Two months before the release of his band’s finest album, Bradley Nowell stuck a needle in his arm and died. In the 18 months since, Sublime has become the biggest rock act of 1997
Dixie Lullaby: An Excerpt
Preface from the book ‘Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race, and New Beginnings in a New South,’ by Mark Kemp (Simon & Schuster, 2004; The University of Georgia Press, 2006)
K-Love: What the Dad Doesn’t Know, the Daughters Understand
A veteran music journalist takes his family to see K-pop sensations Stray Kids and gets a crash course on aging gratefully.
The ‘Troubles’ with Mickey
A North Carolina singer revisits the ‘Wasteground’ of his Northern Ireland youth In 2018, I got a CD in the mail from an Irish singer-songwriter […]
David Childers: North Carolina’s most underrated songwriter
Facing cancer and a long-overdue honor, this small-town Renaissance man reflects on his faith, his art, and his gratitude
The Vulnerable Beatle
Fans can get a pretty good idea of who John Lennon was — and what contradictions he lived — from his full body of solo music.
Drive By Truckers: On the Road
Jump on the tour bus! It’s early December 2010 and the Drive By Truckers are pulling out for a quick trip down to Charleston, South Carolina.
Cindy Lee Berryhill: Beat Poet
Since folk music seems to sound better coming from New York than it does from California, Cindy Lee Berryhill sounds better today than she did last year
Esperanza Spalding: The Hectic Eclectic
“The creative process,” says jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding, “is all about trying to make these big, imaginary ideas feasible.”
Linda Thompson: Fashionably Late
The legendary British folksinger’s comeback after 17 years away from the spotlight is a long-overdue gem from one of rock & roll’s finest voices.