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Driving Towards The Daylight to Noise In My Head: A Conversation With Joe Bonamassa and DarkDriveClinic's "Litmus Heart"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, Brad Whitford, Kevin Shirley, Noah Chenfeld, Freddie King, Paul Rogers, Aerosmith, Joe Bonamasa, The Box Story, Jimmy Barnes, Koko Taylor, Warren Haynes, Arlan Schierbaum, Willie Dixon, Michael Rhodes, Robert Johnson, Tom Waits, John Hiatt, Howlin' Wolf, Arlan ScGuitar Player Magazine, ZZ Top, Guitar International, Anton Fig, Blondie Chaplin, Bruce Springsteen, Derek Trucks, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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The Real Story Behind Howlin' Wolf's 'Killing Floor'

Debra Devi | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: History of Words, History, Etymology, Blues Singers, History of Slavery, Blues Musicians, African American History, Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf, Blues Legends, Slavery, Blues Music, History of Blues, Killing Floor, Blues, Chicago Blues, Black History, Video, Culture News
Debra Devi

"Wolf had seven wives. One was named Helen. She shot him with a double barrel shotgun with buckshot. Out the second floor window. This woman, oh man, he wrote that song about her!"

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The Patagonia Music Collective Launches -- Plus a Conversation With John Popper

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jon Cleary, The Zac Brown Band, Bonnie Raitt, Phillip Glass, Elmore James, Goldberg, Brett Dennen, Abigail Washburn, Los Lobos, Maroon 5, Patagonia, Kingpin, Woody Harrelson, Brandi Carlile, Ben Solee, Mary Shelley, Blues Traveler, DJ Logic, Howlin' Wolf, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Snl, Hulk Hogan, The Bad Plus, Nick Cave, The Blues Brothers, Mason Jennings, Taj Mahal, Chris Barron, Charlie Parker, John Popper & the Duskray Troubadours, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Blues Brothers 2000, Jono Manson, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, The Patagonia Music Collective, Switchfoot, Rob BonDurant, Howard Stern, Spin Doctors, String Cheese Incident, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Private Parts, Buddy Miles, Bill Murray, John Lee Hooker, John Popper, Pearl Jam, Umphrey?S McGee, Moe, Jack Johnson, Paul Butterfield, Jimi Hendrix, Ziggy Marley, John Scofield, Yvon Chouinard, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Today, the environmentally conscious clothing company Patagonia Inc. launches "The Patagonia Music Collective" by releasing two 11-track bundles that are part of an ongoing series intended to be a new model for green giving.

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Dr. John Plans Soul Fire Gathering

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Soul Fire, Howlin Wolf, Turtle Women Rising, Dr. John, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Helloneworleans, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

If you'd like to give New Orleans' own Mac Rebennack a/k/a Dr. John a proper sendoff before his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, come to...

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Dog Ears Music: The Leftovers/What's to Eat? Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amos Lee, Sean Hayes, The Leftovers, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Squeeze, Charlie Johnson and His Orchestra, War, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Butane Variations, Freddy King, Bud Powell, Donna Summer, Music, John Prine, The Stanley Brothers, The Beatles, John Fahey, Alberta Hunter, Memphis Minnie, Ohio Players, Howlin' Wolf, Portugal the Man, Silver Jews, Oppenheimer, Charles Mingus, Papa Charlie Jackson, Kevin Coyne, Editors, John Fogerty, Nirvana, Frankie Seay & the Soul Riders, Iggy Pop, Vince Guaraldi, Danielle Evin, Ry Cooder, The Dead Boys, Dizzy Gillespie & Max Roach, Joanna Newsom, mp3s, Dusty Springfield, Julia Lee, Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds, Albert Collins, Neil Young With Crazy Horse, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Phil Ramone, George Jones, Johnny Mercer, Pop Levi, Dog Ears, Gigi Gryce, Drive-by Truckers, Marijuana, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Iggy Pop, Sean Hayes, The Leftovers, Joanna Newsom, Donna Summer, Oppenheimer and more.

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HuffPost Exclusive: Elizabeth & The Catapult's "You And Me," Plus Conversations with T-Bone Burnett, Next BIG Nashville's Jason Wilkins, and Author Jay Frank

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Keltner, Jimmy Reed, Mike Disfarmer, Son Volt, Jay Frank, An Inconvenient Truth, Arcade Fire, Jeff Bridges, Howlin' Wolf, Haley Williams, The Punch Brothers, Uncle Skeleton, Elvis Costello, Solar Power, Be Your Own Pet, Cmt, The Apache Relay, Trisha Yearwood, T-Bone Burnett, Ralph Stanley, Paramore, Waiting for Superman, New Kids on the Block, Elvis Presley, Sonic Youth, Sam Phillips, Jeff Lynne, Leonard Cohen, Taylor Swift, Gillian Welch, U2, Elizabeth & the Catapult, Duke Ellington, Madi Diaz, Charlie Wilson's War, Jim James, Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Black Keys, Brad Paisley, Ann Wilson, Britney Spears, Grant Lee Buffalo, John Mellencamp, The Informant, Crazy Heart, Miles Davis, John Hiatt, Mariah Carey, Heart, Elton John, Leon Russell, The Cove, Scott Borchetta, The Big Lebowski, E.L.O., Nancy Wilson, Bob Dylan, Backstreet Boys, Jim Wilkins, The Jayhawks, Gregg Allman, John Lee Hooker, Steve Wariner, Rob Stanley, Kings of Leon, Lady GaGa, O' Brother Where Art Thou?, Itunes, Bruce Springsteen, Nysync, Kruu, Kindercastle, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2010-09-29-elizabeththecatapult.jpg Basically, The Other Side Of Zero -- the new album by Elizabeth & The Catapult -- is a commentary on the parallels of Elizabeth Ziman's New York City life and Leonard Cohen's inability to achieve Buddhist ideals.

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Burlesque Dancers Give Shirts off Their Backs to See What's in the Water

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Burlesque, New Orleans, Howlin Wolf, Coastal Heritage Society of Louisiana, Burlesque for the Bayou, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf Coastal Rainwater, Gulf Oil Spill Rain, Green News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Coastal Heritage Society of Louisiana Founder Joanie Hughes called in some favors to raise funds for testing coastal rainwater after the oil spill, and Burlesque for the Bayou was born.

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Someone's Mojo Is Working: A Conversation With Tom Petty

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elmore James, Little Walter, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, BB King, Gamble & Huff, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Jeff Beck Group, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, Thomas Jefferson, Blues, Robert Johnson, Tom Petty, Derek and the Dominos, Chuck Berry, Cream, Bo Diddley, Leon Huff, Howlin' Wolf, George Thorogood, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Robert Cray, Randy Newman, Scott Thurston, Mike Campbell, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I've been trying to get there for over a decade, really. [Blues] is the music we've always played. I guess over the last decade or so, it just became where I went when I wanted to listen to music."

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HuffPost Review: Who Do You Love

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darnell Martin, Bo Diddley, Jon Abrahams, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Alessandro Nivola, Willie Dixon, Leonard Chess, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Jerry Zaks, Chi McBride, Chuck Berry, Who Do You Love Movie Review, Cadillac Records, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Thanks to a juicy performance by Alessandro Nivola,, Who Do You Love feels like a celebration of a seminal musical moment, for all its flaws.

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Q&A: Alessandro Nivola talks about Who Do You Love

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sam Shepard, Darnell Martin, Howlin Wolf, A Lie of the Mind, Who Do You Love, Alessandro Nivola Interview, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Dixon, Leonard Chess, Blues, Jerry Zaks, Marshall Fine Interview, Cadillac Records, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

In Who Do You Love, directed by Jerry Zaks and opening in limited release Friday, actor Alessandro Nivola plays record mogul Leonard Chess. Nivola took time recently to chat about the film.

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Jo Versus the Zombies: A Burlesque Fight for Healthcare

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Clockwork Elvis, Burlesque, Howlin' Wolf, Blue Dog Democrats, Playing for Change, House of Representatives, Health; Health Care; Health Insurance; Universal Healthcare; Barack Obama; John Mccain; British Healthcare; David Cameron; Hillary Clinton; Mandates; Premiums; Uninsured Millions; United Kingdom; London; Healthcare Reform, Style News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

In one of the last civilized nations to deny universal health care to its citizens, just because we can put on a show, does not mean we should have to.

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Seventy-Nine

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 08.18.2011

Read More: Telemetry Orchestra, Howlin Wolf, mp3s, Heartless Bastards, Phil Ramone, Danielle Evin, Robbie Robertson, Music, Peaches, Dog Ears, Curumin, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features Curumin, Telemetry Orchestra, Howlin Wolf, Heartless Bastards, Robbie Robertson and Peaches.

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Beyonce Sings Etta James? Maybe. Etta James Singing Etta James? Now We're Talking Immortal.

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Little Walter, Chess Records, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Buddy Guy, Leonard Chess, Ottis Spasnn, Chuck Berry, Beyoncé, Marshall Chess, Entertainment News
Jesse Kornbluth

Whatever your opinion of that star turn, I'm still beating a drum for the idea of the film -- Etta James should be at least as well known as Aretha Franklin.

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