Less Depression

George Jones is one of this local blogger’s heroes.

There’s a new old kid on the blogging block. His name’s David Cantwell and his blog is called Living in Stereo. Check it out. Cantwell is a local English teacher and he’s also a senior editor at No Depression, the classy, nationally distributed country, rock and alt-country mag. Actually, Cantwell’s site is more of a culture ‘zine than a blog. His mission: “I plan to focus on country music, particularly the country music of the Nashville Sound era, but I’ll wind up writing about whatever interests me whether that turns out to be soul music, hip hop or situation comedies; the dangers of fundamentalism or the nature of human freedom.” Or, to paraphrase for him — I’m going to start in Nashville, but I might end up in Baghdad.

Cantwell has written for the Pitch in the past. His last longish piece for us was a definitive essay on Uncle Tupelo, which is worth reading, even if you think you hate, uh, “pre-Wilco” Jeff Tweedy.

It’s a pleasure to add Living in Stereo to my list of links, and I take comfort just knowing that Cantwell’s somewhere out there in these wide city limits, keeping his wizened eye on things.