>>MountainDispatches
A Modern Legacy of America's Finest Archivists
(Yesterday, 16:08)
A Modern Legacy of America's Finest Archivists A treasure trove of old, obscure American music exists out read more...
Alabama's Own Wickedly Spicy Wickles Pickles---Made in Dadeville, AL
(Feb 5th, 13:54)
2011 was the year of Alabama music, and2012is the year of Alabama food. Several months ago I wrote about two phenomenal products read more...
Rebecca Meredith, Author of The Last of the Pascagoula, Has Alabama Roots
(Jan 21st, 12:03)
I discovered Rebecca Woods Meredith when I received a copy of her read more...
FX's Justified Leads Elmore Leonard To Release New And Old Books About Raylan Givens
(Jan 18th, 17:13)
Swampland reviewed Elmore Leonard's fine short story collection
Alabama Born, Auburn Educated Octavia Spencer Wins Golden Globe
(Jan 16th, 13:50)
The 2011 fall issue of the Auburn University alumni magazine featured a stunning photo of Octavia Spencer on the cover, not as Minny, read more...
Picture of the Day
>>Mountain reviews
Review of: Jerri Chaplin
Vertically Coastal by Jerri Chaplin---A Review
I met Jerri Chaplin read more...
Review of: The Gourds
Old Mad Joy
(Vanguard) Old Mad Joy counts as the 10th studio album by the Austin, Texas, band The Gourds. Recorded at
>>Mountain Features
Michelle Malone Works It Out
Michelle Malone Works It Out By Jerry Grillo Watch Michelle Malone on stage, feel the rhythmic wave wash over the crowd, the tangible electric surge of rock and badass blues and sensual, sweaty soul, and it’s difficult to imagine the shy, guarded woman she used to be.
Going Up The Country: The Sixth Annual Sautee Jamboree
Going Up the Country: It’s Music for the Little Masses as the Sixth Annual Sautee Jamboree Rocks the Hhillsides By Jerry Grillo “I’m gonna leave this city, got to get away; All this fussing and fighting, man, you know I sure can’t stay.” -- Canned Heat
>>Mountain Conversations
The Preston Lauterbach Interview: Cultural Innards of the Chitlin' Circut
The Preston Lauterbach Interview: Cultural Innards of the Chitlin' Circut By James Calemine Preston Lauterbach's first book--The Chitlin' Circut And The Road to Rock 'N' Roll-- traverses new ground in the history of American music literature. read more...
Alabamian Lilly Ledbetter and the Fair Pay Restoration Act
by Penne J. Laubenthal Six months ago today President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. The signing of this bill was the culmination of a decade long campaignby