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...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...
James Franco's Film Adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy Book Child of God
(Sep 4th 2015, 15:17)
James Franco’s Adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God This morning I watched James read more...
View the BBC's Southern Rock Documentary on Swampland
(Apr 18th 2012, 09:17)
Swampland has added the BBC's new Southern Rock Documentary to it front page. Go here to view it -
Reflections, Progressions & Horizons
(Mar 10th 2012, 13:18)
"Will all your money buy you forgiveness? Will it keep you from sickness? Will it keep you from cold?
A Modern Legacy of America's Finest Archivists
(Feb 7th 2012, 16:08)
A Modern Legacy of America's Finest Archivists A treasure trove of old, obscure American music exists out read more...
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>>West Virginia reviews
Review of: Connie Smith
Long Line of Heartaches
(Sugar Hill Records) Long Line of Heartaches counts as Connie Smith's 53rd album, but her first since 1996. Produced read more...
Review of: Sarah Jarosz
Song Up In Her Head
(Sugar Hill Records) "Song Up In Her Head" is the title of the excellent debut album by singer, songwriter read more...
Review of: Michael Martin Murphey
Buckaroo Blue Grass
(Rural Rhythm Records) I’ve always been a fan of Michael Martin Murphey’s early work from the read more...
>>West Virginia Features
Bloodkin's One Long Hustle
By James Calemine CLICK ON LINKS WITH TOJUMPTO RELATED read more...
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...
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Lance Ledbetter Interview: The Divine Grace of Dust To Digital
Lance Ledbetter Interview Dust To Digital’s Divine Grace By James Calemine The story of Dust To Digital is a divine one. In the late 1990s, Lance Ledbetter set out to discover rare recordings of gospel music. His journey led read more...
Way Down South With John Sayles
Way Down South with John Sayles By James Calemine John Sayles’ films command respect. His latest film, Honeydripper, takes place in Alabama during the 1950s. Honeydripper counts as Sayles’16th film which read more...