While discussing working on the Coen brothers upcoming Greenwich Village folk-movement inspired soundtrack for “Inside Llewyn Davis,” with American Songwriter T Bone Burnett took the occasion to deride both technology and self-promotion. Now the negative…
Photo ChrisCornell.com 12 Years a Slave is the tale of a man abducted in New York and sold into slavery. The story’s soundtrack, overseen by R&B singer John Legend, inspired an eclectic group of songwriters…
For a movie slated for test-screening next month in Charlottesville, VA (fitting since the the movie takes place in Virginia) details on My Fool Heart (Facebook) are as rare as hen’s teeth. Here’s what we…
Looks like Dwight Yoakam will adding to his acting resume which currently includes excellent turns in Sling Blade, Panic Room and Crank. Yoakam has been cast to play Butch Cavendish, the villain of Disney’s The…
“Dolly,” a deluxe, 40CD box set covering Dolly Parton’s 4 decade spanning career to feature 99 hits , deep cuts, unreleased tracks, rarities and B-sides as well as 11 Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton duets. …
The Wall Street Journal talks to some of the performers on the Big Surprise Tour. The toue is traveling the East coast and showcases the Old Crow Medicine Show, Justin Townes Earle, The David Rawlings…
I’m really pleased with the recent crop of westerns that have hot the big screens as of late – 3:10 To Yuma, Appaloosa, No Country for Old Men – but there’s one in particular I’m…
I went to see Ed Harris’ big screen adaptation of Robert B. Parker’s Western Appaloosa, about two friends (Harris and Viggo Mortensen) hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of…
Nashville Tennessee’s The Bittersweets – Chris Meyers (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Hannah Prater (vocals, guitar) and Steve Bowman (drums) – are offering a song “Wreck” from their upcoming release “Goodnight, San Francisco” ( 9/9/08) produced by…
Originally released in 1961 as Five Minutes to Live, this low-budget crime drama was later re-released as Door-to-Door Maniac. It’s a bit cheesy but is worth watching for Johnny Cash’s performance as a sadistic hit-man.…