By Steve Newton If you were a southern-rock lovin' kid in the seventies, like me, you no doubt owned an LP or two with the Capricorn Records label on it. Capricorn released classic Allman Brothers albums like At Fillmore East, Eat a Peach, and Brothers and Sisters, as well as discs by Wet Willie, the … Continue reading That time I asked John Bell about Widespread Panic being the first act signed to the newly reborn Capricorn Records
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Widespread Panic finds a home on Phil Walden’s resurrected Capricorn label
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, APRIL 2, 1992 By Steve Newton If you were a fan of southern rock back in the days of vinyl, chances are you owned a couple of discs with the Capricorn label on them. With an early ’70s roster that included the Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker Band, Wet … Continue reading Widespread Panic finds a home on Phil Walden’s resurrected Capricorn label
Ian Moore finds his own voice
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, DEC. 10, 2008 By Steve Newton On the cover of his self-titled 1993 debut CD, Ian Moore is pictured perched on a Fender amp, his arms folded over a Stratocaster, wearing jeans with cuffs turned up over well-worn cowboy boots. It’s the archetypical image of the Texas Strat-slinger, and with his … Continue reading Ian Moore finds his own voice