Topic: Todd Snider

Against Music: What For?

Nashville Scene - 720 days ago
The other week in the glossy edition of the Scene, Todd Snider said something about music, which is: If the only reason you're making this music is because you hate a different kind of music, then I don't know. And ...

Weekend Round-Up: Olympic Gold Style

Nashville Scene - 727 days ago
I initially wanted to call this one "The Biggest Luger Style," but that obviously seems a bit insensitive in light of recent events. For those of you interested in doing more than just ogling Apollo Ohno's junk this weekend, check after ...

Jonathan Richman, Surfer Blood, Todd Snider and More: Inside This Week's Music Section

Nashville Scene - 728 days ago
The night my wife broke her head open at a Jonathan Richman show: ). Surfer Blood, the latest 'it' band, just might have the stuff. (Playing Saturday, 20th at The End [9 p.m. (Playing Saturday, 20th at TPAC's James K. Polk ...

Todd Snider may not know anything about songwriting, but he's pretty good at it

Nashville Scene - 728 days ago
Like any number of artists who draw inspiration from cultural detritus, Todd Snider adds autobiographical spin to his tales of substance abuse, jail time and terminal depression. "There was no logic in it," Snider says. " He had already made an acclaimed debut ...

Bonnaroo: Final Sunday Wrapup

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 977 days ago
I can't decide if it was because so many people had already departed Manchester for home or were just sleeping in. I started my day with A.A. Bondy, a folk singer with whom Woody Guthrie would've felt a kinship ...

Music Review: Snider finds humor in tough times

AP News - 983 days ago
War, missing shoes, life at the landfill _ Todd Snider sings of tough timesTodd Snider, " The Excitement Plan" (Yep Roc)Many of the characters Todd Snider sings about in "The Excitement Plan" are coping with tough times. Other songs are from prison ...