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Music, sports, animals, books, news junkie. Music blog: Highway81Revisited.com. Editor for Financial Times. Brooklyn/Woodstock
Watch my interview with @carlbroemel.bsky.social of @mymorningjacket.bsky.social about his upcoming album with Tyler Ramsey. #newmusic #mymorningjacket
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MY MORNING JACKET'S CARL BROEMEL TALKS UPCOMING 'WEIRD LOST ALBUM' WITH TYLER RAMSEY - Highway 81 Revisited
Nearly 12 years ago, Carl Broemel took notice of fellow guitarist Tyler Ramsey when their bands were touring together. Before Broemel’s My Morning Jacket would take the stage, he would home in on Rams...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Watch my interview with @carlbroemel.bsky.social of @mymorningjacket.bsky.social about his upcoming album with Tyler Ramsey. #newmusic #mymorningjacket
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My interview with Simon Raymonde about his new book, legacy of #cocteautwins and @bellaunion.bsky.social
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COCTEAU TWINS' SIMON RAYMONDE: 'WHAT A BRILLIANT BAND TO BE A PART OF' - Highway 81 Revisited
In Simon Raymonde’s autobiography “In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me,” the development of post-punk music and culture in the late ’70s and early ’80s into what would become known as “alternative”...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My interview with Simon Raymonde about his new book, legacy of #cocteautwins and @bellaunion.bsky.social
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New interview with Wicca Phase Springs Eternal about newly announced album, Scranton inspirations and more
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WICCA PHASE SPRINGS ETERNAL GOES ORGANIC: 'IT'S JUST ALWAYS BEEN MY KIND OF THING' - Highway 81 Revisited
When Adam Andrzejewski (né McIlwee) makes new music, he tries to avoid listening to things that might influence his work. So when he was creating last year’s “Midnight at the Castle Moorlands,” a self...
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July 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New interview with Wicca Phase Springs Eternal about newly announced album, Scranton inspirations and more
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My interview with Dispatch: new album, collaborating with @anidifrancomusic.bsky.social and members of DMB, and a guest-heavy tour that hits a sold-out Rooftop at Pier 17 in NYC tonight.
FOR DISPATCH, COLLABORATIONS ARE AT THE FORE OF NEW ALBUM AND TOUR - Highway 81 Revisited
Young bands don’t have to dig too deep to find motivation. But when a group has been around for a while — nearly 30 years in the case of Boston-area indie roots rock outfit Dispatch — inspiration hits...
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July 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My interview with Dispatch: new album, collaborating with @anidifrancomusic.bsky.social and members of DMB, and a guest-heavy tour that hits a sold-out Rooftop at Pier 17 in NYC tonight.
My review of Sunflower Bean, Gift and Birthday Girl at Warsaw in Brooklyn, with great photos by Bobby Nicholas III.
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SUNFLOWER BEAN BRINGS ROCK SWAGGER TO THE WARSAW - Highway 81 Revisited
Photos by Bobby Nicholas III Sunflower Bean made last Thursday night’s show at The Warsaw in Brooklyn, announced as its only New York City performance of the year, count. From the tone-setting rocker ...
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June 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My review of Sunflower Bean, Gift and Birthday Girl at Warsaw in Brooklyn, with great photos by Bobby Nicholas III.
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Some great photos by Nick Di Bari from Frankie and the Witch Fingers’ sold-out show at Berlin in NYC. highway81revisited.com/frankie-and-...
FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS SOLD-OUT ALBUM RELEASE AT BERLIN - Highway 81 Revisited
Photos by Nick DiBari Prolific LA psych rockers Frankie and the Witch Fingers performed a sold-out show at Berlin in NYC on June 6, part of an ambitious trio of album-release shows in the city, London...
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June 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Some great photos by Nick Di Bari from Frankie and the Witch Fingers’ sold-out show at Berlin in NYC. highway81revisited.com/frankie-and-...
#tracybonham is back with a new album, a reimagined song and a rebelliousness that has changed since the ‘90s. Here’s my interview with her. highway81revisited.com/tracy-bonham...
TRACY BONHAM FINDS POWER AND BEAUTY IN RENEWAL - Highway 81 Revisited
“I feel like everyone needs a redo,” says Tracy Bonham. The eclectic, classically trained musician known for her 1996 alternative rock hit “Mother Mother,” is responding to a question about “Jumping B...
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June 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#tracybonham is back with a new album, a reimagined song and a rebelliousness that has changed since the ‘90s. Here’s my interview with her. highway81revisited.com/tracy-bonham...
Kula Shaker’s Crispian Mills told me about the band’s revitalized original lineup, how they went against the Britpop grain and why he wrote a song about Jerry Garcia.
KULA SHAKER: 'WE FELT LIKE WE WERE THE SPIRITUAL DISRUPTORS' - Highway 81 Revisited
Kula Shaker, the psychedelic, mystical band to emerge out of the UK in the mid-1990s, was a counterbalance to the stadium-ready anthems that were dominating Britain at the time. It’s taken nearly 30 y...
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June 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Kula Shaker’s Crispian Mills told me about the band’s revitalized original lineup, how they went against the Britpop grain and why he wrote a song about Jerry Garcia.
My interview with New York indie/alt rock band Sunflower Bean whose new album “Mortal Primetime” addresses the finiteness of life with a carpe diem attitude after they nearly called it quits. #musicinterview #musicblog #indierock #musicjournalism
SUNFLOWER BEAN STARES DOWN MORTALITY ON FOURTH ALBUM: 'THIS COULD END' - Highway 81 Revisited
Since the release of their third album “Headful of Sugar,” the three members of Sunflower Bean went through changes in their lives that could have brought the band to an end. Frontwoman and bassist Ju...
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May 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My interview with New York indie/alt rock band Sunflower Bean whose new album “Mortal Primetime” addresses the finiteness of life with a carpe diem attitude after they nearly called it quits. #musicinterview #musicblog #indierock #musicjournalism
Ryan Adams is one of music’s most prolific, controversial figures, beloved for his songs but often criticized for his comments on stage and online. I had a very open discussion with him last year that sheds some light.
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#ryanadams #singersongwriter
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#ryanadams #singersongwriter
RYAN ADAMS: 'I'M GOING TO STAY IN THE GAME, AND I'M GOING TO GO DEEPER' - Highway 81 Revisited
“I don’t have like, much of a social life,” Ryan Adams says in a recent interview from his home in Los Angeles. “I read books on film noir. I want to see every movie ever made. Ninja movies. I have a ...
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April 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Ryan Adams is one of music’s most prolific, controversial figures, beloved for his songs but often criticized for his comments on stage and online. I had a very open discussion with him last year that sheds some light.
highway81revisited.com/ryan-adams-i...
#ryanadams #singersongwriter
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#ryanadams #singersongwriter
T-Bone Burnett put on a mesmerizing show at Levon Helm Studios, including the performance of his new album in its entirety.
Burnett talked to me about the album, how Dylan changed his life and the current state of Americana music for @financialtimes.com last year.
#tboneburnett
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Burnett talked to me about the album, how Dylan changed his life and the current state of Americana music for @financialtimes.com last year.
#tboneburnett
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T Bone Burnett, architect of the Americana music revival, steps into the spotlight
[FREE TO READ] Known for his work on the ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ soundtrack, the 13-time Grammy winner is going solo
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April 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
T-Bone Burnett put on a mesmerizing show at Levon Helm Studios, including the performance of his new album in its entirety.
Burnett talked to me about the album, how Dylan changed his life and the current state of Americana music for @financialtimes.com last year.
#tboneburnett
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Burnett talked to me about the album, how Dylan changed his life and the current state of Americana music for @financialtimes.com last year.
#tboneburnett
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Hello Bluesky! I’ll welcome myself by sharing some musician profiles I’ve recently written:
T-Bone Burnett
on.ft.com/3Z7x9gH
Ryan Adams
highway81revisited.com/ryan-adams-i...
Warren Haynes
highway81revisited.com/warren-hayne...
#musicjournalism #musicblog #rockmusic #americanamusic
T-Bone Burnett
on.ft.com/3Z7x9gH
Ryan Adams
highway81revisited.com/ryan-adams-i...
Warren Haynes
highway81revisited.com/warren-hayne...
#musicjournalism #musicblog #rockmusic #americanamusic
T Bone Burnett, architect of the Americana music revival, steps into the spotlight
[FREE TO READ] Known for his work on the ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ soundtrack, the 13-time Grammy winner is going solo
on.ft.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Hello Bluesky! I’ll welcome myself by sharing some musician profiles I’ve recently written:
T-Bone Burnett
on.ft.com/3Z7x9gH
Ryan Adams
highway81revisited.com/ryan-adams-i...
Warren Haynes
highway81revisited.com/warren-hayne...
#musicjournalism #musicblog #rockmusic #americanamusic
T-Bone Burnett
on.ft.com/3Z7x9gH
Ryan Adams
highway81revisited.com/ryan-adams-i...
Warren Haynes
highway81revisited.com/warren-hayne...
#musicjournalism #musicblog #rockmusic #americanamusic