...Anticipation for Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight... I just re-watched Quentin Tarantino's read more...
In 1969 a young Marine returning to civilian life after a tour of duty as a helicopter pilot in Viet Nam found refuge in a remote and read more...
Swampland has added the BBC's new Southern Rock Documentary to it front page. Go here to view it -
Harry Crews! I guess I thought he would live forever. When all of those years of out of control drinking did not kill him, I read more...
2012 Hannah's Buddies Charity Ball On March 30 and 31st,
"Will all your money buy you forgiveness? Will it keep you from sickness?
A Modern Legacy of America's Finest Archivists A treasure trove of old, obscure American music exists out read more...
Swampland reviewed Elmore Leonard's fine short story collection
Jazz Musician Sam Rivers Passes Away At 88 Oklahoma-born jazz musician Sam Rivers passed away on December read more...
Happy Holidays From Swampland "Never be impatient with the ones who love you, It might be read more...
(Nonesuch) The Black Keys' guitarist Dan Auerbach produced
(Yep Roc) Jim White is an interesting character. Born in Pensacola, Florida, as Michael Davis Pratt during 1957, he read more...
(Mecca Lecca Recording Co.) Florida singer/songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling's latest release, the acoustic-based read more...
(Polydor) Released in 1974, Highway Call counted as the first solo album by
(Tompkins Square) Tompkins Square's latest release is an amazing 3-CD set titled This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw read more...
(McSweeney's) Floridian John Brandon arrived in 2009 with his debut novel Arkansas which immediately read more...
(Blind Pig) Like Derek Trucks,
(University Press of Florida) Florida Frenzy culls 13 essays and articles along with 3 short stories into one read more...
(Iver R. Dee, Publisher) Long Gone is a baseball story. Stud Cantrell manages a Class-D Florida team in 1956. Stud's read more...
(Sony Masterworks) Recorded at their Jacksonville, Florida, home studio, married duo
As March fades and the first quarter of 2012 comes to a close, Swampland has used this moment to look back on 2011 putting together our list of last year's best music releases from the South. Although we've named 25 records on our Top 25 Albums of 2011, each one serves as sort of a best in category as well. There were so many strong releases that we will attempt to read more...
A Georgia Son in the Big Apple The Brit Whittle Interview By James Calemine Acting is a rough trade. Few attain moments on the silver screen. The streets of Hollywood and New York are paved with bones of dead aspirant thespians. Georgia native Brit Whittle is making a name for himself in New York City. In November, Whittle appeared in read more...
The Riley Watkins Interview By James Calemine Alabama-born, songwriter/guitarist Riley Watkins epitomizes an obscure talent. Watkins wrote songs and performed his own blend of rock, country and blues all over America for decades. Watkins performed in various bands with country music songwriter Gary Stewart over the years. He also played music on the road with
The Buzz Around Savannah Bee: The Ted Dennard Interview By James Calemine Ted Dennard's company, Savannah Bee, ranks as one of the most vibrant small companies in the honey industry. Since 2002, Ted's Savannah Bee continues to expand and read more...
Welcome to the official information page for the GRITZ Stone Ground and Southern Music Compilation Series. We hope you will enjoy these free downloads, visit the band websites and order their albums. Please be sure to give us your feedback. We want to know what you think, as always. GRITZ has been the read more...
by Michael Buffalo Smith Molly Hatchet is a band that has kept it rocking read more...
By Michael Buffalo Smith Editors Note: Be sure to download our FREE GRITZ Sampler CD for June that includes a track from Barry Lee Harwood as well as a track from Mainstream South! Download Here. BUFFALO: It’s read more...
Hank Hart heads up a fan page on Facebook for The Outlaws. He kindly offered us a recent interview he conducted with former Outlaws member Chuck Glass. Bear in mind that this interview was conducted a while back...
RONNIE VAN ZANT FOREVER! A Scrapbook
It’s Championship week in college basketball, and it’s a thrilling time to watch teams from smaller conferences earn their way into the Big Dance. While few believe that the regular season is what it used to be (especially when compared to college football), the hoops postseason is one of the top sporting events of the year.