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.
Born August 18, 1915, in Abbeville, Georgia, Reverend Pearly Brown lived his life preaching and singing about the word...
The John Sayles film, Honeydripper, inspired me to seek him out for an interview in 2007. This Q & A captures a...
“Tom Waits (after becoming sea sick on the boat) asked Lurie, “I’ve gotta ask you something, John. Have you ever caught a fish before? I’ve never actually seen you catch a fish.”
In March of this year, I interviewed Blackberry Smoke’s drummer Brit Turner. He’s a great guy, talented musician and a...
“Art is a disagreement. Money is an agreement.” –Bob Dylan Who better to write a book about songs than Bob Dylan?...
“I’m gonna chat with a daffodilI’ve got a little time to kill…”–”Happy Daffodils” A Supernova Rainbow of Fun exists as...
"The desires of the heart are crooked as a corkscrew..." Robert Stone’s second novel, Dog Soldiers, won the National...
“Times past are fugitive. They cain’t be kept in no box…” –Old Timekeeper from The Gardener’s Son Since Cormac...
By James Calemine Released in May 0f 2022, Toast was Recorded in San Francisco around 2001. Toast features Young’s...
North Carolina native Betty Davis–former wife of Miles Davis–ranks as a pioneering diva. She took pride in her...
By James Calemine James Calemine’s Never Ending Soul Food Tour includes documented visits to soul food restaurants,...