A Fresh Face in Hell with Jonathan Evison
Peter Blackstock - No Depression: Roots Music & Culture
18 Jun 2025
Today I talk with famed music journalist Peter Blackstock about his time discovering and reviewing bands in Austin, Nashville, North Carolina, and Seattle. Together with his partner Grant Alden, Peter launched the roots music magazine, No Depression. What started as an AOL discussion group on "Alternative Country," No Depression (named after an Uncle Tupelo song) helped define a new genre of music that includes such bands as Wilco, Son Volt, Old 97's, Jayhawks, Whiskeytown, Alejandro Escovedo, and the Bottle Rockets. We talk about how Seattle's own alt-country scene developed in the shadow of grunge with local heroes like Pete Droge of Ramadillo and Kitchen Radio. Lastly, we get into a few new music suggestions from one of the most connected men in music.linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/freshfacepods.evison
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