Jeff Napier
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Aug 3, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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Keeping Skynyrd Alive (opens the original)
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There's no dispute. "Free Bird" is the greatest Southern Rock ever written and recorded. Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band responsible, still performs this song night after night, the world over. The 2026 version of Skynyrd includes one member who played drums and sang a little in the first pre-fame Lynyrd Skynyrd, recorded a demo, and was in the band for a year before leaving to form his own band, Blackfoot. The original lead singer's younger brother fronts the current band, which has replaced the OG me
Wet Denim Bite Back (opens the original)
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When an album starts off with a nasty blast of rock called "Double Fister," there ain't no doubting you're in for a helluva ruckus. This outpouring of molten metal that begins Wet Denim's new album, Bite Back, is an indication - wait - a foreboding of the evil power of rock and roll that's about to unfurl. Led by guitarists Steven Riddle and Matt Rubadue, with bottom-end support from bassist Matty Haddock and new drummer Michael Carter, Wet Denim is probably Indy's loudest and trashiest band rig
Ain't Even Done With The Rock (opens the original)
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Back in my baby Flounder days, when I was co-editor of the Hamilton Heights High newspaper, I was obsessed with two things: Rock and Roll, and looking down our teacher, Elizabeth Cardona's sweater. My editorial co-horts back then, Matt Gettys and Pete Kaiser, went on to have careers, families, and money. I stayed in journalism and remained poor, and thankfully, childless. Here we are all these years later, and I'm still obsessed with Rock and Roll, and looking down sweaters. While I loved all ki
On A Mission To Rock (opens the original)
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Even if you don't know the name Mike Campbell, you have definitely heard his guitar. Campbell has been by Tom Petty's side from the get-go, having made the journey from Gainesville to LA in 1974. Over the decades, Mike was in arguably the best band in the world, and with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, he helped create some of the most iconic American music ever. From "American Girl," To "Listen To Her Heart," to "Refugee," to "Jammin' Me," to Runnin' Down A Dream," to "U Get Me High," Campbell p
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