Wire from the Bunker: Tom Russell
I always loved Russell’s sense of irony and dark edge on stage. Tom’s best songs are about as genuine as can be without veering into corn.
Wire from the Bunker: Gordon Lightfoot RIP
I was pretty late in terms of appreciating Gordon Lightfoot’s music so I suppose it makes some sort of sense that I am tardily...
Wire from the Bunker: Hey Joe! Get Well Soon.
his one’s for Joe Ely who has been struggling with his health as of late and hit a particularly rough patch earlier this summer.
Wire from the Bunker: Meet Graham Parker
first heard Graham Parker sometime in the early 80s. My grandparents would come up from Florida every year in the spring.
Wire from the Bunker: Meet Rick Danko
Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, and Rick Danko, the Band – originally known as the Hawks when they backed Bob on his electric blaspheme of...
Wire from the Bunker: RIP Bob Neuwirth
I was so saddened to learn of the passing of the great Bob Neuwirth yesterday. I wrote a long piece about him for Phawker a couple years...