“A Thousand Bing Bangs” is a dialogue with Tom Waits where they trade verbal choruses as Garcia’s signature guitar tone floats around the words.
Ken Nordine: Devout Catalyst
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Dispatches
The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts by Billy Bob Thornton and Kinky Friedman
Billy Bob Thornton started earning money as a drummer before he became a movie star. However, storytelling ranked as...
Daniel Hutchens: One Year Gone
“Every generation learns to dance/Across that floor they steal their moments.” –Daniel Hutchens One year ago today...
Margie Joseph
This 1973 Atlantic Records self-titled debut brought high expectations of Margie Joseph, a Mississippi native whose...
Never Ending Soul Food Tour: Fish & Frog Legs with Birdmane at Doo Dad’s Seafood
James Calemine’s ‘Never Ending Soul Food Tour’ includes documented visits to barbecue joints, catfish dens, chicken...
The Never Ending Soul Food Tour: Sista’s Kitchen
James Calemine’s ‘Never Ending Soul Food Tour’ includes documented visits to barbecue joints, catfish dens, chicken...
The 420 Strain Burger at Southern Soul BBQ
By James Calemine James Calemine’s ‘Never Ending Soul Food Tour’ includes documented visits to barbecue joints,...
This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel On 45 RPM 1957-1982
This Tompkins Square collection is an amazing three disc set titled This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw...
In Dope Country with Marc Ford
The last time I spoke with Marc Ford was in the fall of 2019 when he was out on the road with the Magpie Salute. And...
Mark Neill Interview: Sheet Iron Roof Chronicles Part Two
Mark Neill operates as one of this generation’s preeminent producers. His Valdosta, Georgia, Soil of the South recording studio, remains quite busy these days. Neill grew up in Hahira, Georgia, on a farm in an area called Snake Nation. He’s a tone guru of the highest order.
Blackberry Smoke’s Brit Turner Interview: Sadness To Salvation
Brit Turner Interview: Sadness To Salvation By James Calemine ...
Sam Shepard’s Spy of the First Person
By James Calemine Sam Shepard died in Midway, Kentucky, on July 27, 2017. He began working on his final book, Spy of...