I’m not gonna wax as poetic as usual. Short and sweet. Keep it about the music. Texicana: new band featuring GOBL faves Chris J Norwood and MD Wulf, among others. Cool cover of a tune written by Tom Petty. Curious to see what their originals sound like. Bet they’ll play originals this Thursday for their […]
Last week, I announced on Facebook that I would be taking a break from recording episodes of Ghost of Blind Lemon Radio. As the station’s Program Director, I want to help in developing some new shows. I also want to spend more time contributing to the blog. New episodes of the radio show will return […]
The theme for today’s Monday Mixteen is pretty straight forward: all sixteen tracks, as of the time of the publication of this playlist, have less than 1,000 streams. Not only that, none of these artists have a song with over 1,000 streams. This time, however, I have a measurable goal for the playlist. By next […]
As I mention in yesterday’s Monday Mixteen, this week marks the twelfth anniversary of the start of the Ghost of Blind Lemon blog. This week’s episode of Ghost of Blind Lemon Radio will largely be a look back at some of my favorite tracks over those years. While there will be a few newer tracks […]
This Thursday will mark the twelve year anniversary of the blog, and with that anniversary comes twelve years of the second identity I took on: The Ghost. I certainly chose the name Ghost of Blind Lemon in part as a tribute to Dallas’ first major blues musician to take residence here, Blind Lemon Jefferson. But […]
Politics are an area that I’ve always been reluctant to discuss on the blog. After all, this is a music blog, not a political one. With the level of vitriol being spread in our country right now, however, I feel that I cannot continue to stay silent. The level of racism and hate being spouted […]
After last week’s Monday Mixteen without a central theme, The Ghost did not want two weeks in a row for there to be no coherent thread between the songs. Alas, I was finding myself wanting a variety of styles within this week’s playlist. I settled on something of a compromise: an indie music themed Monday […]
You knew the second you saw that Beetle that it was time for another installment of Video Wednesday. Actually, maybe you’re new to the blog, and have no idea what the heck The Ghost is talking about. So here’s the deal: sometimes on a Wednesday, I’ll share a bunch of videos on the blog and […]
I once received advice on the Monday Mixteen that it’s good to have a theme for the playlist. Most of the time, I try to heed that advice. In recent playlists, I have focused on musical genres (such as country), promoting events (like my Acoustiganza), or promoting shows happening on a given weekend. To be […]
So you all know that July 4th is Independence Day, which marks the anniversary of the U.S. declaring itself its own country. I bet you didn’t know, however, that July 4th is National Country Music Day. It seems appropriate, as I’m not sure there’s a musical style that’s as distinctively American is Country. In honor […]