Author: Jim Allen

Jim Allen's night job is fronting country band The Ramblin' Kind, rock band Lazy Lions, and working as a solo singer/songwriter. His day job is writing about other people's music. He has contributed to NPR, Billboard, RollingStone.com, and many more, and written liner notes for reissues of everyone from OMD to Bob Seger, but his proudest achievement is crafting a completely acceptable egg cream armed only with milk, Bosco, and a SodaStream seltzer maker.

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Secret Stash: Underground Classics You Need to Hear

One of our top music writers shares some deep-dive “underground” classics you should definitely check out. If you haven’t already.

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Some Great 2019 Singer/Songwriter Albums You May Have Missed

In case you missed ’em, 2019 produced a raft of great singer/songwriter albums. Here’s a list to check off before the year winds down.

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7.5 Reasons to Celebrate Jon Anderson’s 75th Birthday

Jon Anderson, one of the great voices in progressive rock, is celebrating a birthday. Besides some stellar “Yes” tracks, we take a look at a few out-of-the-box songs you should hear.