emitt rhodes Archive
18 Jan 2022
Reviving the Old Guard: The Palace Guard, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Far better was the A-side of The Palace Guard’s second single, the moody, minor-key “A Girl You Can Depend On.” The flip side of that single […]
17 Jan 2022
Reviving the Old Guard: The Palace Guard, Part One
Emitt Rhodes’ pre-pre-fame band The Palace Guard gets a career-spanning compilation Emitt Rhodes was something of a cult figure in music. The singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer never achieved widespread […]
24 Aug 2016
Emitt Rhodes: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Part 2)
Continued from Part One … Word has it that Emitt Rhodes does like his privacy. What that means in practical terms, I am told, is that when I telephone him […]
23 Aug 2016
Emitt Rhodes: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Part 1)
In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the “great and powerful” title character is revealed to be a mere mortal. And while for some viewers the takeaway of that […]