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This Short Film Shows How a Fishing Bet Led to 'The Mandolin That Made Mipso'We've all heard the fishing tales about the one that got away. But a new short film titled The Mandolin That Made Mipso tells another story altogether. Directed and produced by filmmaker Taylor Sharp, the film explores how a father-son conversation on a North Carolina fishing pier charted the course…
'Night Music' Envisions the Prisoners' Role in the Lomax Field Recordings"I come to this project as a musicology outsider," says Lukas Huffman, the writer and director of the short film, Night Music. As he became passionate about the field recordings made by John and Alan Lomax in the 1930s, a cinematic idea began to take shape. Wisely, Huffman sought guidance…
How Susanna Clark's Tapes Shaped a Film on Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark“I want every single person in the world to be a Guy Clark fan,” says Tamara Saviano. “When people ask me why I did the tribute album and when people ask me why I did the book and when people ask me why I did the movie, that’s my response.…
BGS 5+5: AHIArtist: AHI Hometown: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Latest Album: Prospect, out November 5, 2021 Rejected band names: UrbanPeasant (high school rap name) and Back To Now (University band name) What was the first moment that you knew you wanted to be a musician? Before I left home to backpack across Ethiopia,…
ColumnsSep 28, 2021
Artist: RC & the Ambers Hometown: Tahlequah, Oklahoma Latest Album: Big Country Personal nicknames: RC “Rooster” Edwards Which artist has influenced you the most ... and how? Probably have to say John Prine. Something about the way he could be heartbreaking, hilarious, and most of all clever in the same song. He teaches a lesson…
ColumnsSep 23, 2021
Artist: Sideline Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina Latest Album: Ups, Downs and No Name Towns What was the first moment that you knew you wanted to be a band? It wasn’t really a realization of “wanted to” as much as a realization that we “should be” a band. We had been playing a small handful of…
ColumnsSep 20, 2021
Artist: The Delevantes Hometown: Rutherford, NJ… then Hoboken, NJ… and now Nashville Latest Album: A Thousand Turns Rejected band names: "The band was originally named Who's Your Daddy. The name came from the Zombies song, 'Time of the Season.' The lyric reads: 'What’s your name? Who’s your daddy?' but very few people ever got it.…
ColumnsSep 15, 2021
Artist: Brad Kolodner Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Latest Album: Chimney Swifts Personal nicknames: B-rad, Dadley, BK Which artist has influenced you the most ... and how? My father Ken, hands down. As long as I can remember, my father’s music has been the soundtrack of my life. To be fair, I didn’t have much choice in…
ColumnsSep 14, 2021
Artist: Martin Sexton Hometown: Syracuse, New York Latest album: 2020 Vision Personal nicknames: Wolfman (band and crew would call me that on the walkies) Which artist has influenced you the most...and how? There are just so many of equal importance. Everyone from Black Sabbath to Pavarotti, from Mel Tormé to Mel Blanc (voice of every…
