Anarchy In The Music City

The material posted here on the Anarchy In The Music City website was largely taken from my 2012 book The Other Side of Nashville , "A...

Anybody who was “there” at the time knows that the Nashville rock music scene – circa 1980s – was an exhilarating, exciting time to be alive...

Afrikan Dreamland: Aashid Himons, Darrell Rose & Mustafa Abdul-Aleen   With his groundbreaking band Afrikan Dreamland, Aashid Himons wa...

Nashville rocker Max Vague passed away in August 2005 but left behind an enormous musical legacy. The following tribute was originally publi...

Jack Emerson (center) with Jason & the Scorchers Introduction: Jack Emerson’s influence on late ‘80s southern rock is immeasurable. He ...

Intelligence, talent, desire, insight and straight-up balls… Intruder is, without a doubt, the finest thrash outfit on the planet today, ba...

Brothers and sisters, I want to share the good word about Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks and their magnificent debut It Came From Nashville ...

In a city filled to the brim with musical talent, Tommy Womack often gets overlooked. I first met Womack two decades ago when he was the fr...

Dear Mom & Dad: I know that it was a great shock to come home and find out that I’d packed up and left. I’ve gone in search of Stealin H...

Whether or not Passafist and their self-titled, seven-song EP end up becoming a full-time project or remain a mere footnote in the impressi...