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Standing Over By The Record Machine: The Adverts and Cheater Slicks
Two crucial archival dives from the fine-boned aesthetes at In The Red Records.
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In Memoriam: Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez (1939-2025)
The late San Antonio accordion wizard was to conjunto as Marley was to reggae and Satchmo to jazz—a world ambassador from an alien art form.
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Standing Over By The Record Machine: The Sleeveens and Patsy Cline
Two sides of Nashville? Or packing 40 lbs. of meat in a 20 lb. sack?
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Meet my new favorite band–The Sleeveens!
Punk rock should not be cynical. These Nashvillians (and token Dubliner) are the truest believers of all.
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Watch The Texas Tornados at SXSW 1996!
How’d they fit all this talent on the tiny Hole In The Wall stage?!
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FROM THE VAULTS Read Tim’s Texas Tornados piece from 1996
Honoring the late Flaco Jiménez (1939-2025).
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Standing Over By The Record Machine: Wesley & The Boys’ *Rock & Roll Ruined My Life*
Lo-fi trash-punks have a Nashville address, but they bleed Memphis.
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Every Father Kills His Son, Chapter Three
Johnny Suicide’s grief goes public — subway breakdowns, stage meltdowns, and the moment when even your last friend says, “Get the fuck out.”
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Every Father Kills His Son, Chapter Two
The further misadventures of John Gentry—AKA minor ’90s punk rocker Johnny Suicide—as he unravels after his father’s death.
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FROM THE VAULTS Every Father Kills His Son, Chapter One (Revisited)
Re-presenting Tim’s begun-in-2005 semi-autobiographical novel, serialized as he finally finishes it
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