A Decade of Musical Progress
Comments(0) While researching a story, I came upon a great retrospective by my bud and sometime-boss, Mike Breen. It’s an old CityBeat Cover Story: Foggy Memory Breakdown. As I read down the list of past winners and ceremonies, I realized my career (not just memories) is wrapped up in this community. The names of artists who’ve entrusted me with their work, and the progress all have made since make me proud to be a small part of it.
There are some great artists in this town! And hard times, inequality and injustice historically drive great artists to make great music (think of the 1930s when country and pop emerged with radio, or the late 1960s when music drove civil rights and anti-war movements). So while The Bush Gang was busy torturing, starting wars, and signing laws to hurt the poor and widen the gap between the rich and the rest of us, Cincy artists were hitting back. From the old guard Psychodots Terminal Boulevard to The Sundresses’ Barkinghaus the voice of reality kicks down the door.
So starting today, I’m going to devote some time/space to chronicling the projects I’ve worked on that have grown up to matter. My previous posts on Wussy’s cover story and Daniel Martin Moore’s vinyl release are just the first. In future installments, I’ll include more editorial. But that’s the plan…