Surprise Packages By My Lights: a January 25 surprise package These are days for playing "Gimme Some Truth." Also: The Criterion Closet, The Tuskegee Airmen, Mel Gibson, Nickel Boys, Hard Truths, and an invitation to write with me.
Looking Elsewhere Mad Max, Slow West, Sam Phillips, and lawsuit antics Looking Closer Intern Joe Allen here. And it's time to catch you up on Overstreet's recommended links for this week. (If you're following Jeffrey on Facebook or Twitter, you may have already seen some of these.) CINEMA: On Overstreet's short list of
Interviews Flashback: My conversation with Sam Phillips This weekend, Sam Phillips joined Joe Henry onstage for what was reportedly a knockout, 2 1/2-hour concert. Oh, if only I could have teleported down to L.A. to at the Coronet. I've been in a bit of a funk, knowing that I was missing one of
Music Reviews What Do Rhiannon Giddens, Sam Phillips, and the Movie "Amélie" Have in Common? When a music critic declares an album “perfect,” it tends to say more about that listener’s enthusiasm—and, perhaps, hubris—than it does about the record. So I’m holding myself back from that kind of overreach here. Suffice it to say that I’d have a hard time
On Songs & Albums What Breakup Record Cuts Your Heart Open? Readers Respond! I posted a question on Facebook and elsewhere: What breakup songs or breakup records mean the most to you? What music do you find entangled in your own hurtful experiences of separation? The floodgates burst open.
