FIRST THINGS FIRST — BLUE OCTOBER’S MATT NOVESKEY

You never forget your first. With that in mind, Blue October bassist Matt Noveskey recently took time out from the Texas rock band’s latest batch of tour [click here to continue]

February 2, 2007 // 0 Comments

REACHING A TURNING POINT

A concert album can do wonders for an artist’s career. For Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick, theirs from the 1970s made them superstars. For Virginia [click here to continue]

January 16, 2007 // 0 Comments

FAB PLANS

Despite his forays into satellite radio, movies and television in recent years, Pat DiNizio still considers himself to be a musician first and foremost. [click here to continue]

January 4, 2007 // 0 Comments

‘TIS HIS REASONS

Sometimes putting the greater good ahead of one’s personal taste is the right thing to do. That’s essentially what Paul Weller did when he agreed [click here to continue]

December 13, 2006 // 0 Comments

TOP ALBUMS OF 2006

It’s time to recap the best discs of 2006, and here are the picks from Medleyville staffers. JOE BELOCK’S TOP 10 1. Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3, [click here to continue]

December 11, 2006 // 0 Comments

LIFE AFTER MORCHEEBA

Dismissal from a band isn’t always a dramatic Hollywood-type scene complete with shouting, shoving and/or expletives. Sometimes it happens via an [click here to continue]

December 1, 2006 // 0 Comments

EVERY SECOND COUNTS

A big part of songwriting is knowing what to leave in and what to leave out. And that’s really important when there’s an imposed limit on song [click here to continue]

November 27, 2006 // 0 Comments

HIS LATEST EXPERIMENT

Musicians usually hate when their work is categorized. But record companies do just that for marketing and promotional purposes. Jeremy Enigk, best known for [click here to continue]

November 20, 2006 // 0 Comments

SPINNING HER WEB

There are hometown shows, and then there are shows in your home. In February, Scotland native Sandi Thom began a 21-night run of performances in the basement [click here to continue]

November 1, 2006 // 0 Comments

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Over an exasperating two-plus years, The Fags signed a major-label record deal, completed their full-length debut album only to have it shelved indefinitely [click here to continue]

October 27, 2006 // 0 Comments