May
27
Let's shake some action!
Take a dive into the glory that is Power-Pop - from the 1970s to the present day...
3 min read
Jim Reed
Jim Reed is a Savannah, Georgia-based author and editor with 30 years of experience chronicling the worlds of music, film, and popular culture.
May
14
Of Moon Pies and Men
Think you know your Southern desserts? After 107 years, many folks still can't tell the difference between mooning someone and making whoopie...
33 min read
May
09
We're back on the "air"
Don't be afraid to turn our new private radio show up loud...
5 min read
Apr
20
Speaking with some of the world's greatest session musicians, and more
Full, exclusive interviews with iconic players who helped create many of the biggest hit records of the last half-century ― and who will perform live in Savannah next week.
50 min read
Apr
17
Fake It To The Limit: Pay no attention to the Eagle behind the curtain...
What happens when one of the biggest classic rock bands in the world turns out to be little more than the Milli Vanilli of the Ford F-350 crowd?
16 min read
Apr
12
Letters from the Wasteland...
5 min read
Apr
09
Jazz piano legend Bob James, still on the road after 76 years
The launch of Wicked Messenger has afforded me the rare opportunity to rediscover many interesting conversations I've had with all manner of creative individuals over the past few decades. And, to revise them for a new audience.
14 min read
Apr
05
Blowing out candles for Roger Corman and William Shatner
To mark the occasion of Roger Corman’s 98th birthday, exactly two weeks after William Shatner’s 93rd birthday, I am pleased to present Wicked Messenger’s subscribers with an opportunity to see their forgotten collaboration in its full, uncut form, just as its creators intended.
9 min read
Apr
03
Saying goodbye to Joe Flaherty, SCTV's criminally underappreciated utility player and secret weapon
Flaherty, more than any other SCTV cast member, kept the flame of the series alive. The obvious enthusiasm and pride that he maintained for the show’s legacy is on display in the handful of interviews he gave on it over the years.
11 min read
Mar
29
Spotify is filled with AI junk – here's new music you can't miss
Today’s dispatch is a grab-bag of music-biz-related items, including new music not to miss, and an update on Spotify's terrible business practices.
6 min read