...Anticipation for Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight... I just re-watched Quentin Tarantino's read more...
Swampland has added the BBC's new Southern Rock Documentary to it front page. Go here to view it -
"Will all your money buy you forgiveness? Will it keep you from sickness?
A Modern Legacy of America's Finest Archivists A treasure trove of old, obscure American music exists out read more...
Cormac McCarthy Sells First Script Writer
Happy Holidays From Swampland "Never be impatient with the ones who love you, It might be read more...
Bloodkin's Exile On Lumpkin Street: Soul Survivors By James Calemine
Robert Johnson: The Devil Is In The Details The
Lera Lynn Headlines Natural Life Music Festival November 20 Athens, Georgia, musician Lera Lynn will read more...
A Birthday Tribute To Sam Shepard Today is the 68th birthday of Sam Shepard. A
(Curb/Lost Highway) Release Me, Lyle Lovett's not so subtle message to his record label, counts as his last release read more...
(Bordello Records) The Grifter's Hymnal serves as the follow-up album to Ray Wylie Hubbard's 2010 release
(Rounder Records) The New Multitudes is a group composed of Jay Farrar, Anders Parker,
(Delmore Recordings) Born Karen Cariker during 1938 in Texas, Karen Dalton grew up in Oklahoma. During her lifetime, Dalton read more...
The Rum Diary This review was written to coincide with the 7-year anniversary of
(Messenger Records) Chris read more...
(Self-Released) I met Elijah Ford a few years ago when he was 18 during a tour with his father
(Island) Produced by Daniel Lanois,
(Vanguard) Old Mad Joy counts as the 10th studio album by the Austin, Texas, band The Gourds. Recorded at
(City Lights Books) Published in 1982,
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 read more...
Marc Ford’s Fuzz Machine Interview (Everyone Wants To Go To Heaven, But No One Wants To Die) By James Calemine “People are crazy Times are strange I’m locked in tight
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...
Welcome to the official information page for the GRITZ Stone Ground and Southern Music Compilation Series. We hope you will enjoy these free downloads, visit the band websites and order their albums. Please be sure to give us your feedback. We want to know what you think, as always. GRITZ has been the read more...
Soulful Sounds From A Delta Lady The Shannon McNally Interview by James Calemine Born in New York,
It’s Championship week in college basketball, and it’s a thrilling time to watch teams from smaller conferences earn their way into the Big Dance. While few believe that the regular season is what it used to be (especially when compared to college football), the hoops postseason is one of the top sporting events of the year.
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...
The world’s biggest sporting contest is upon us, and the Southern storylines could not be more prevalent. With the Saints and the Colts meeting in the Super Bowl, Swampland fans should be thoroughly entertained by the matchup of an exciting New Orleans team read more...
SEC 01/01 –.Auburn vs. Northwestern - Outback Bowl (11 am EST – ESPN) 01/01 – LSU vs. Penn State - Independence Bowl (1 pm EST – ABC) 01/01 – Florida vs. Cincinnati – Sugar Bowl (8:30pm EST – read more...
SEC 12/27 – Kentucky vs. Clemson - Music City Bowl (8:30pm EST – ESPN) 12/28 – Georgia vs. Texas A&M read more...