In an important new documentary, Morgan Freeman attempts to coax a revolution in his hometown of Charleston, Mississippi, where the local high school still has segregated proms.
Posts Tagged ‘Mississippi’
Ivan Katz: A Demagogue In Full Cry
July 17th, 2009 |
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Los Angeles Supervisor Mike Antonovich has earned a place of distinction in the Pantheon of Public Stupidity.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Eighty-One
July 17th, 2009 |
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This week’s column features Ralston Bowles, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt & Dolly Parton, Arthur Crudup, Lola Flores, Colored Shadows and The Impressions.
Isobel White: Same Sex Marriage in CA: 8 Reasons Why We Should Lay Off the Debate over 2010 v. 2012
July 17th, 2009 |
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In recent weeks, some prominent LGBT organizations have been attempting to energize the rest of us by holding “2010 v. 2012 forums,” where we debate…
Emmett Till’s Casket Could Be Moved To Mississippi Museum From Desecrated Cemetery
July 17th, 2009 |
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Emmett Till’s glass-topped casket that showed evidence of his death by lynching in 1955 turned up last week in the storage shed of an Alsip cemetery embroiled in a grave reselling scheme.
Sharon L. Camp: New Arizona Law Restricts Access to a Range of Reproductive Health Services
July 16th, 2009 |
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Proponents of a new Arizona reproductive health law claim it helps inform women’s abortion decisions. However, this distortion of the informed consent process only hinders access to abortion services.
Califone: New Album
July 15th, 2009 |
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Califone Will Release Their New Album All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
October 6 On Dead Oceans
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The critically acclaimed Chicago post-rock act Califone is set to release their forthcoming album All My Friends Are Funeral Singers October 6 on Dead Oceans. The album marks the highly anticipated follow-up to 2006′s Roots & Crowns, which The New York Times calls “enthralling,” and Paste praises as “Acoustic Delta blues, back-porch Appalachia, folk-pop and syncopated funk marinate in futuristic sounds, like Mississippi John Hurt, Neil Young and Curtis Mayfield transported through Four Tet‘s chop shop.”
The Chicago-based band consists of multi-instrumentalists Tim Rutili, Jim Becker, Joe Adamik, and Ben Masseralla. On All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, produced by longtime collaborator Brian Deck (Iron & Wine, Gomez, Modest Mouse), the band employs a wide range of instrumentation and electronic effects to create a dense collage of sounds. Instruments range from the traditional (guitar, violin, banjo, percussion) to the unusual (optigan, stylophone, baritone ukulele, mbira, thumb piano).
Primary songwriter and vocalist Tim Rutili, whose artistic endeavors stretch beyond music and include the creation of surreal short documentaries, music video and film scores, recently wrote and directed his first feature-length film. The screenplay for the film draws on the same themes and inspirations as the album, and many of the songs were written at the same time and contain the same images and characters. The film, also titled All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, will be submitted to film festivals early next year. Califone will incorporate a full-length presentation of the film during their live performances, adding a new element to the band’s live show.
Nationwide tour dates will be confirmed shortly.
Michael Markarian: Strong Federal Law Brings the Hammer Down on Dogfighters
July 13th, 2009 |
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The flagrant disregard that dogfighters routinely show for society’s norms was replaced by the snap of handcuffs and the slap of 30 or so arrest warrants.
Nicholas Stephanopoulos: A Law Worth Saving
July 11th, 2009 |
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Racial discrimination in voting, while much reduced since the Voting Rights Act’s passage in 1965, remains all too prevalent in many parts of the country.
Jason Mannino: Lisa Kudrow, Josh Brolin, Chaz Bono, Christina Ricci Come out to Support LGBT Film at Outfest 2009
July 11th, 2009 |
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Outfest is one of the oldest, continuously running film festivals in Los Angeles and this year will emphasize LGBT Rights in response to Prop 8.
Rosanne Cash New Album:
w/ Boss, Elvis, Rufus, Tweedy
July 9th, 2009 |
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SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE ELVIS COSTELLO, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JEFF TWEEDY AND RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash will release her 12th studio album, entitled The List, on Manhattan Records on October 6, 2009. The new LP features Cash’s contemporary interpretations of 12 classic songs culled from a list of essential country tunes that her legendary father Johnny gave her in 1973, filtered through her own unique, sophisticated perspective.
Known primarily for her stellar songwriting, Cash showcases her incredible voice on The List — her first-ever covers record. As a result, the album is Rosanne Cash like you’ve never heard her before as she embraces her heritage and sings for the pure love and beauty of these songs which have shaped who she is as an artist.
Produced and arranged by Grammy winner John Leventhal (Cash’s husband, who also contributes guitar work throughout), The List includes Cash’s covers of songs with assistance of notable musicians like Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy and Rufus Wainwright.
The List is the first album Cash has made since she underwent surgery in 2007 for a benign brain condition, from which she has fully recovered.
Track Listing for The List:
1. Miss the Mississippi and You
2. Motherless Children
3. Sea of Heartbreak (w/ Bruce Springsteen)
4. Take These Chains From My Heart
5. I’m Movin’ On
6. She’s Got You
7. Heartaches by the Number (w/ Elvis Costello)
8. 500 Miles
9. Long Black Veil (w/ Jeff Tweedy)
10. Silver Wings (w/ Rufus Wainwright)
11. Girl From the North Country
12. Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow