As we celebrate Oklahoma Gazette’s 40th anniversary, another milestone has recently passed that is of a more private nature. It has been just over one year since I purchased Tierra Media Group, the parent company of Oklahoma Gazette, from founder Bill Bleakley. And in many ways the journey to this place was personal and a parallel to […]
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Papal state
Pop-punk band Smoking Popes formed a full two decades ago. To still be playing music is the last thing lead singer Josh Caterer ever expected. “I don’t know that I ever thought about what I’d be doing 20 years later when we started this band,” he said. “You always think you are going to be […]
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Leon Russell — The Best of Leon Russell
A recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Russell made a Billboard splash in the ’70s with songs like “If I Were a Carpenter,” “Tight Rope” and “Lady Blue,” all represented on Capitol Records’ new compilation. —Rod Lott