>>MusicDispatches
The Magic of the Shoals: The Lindsey Film Fest Screening of "Muscle Shoals"
(Mar 3rd, 15:14)
Not since the sold out
"A Heaping Helping: Songs for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of AL" by Scott Ward
(Aug 15th 2012, 13:56)
This week I had the pleasure of chatting via Facebook with Alabama musician Scott Ward, producer and director at Lucky Dog Records. read more...
Swinging With The Duke at the 2012 W. C. Handy Festival
(Jul 26th 2012, 13:27)
The Righteous Brothers may sing about a "rock and roll heaven," but when I die I want to go to jazz heaven. And if there read more...
Mayberry is Alive and Well in Rogersville, Alabama
(May 21st 2012, 08:36)
Henry David Thoreau went to the woods because he wanted to "live deliberately." I go to
View the BBC's Southern Rock Documentary on Swampland
(Apr 18th 2012, 09:17)
Swampland has added the BBC's new Southern Rock Documentary to it front page. Go here to view it -
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>>Music reviews
Review of: Albert King
I'll Play The Blues For You
(Stax Remasters) Albert King never tolerated nonsense. His guitar-playing captured the essence of his personality. He read more...
>>Music Features
Bloodkin's One Long Hustle
By James Calemine CLICK ON LINKS WITH TOJUMPTO RELATED read more...
Stranger In Paradise: The Works of Howard Finster
Stranger In Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster By James Calemine "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and read more...
>>Music Conversations
The James Ponsoldt Interview: From North Georgia Red Clay To the Hills of Hollywood
The James Ponsoldt Interview: From North Georgia Red Clay To the Hills of Hollywood By James Calemine Film maker James Ponsoldt was born in Athens, Georgia, in 1978. His father worked as a college professor and his mother was a writer. His read more...
The Neal Casal Interview: Sweeten The Distance
The 2012 Neal Casal Interview: Sweeten The Distance By James Calemine Neal Casal stands as a musical journeyman. He just released his 10th solo album titled Sweeten The Distance on April 10. The collection captures Casal's resonating songwriting and read more...