As student loan debt surpasses U.S. credit card debt, documentaries ask the tough questions about a college education. For at least the past 30 years, since...
Author - Danny Duncan Collum
Joe Henry (Work Song, 2014) Joe Henry may always be thought of as the T Bone Burnett of his generation. After all, his career began when the legendary producer...
Flesh may be weak, but our skin is what holds us together and keeps us human. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems that can do things we...
Sam Baker (Self-released, 2013) Say Grace is a collection of rough-hewn jewels honoring the people Sam Baker calls “everyday heroes.” There is the flagman on...
Chuck Mead (Plowboy Records, 2014) Chuck Mead began his musical life as a punk rocker in his native Lawrence, Kansas; then he got the itch to play country and...
Some of America’s best-known musicians have come from its least-known places. “I Never Loved a Man (The Way That I Love You)” by Aretha Franklin. “Land of...
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings (Daptone Records, 2014) If what the people want is music with deep roots, honest emotions, and spiritual fire, then this album...
Hollywood’s recent flood of slavery-themed films might be a sign that our nation is finally ready to confront the sins of its past. Theodore Parker, the...
Muhammad Ali downed some of the best boxers of all time, but his battle with the Supreme Court truly cemented his legacy. First a warning, or a reassurance:...
Vandaveer (Quack Media, 2013) Don’t mess around with guys named Willie. That’s the message in these Appalachian death ballads. Over and over in...
