­light for decades, poor Art could prob­a­bly walk down the street and … Con­tinue read­ing

23. December 2010 by Glenn Vance
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Wilco at the Palladium and the Perils of a Band Giving Their Third Album a Goofy Name

When I was 19 I got to see one of my favorite bands of all time, Uncle Tupelo, play at a club in Dal­las called Trees. I was a DJ at the Bay­lor Uni­ver­sity sta­tion and had heard that they … Con­tinue read­ing

16. October 2009 by Glenn Vance
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Paul vs. John: Who’s the Better Songwriter?

I first heard the Bea­t­les way back when I was a Boy Scout. Our scout­mas­ter had brought some tapes on the cam­pout and he played them in the car as went back and forth to the camp­site and I have … Con­tinue read­ing

20. January 2009 by Glenn Vance
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Why Does Robert Smith Still Wear Makeup?

A long time ago, in a coun­try far far away (Eng­land), a man named Robert James Smith started a lit­tle musi­cal group called The Cure. They started out small with no one know­ing who they were or what they were … Con­tinue read­ing

30. May 2008 by Glenn Vance
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