Long Features

SoundLand and the Rise of Nashville Hip Hop(3)

September 20, 2011

(Yes, yes, y’all: Yelawolf comes to SoundLand) If you were to ask the folks at Next BIG Nashville’s SoundLand, they would agree: This is the first time the festival has ever had a great hip hop show on the schedule. Not that there haven’t been great hip hop acts – Memphis’ Skewby and Huntsville, AL’s [...]

SoundLand and the Rise of Nashville Hip Hop

Leiber and Stoller: Second Generation Standards

To this day, Leiber, the lyricist, and Stoller, the melodist, yearn to be known as more than writers of simple rock and roll.

Brandi Carlile: Some Strings Attached

Singer-songwriter (and Columbia recording artist) Brandi Carlile has got one note in her repertoire that she intentionally tries to butcher. It’s the oft-referenced voice crack from 2007’s “The Story,” and as of May 3, it can be heard in live form on Carlile’s upcoming album Live from Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony. Making a [...]

The Civil Wars: A Brand New Duo Burns Up The Charts

(Photo: Andy Keenum) Interviewing the duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White, The Civil Wars, proves to be a challenge. In addition to having two sold-out concerts in White’s home base of Florence, Alabama, The Civil Wars are celebrating the February 1 release of their debut album, Barton Hollow. The excitement level is high [...]