Published in 1994, David Weddle's biography of filmmaker Sam Peckinpah provides a detailed look into "Bloody Sam's"...
Dispatches
John Trudell: AKA Grafitti Man
Bob Dylan called AKA Grafitti Man the best album of the year. In fact, Dylan played this album before his own shows. “Rockin’ the Res” opens the disc with an up-tempo beat threaded with cinematic reels of visual images. “Grafitti Man” hinges on a great Davis electric guitar hook. Eight of these compositions were written by Davis and Trudell.
Reverend Pearly Brown: You’re Gonna Need That Pure Religion
Born August 18, 1915, in Abbeville, Georgia, Reverend Pearly Brown lived his life preaching and singing about the word...
John Sayles “Honeydripper” Interview Excerpt from Insured Beyond The Grave
The John Sayles film, Honeydripper, inspired me to seek him out for an interview in 2007. This Q & A captures a...
Fishing with John
Everybody loves a good fishing story. Fishing with John originated as a television series based on John Lurie hosting...
Positive Vibrations for Blackberry Smoke’s Brit Turner
In March of this year, I interviewed Blackberry Smoke’s drummer Brit Turner. He’s a great guy, talented musician and a...
Bob Dylan’s The Philosophy of Modern Song
“Art is a disagreement. Money is an agreement.” –Bob Dylan Who better to write a book about songs than Bob Dylan?...
A Supernova Rainbow of Fun: Hutchens, Mills, Nance & Tonks
“I’m gonna chat with a daffodilI’ve got a little time to kill…”–”Happy Daffodils” A Supernova Rainbow of Fun exists as...
Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers
"The desires of the heart are crooked as a corkscrew..." Robert Stone’s second novel, Dog Soldiers, won the National...
The Gardener’s Son by Cormac McCarthy
“Times past are fugitive. They cain’t be kept in no box…” –Old Timekeeper from The Gardener’s Son Since Cormac...