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O Brother Where Art Thou

O Jesus, Where Art Thou?

Bert Montgomery | Posted 05.28.2013 | Religion
Read More: Easter, Church, Frederick Buechner, O Brother Where Art Thou, Christianity, Resurrection, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Religious Books, Jesus Christ, The Lost Dogs, Will Campbell, Religion News
Bert Montgomery

It may just be the hope we need: that the Christ who lives is on the move; that the Christ who lives is alive in the world around us; that while we celebrate the resurrection inside our churches, the Body of Christ is alive and well and walking outside our walls.

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Jennifer Bendery

Eric Cantor Challenger Wayne Powell To Campaign With Bluegrass Icon Ralph Stanley

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 10.16.2012 | Politics
Read More: Eric Cantor Ralph Stanley, Video, House Races, Eric Cantor Wayne Powell, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Wayne Powell, Ralph Stanley, O Brother Where Art Thou, Elections 2012, Wayne Powell Ralph Stanley, Eric Cantor, Virginia Races, Ralph Stanley Bluegrass, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- House Democratic hopeful Wayne Powell has a tough fight ahead of him trying to unseat Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), so he's calling in the b...

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Motherload Monday: Chats With Steve Earle, Ravi Coltrane, Jerry Douglas, P.O.D.'s Sonny Sandoval and Marina & The Diamonds

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.06.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Toby Marshall, Eric Clapton, Joe Lavano, Britney Spears, Mumford & Sons, Def Tones, Sam Bush, Alison Krauss, Steve Earle, Paul Simon, Marcus Mumford, Thelonius Monk, Paul Motion, Ralph Alessi, Joan Baez, Sonny Sandoval, Miles Davis, Platoon, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Ravi Coltrane, Jerry Douglas, John Coltrane, PJ Harvey, O Brother Where Art Thou?, David Proctor Hurlin, Geri Allen, Harry Potter, Hank Williams, Russ Titelman, Flatts & Scruggs, J.D. Crowe & the New South, Charlie Parker, Doc Ebersol, Marilyn McLeod, Lil' Wayne, Madonna, Fionna Apple, Vince Gill, P.O.D., Earl Scruggs, Ken Irwin, David Liebman, Incubus, Slayer, Metallica, E.J. Strickland, Bela Fleck, Ry Cooder, Tamra Ellison, Uncle Josh Graves, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow, Marina and the Diamonds, Marcos Curiel, Kate Rusby, Alice Coltrane, Lester Flatts, Adam Sandler, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Slipknow, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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We're No Angels: Americans, Church Doctrine, and the Pill

Glenn W. Smith | Posted 04.14.2012 | Politics
Read More: Women's Health, Catholic Church, Contraception, President Obama, O Brother Where Art Thou, Politics News
Glenn W. Smith

What's behind all the hooting and hollering over the Obama Administration's contraception initiative? Why is it that even some progressive pundits are arguing for more deference to the Catholic Bishops on an issue that's not even about religious freedom, but women's health?

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?

T Bone Burnett | Posted 10.22.2011 | Home
Read More: Coen Brothers, T-Bone Burnett, O Brother Where Art Thou, O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack, George Clooney, O Brother Where Art Thou 10th Anniversary, Home News
T Bone Burnett

For many of us, O Brother was part of a musical education. It helped extend an important Twentieth Century musical legacy into the Twenty-First Century.

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Hymns, Harrows, Harvests & More: Chatting with John Hiatt, Gillian Welch and Umphrey's McGee's Joel Cummins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.02.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Jim Keltner, Alison Krauss, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Lost Boys, Norman Blake, Queen, Hall & Oates, The Blue Sky Boys, John Hiatt, The Stanley Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, Tim O'Brien, Rosanne Cash, The Habit of Being, Joe Clark, Ryan Stasik, Jimmy Stewart, Dave Rawlings, Roger Taylor, Elvis Costello, B.B. King, The Monroe Brothers, Umphrey's Mcgee, The Delmore Brothers, The Jeff Healey Band, T-Bone Burnett, The Artist's Way, Ralph Stanley, The Everly Brothers, Paul Newman, Little Village, Molly O'Brien, Ry Cooder, Brendan Bayliss, Flannery O'Connor, Gillian Welch, Nick Lowe, Mike Miro, Richard Thompson, Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

John Hiatt's new album Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns kicks off with a pretty universally themed song, "Damn This Town." It's true, no matter what town you grow up in, every kid can't wait to get out of it.

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City and Country

Daniel Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: New York City, Country Music, Bluegrass, Grascals, Roots Music, Americana, Country Music Awards, O Brother Where Art Thou, True Grit Soundtrack, Americana Music, Entertainment News
Daniel Menaker

There's no real culture of Americana in New York as there used to be in the 40's, 50's and 60's when Greenwich Village played host from Seeger to Dylan to Baez to Ochs. For a nostalgist like me, that's a shame.

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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 | Entertainment
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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Women and Country: A Conversation with Jakob Dylan and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Roots Music, T-Bone Burnett, Rick Rubin, Americana, The Bird and the Bee, O Brother Where Art Thou, Neko Case, Hall & Oates, Bob Dylan, Juno, Mike Piersante, Daryl Hall, She's Out of My League, Kelly Hogan, Entertainment News, Jakob Dylan, John Oates, The Wallflowers, Benedryl, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Following his strong Seeing Things solo debut, Jakob Dylan furthers his adventures beyond The Wallflowers with his latest album, Women And Country.

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In the tank for Scorsese?

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Jeffrey Wells, Pret a Porter, Martin Scorsese, O Brother Where Art Thou, No Country for Old Men, Kundun, Gosford Park, Coen Brothers, Hollywood Elsewhere, Marshall Fine Blog, Intolerable Cruelty, The Players, Fargo, Shutter Island, Nashville, Cookie?S Fortune, Blood Simple, New York Times, Robert Altman, Goodfellas, Burn After Reading, A.O. Scott, A Serious Man, Casino, Bringing Out the Dead, Popeye, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

My friend Jeffrey Wells recently ran a link to my review of Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, which I really liked, on his always interesting website,...

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