Alternative Country Musicians by Nationality - American Alternative Country Musicians, Brodie Foster Hubbard, Willy Vlautin, Howe Gelb (Paperback)

Chapters: American Alternative Country Musicians, Brodie Foster Hubbard, Willy Vlautin, Howe Gelb, Billy Eli, Laurie Stirratt. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Brodie Foster Hubbard (born 1978) is an American country music and rock music singer, guitarist and songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona, relocated to Los Angeles, California, an event which was simultaneously celebrated and mourned at a going away roast and show in December 2006. After several years in various punk rock and hardcore punk bands, Hubbard began playing his own compositions in a solo capacity in October 1999. He caught attention for his catchy hooks and melodies, deeply personal lyrics, and his guitar playing style; across his lap, using his thumb across the frets, the strings in Open D tuning. In the beginning of his career, the majority of his works were about romantic relationships prior to his marriage, and were categorized as indie pop. After his divorce, Hubbard began to delve into darker material such as murder ballads that would become his signature, a style Hubbard has dubbed as "outlaw indie rock," his own version of outlaw country. Hubbard's lyrics have made literal and figurative comparisons between love and heartbreak to vehicular manslaughter, strangulation, and stabbing. His songs have broached such topics as domestic violence, poverty, narcissism, and revenge (including a bludgeoning by shovel and desert burial of a man caught sleeping with the lover of the song's narrator in "No Faith"). His song, "Powers" (named after the Brian Michael Bendis comic), was nominated for Best Song in the 2006 Arizona Ska Punk Awards . The lyric, "the broken heart I wear on my sleeve says everything" is a reference to the broken heart tattoo on Hubbard's right shoulder, surrounded...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=526486