Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
308 posts, November 2004 to January 2012
Self-Released, 2005 Jon Crocker's Songs About Trains and Other Things is a heartfelt collection of songs consisting primarily of acoustic guitar, Crocker's vocals, and the occasional rhythm instrument and harmonica. On the surface, the…
Would you sign to a label, given the opportunity? Well, I have been given the opportunity, and I probably will be doing something label-related either late next year or in 2007. It is a difficult decision, though, and the only way I would…
How does it feel to be compared to musicians like Ben Folds and Billy Joel? All at once, it can feel flattering, challenging, and limiting. I am often told I sound like Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Billy Joel, and Elton John. Most of the…
Getting things done, it seems, may be one of the most difficult processes one undertakes: regardless of relative difficulty of actions, the most difficult part of the action, invariably, is starting. The first portion of action we take…
What has been your primary inspiration in the style of music you play? Relationships of present and pass, and of course personal experiences that we have gone thru in our lives, both good and bad. What are your views on the spread of music…
Was it difficult getting back into the groove with an eight-year gap between albums? No ... the groove is a very patient, forgiving kind of chap ... he seems to always take a shine to us when we eventually show up.
It's not entirely often that an eye-opening experience happens with the happenstance appearance of a canid. In fact, one might even say that such an event should not occur with any regularity. One would probably be wrong, though; an animal…
In the track "Sylvia Plath," you combine hip-hop and an early Jazz style -- you seem to be fond of combinations like that. What brought that about? I think jazz is one of the more interesting genres of the last century. I'm certainly no…