BEYONCE GOES COUNTRY
By William NashProfessor of American Studies and Englishand American Literature, Middlebury On Super Bowl Sunday, Beyoncé released two country songs...
MUSIC
Alll aspects of music, musical performance, musicians
THREATS TO LEAVE USA
Ruthie DiTucci Entertainers undoubtedly have a profound influence on society, but it’s also true that societal functions persist regardless of...
MOLLY TUTTLE BLUEGRASS
By WILLIAM NASHProfessor of American Studies and English and American Literatures, Middlebury Jason Aldean’s song “Try That In A Small...
SOUL DOCTOR
By Dena Stewart Ten years ago, Stewart Stewart and Dena Stewart had the opportunity to see the pre-Broadway Show “Soul...
ACTORS, AUTHORS, FOODIES…
By Dena Stewart Alive on South Beach was a small SyndicatedNews.net column hosted by Stewart and Dena Stewart. They grew...
Rock music has had sympathy for God as well as the devil – Amy Grant straddles between ‘Christian’ and ‘secular’ music
David W. Stowe Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University After three multiplatinum and six platinum albums, 30 million albums...
Taylor Swift’s songs connected to Shakespeare, Hitchcock and Plath
By Elizabeth ScalaProfessor of English, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Title of course: “The Taylor...
6 DEAD 61 MOWED DOWN BY RAPPER
By Ruthie DiTucci According to Facebook, the SUV driver that plowed into a Christmas Parade procession is a rapper that...
In ‘Rumors,’ Lizzo and Cardi B pull from the ancient Greeks, putting a new twist on an old tradition
Grace B. McGowanPhD Candidate in American Studies, Boston University It isn’t often that a pop star releases a music video...
Leon Russell and John McEuen
Walking back to some hotel on a midnight Nashville street, someone was yelling my name from a passing car. I...