Author Archives: Brian Robbins

Freelance word 'rassler, sloppy cartoonist, and thumper of stringed instruments. Tales, 'toons, and tunes at www.brian-robbins.com

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …

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Electric Shepherd – The Imitation Garden

If Howlin Rain got this year rolling with their early-70s hard rock vibe-infused The Russian Wilds, then you could say that Electric Shepherd is bringing 2012 to a psychedelic close by bravely grabbing a handful of knobs on the same time machine and sending themselves back even further with The Imitation Garden. Except they’re not. […]

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Horseshoe Crabs – Neil Young’s “Emperor Of Wyoming” (Live)

New tune! Head on over to the BAND PAGE and scroll down to the “Crab Tunes” section for the latest addition to the jukebox: our cover of “Emperor Of Wyoming” (originally recorded by the great Neil Young) featuring Peter Jackson’s sweeter-than-sweet pedal steel! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!

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On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …

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Mike Cooley – The Fool On Every Corner

Here you go, folks: a big helping of pure Mike Cooley, straight up. No Drive-By Trucker bandmates; no electric guitar; heck – not even a frigging pick. The Fool On Every Corner is the next best thing to having Cooley sitting on a stool in your kitchen with his acoustic guitar (and the occasional banjo) […]

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Filthy The Snowman’s “12 Days Of Christmas”!

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me … A snowman named Filthy.

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Horseshoe Crabs “Friend Of The Devil” – Video!

The Horseshoe Crabs aim to please, boys and girls! For all of you who need a visual to go along with your audio, our bass-playing mad scientist Paul Sherman has put together a video for our version of the Grateful Dead’s “Friend Of The Devil” recorded live at the 2012 AlewifeFest in Damariscotta Mills, ME. […]

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Pete Townshend – Who I Am

Oh, what a mess. Not Pete Townshend’s new autobiography Who I Am – it’s well-written and an engaging read. The mess I’m referring to is the story told on the pages of Who I Am, which would be the story of Pete Townshend’s life … which, I guess, would be the roundabout way of saying […]

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Horseshoe Crabs Live 5/27/12 – “Friend Of The Devil”

New tune on the Horseshoe Crab page: a rollickin’ version of “Friend Of The Devil” from the 2012 AlewifeFest in Damariscotta Mills, ME. Head on over to the band page and hit “play,” baby!

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Horsehead – Sympathetic Vibrations

Go ahead – reel off your favorite alt-country/Americana/whatever-you-want-to-call-it albums of all time … the seminal statements of the genre. What would be on the list? Son Volt’s Trace? Whiskeytown’s Faithless Street? Hollywood Town Hall by The Jayhawks? Wilco’s A.M.? Whatever the albums are, what about them grabs ahold of you? Smart lyrics and a stone-real […]

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