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When country legend Glen Campbell announced his on-going battle with Alzheimers last year, it was certainly a sombre day for music. In the past months we’ve seen a celebration of the singer-songwriters’ work, including a special performance at the 2012 Grammy’s and numerous interviews with the singer, who’s acted with both dignity and understanding of [...]
Of all the collaborations I thought I would see, this wouldn’t be one that comes straight to mind, but hell, Joshua Homme III and Florence Welch’s duet on “Jackson” (the made-famous-by Johnny Cash classic) have made me proud to be of a somewhat ginger disposition. You can and most definitely should take a listen to the [...]
A cochlear implant, or “bionic ear” if you’re into that sort of thing, is an implant for those who are either deaf or severely hard of hearing. Specifically, those who are deaf due to a loss /lack of sensory hair cells in the ear. If you’re a sheltered fool like I am, you probably think [...]
Leona Lewis has decided to try her hand at covering the Nine Inch Nail’s classic “Hurt.” Aside from the original, Johnny Cash’s version has to the most popular version of the 1994 hit, and while the former X-Factor winner is no NIN or Johnny Cash, her cover of the song will probably appeal to her [...]
NME is reporting that a new Johnny Cash compilation featuring previously-unreleased demos and outtakes from his early career is set to be released next month. ‘Bootlegs 2: From Memphis to Hollywood’ is a two-CD set and will feature 11 demos and seven outtakes from the late singer’s time at Sun records, reports Vintagevinylnews.com. Also included [...]
On what would have been Johnny Cash’s 78th birthday, American/Lost Highway will release the final volume of the American Recordings album series February 26th. The first four albums in this series came out before Cash’s death in 2003. The fifth came out right after his death, and Ain’t No Grave will be the sixth and [...]
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