“For a long time I’ve been trying to get a tight fix on these Black Crowes, some kind of handle. I mean what the hell’s going on here? Rock and roll, yes, with plenty of R & B, yes. Along with some country and western of the Gram Parsons persuasion; and maybe even an occasional soul bite. All to be expected of course, in a band generally thought of having replaced the Rolling Stones.
Red Dirt Marijuana ranks as Southern’s greatest book. A collection of 23 stories, published in 1967, Red Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes contains a wide range of topics and dramatic tales.
By James Calemine “Parting is all we know of heaven And all we need of hell.” –Emily Dickinson Harry Crews wrote most...
By James Calemine “Now there’s no one to trust And you like it that way.” –”Wilted Rose” On March 15, 2024, The Black...
Here are two articles I wrote for Chuck Reece's publication Salvation South in 2023 and 2024: Escape Into Mayhem...
Greetings Folks! I hope 2024 is off to a positive start for everyone. In the future, I will be writing and working in...
UPDATE: The Topanga Ranch Motel burned down in the L.A fires during January 2025. Built in 1929 by William Randolph...
Charlie Louvin passed away on January 26, 2011. Our interview transpired in 2007 during his reemergence on the music...
“It seems to me that I once heard Everything is finally cured by time…” –"Come and Go Blues” 2023 marks the 50th...
I considered just a junkyard volume since I have so many shots of abandoned vehicles. The light proved to shine...