>>LubbockDispatches
...Anticipation for Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight...
(Sep 21st 2015, 23:13)
...Anticipation for Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight... I just re-watched Quentin Tarantino's read more...
Swampland's Daily Duo of Reviews For 8/1/11: Josh T. Pearson and Damon Fowler
(Aug 1st 2011, 13:12)
Monday's pair of reviews come from a couple of releases from earlier this year. Texan Josh T. Pearson's initial band, Lift to read more...
Texas Judge Aims For Willie Nelson
(Jul 5th 2011, 15:30)
Texas Judge Aims For Willie Nelson This morning Texas judge Becky Dean-Walker said she would not accept
A Memorial Day Tribute: An Early Salute
(May 26th 2011, 17:26)
A Salute To All The Veterans An early salute for the upcoming weekend...
The Art of Will Johnson
(May 10th 2011, 18:02)
The Artwork of Will Johnson In preparation for the Texas band
>>Lubbock reviews
Review of: Lyle Lovett
Release Me
(Curb/Lost Highway) Release Me, Lyle Lovett's not so subtle message to his record label, counts as his last release read more...
Review of: Ray Wylie Hubbard
The Grifter's Hymnal
(Bordello Records) The Grifter's Hymnal serves as the follow-up album to Ray Wylie Hubbard's 2010 release
Review of: Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward
Live In The Living Room
(Smith Entertainment) Texan Rodney Parker and his band 50 Peso Reward just released Live In the Living Room. This read more...
>>Lubbock Features
Swampland's Top 25 Albums of 2011
As March fades and the first quarter of 2012 comes to a close, Swampland has used this moment to look back on 2011 putting together our list of last year's best music releases from the South. Although we've named 25 records on our Top 25 Albums of 2011, each one serves as sort of a best in category as well. There were so many strong releases that we will attempt to spread read more...
Rock and Roll Mommy
Rock and Roll Mommy by Shannon McNally I didn’t recognize the first signs of being pregnant. I mistook them for extreme road weariness. I was in the studio in Lafayette making a record with Mac Rebennack, (also known as Dr. John) and Bobby Charles. It was a record that I had looked read more...
>>Lubbock Conversations
Tift Merritt: A Poetic Songbird
Tift Merritt A Poetic Songbird By James Calemine "I can't keep quiet Oh, I can't hide I want to shout and sing And shine, shine, shine..." "Tambourine" --Tift Merritt
Shooter Jennings
Ol’ Shooter : Are you ready for the country? Are you ready for him? November 2005 by Michael Buffalo Smith At the age of 25, Shooter Jennings, the only son of legendary country music icon Waylon Jennings and his wife, Jessie Colter, is riding high on the country charts with a hot single “4th of read more...