I recently published an essay about my experiences in teaching a class on the Coens' O Brother, Where Art Thou? The one-eyed dude ab

I recently appeared on Jorge Arevalo's excellent Hurdy Gurdy Songs program on Radio Free Brooklyn. Highlights of this broadcast include the

A visual Twitter thread I created to explain the decades of connections between the nation's leading segregationist, George C. Wallace, coun

Listen to the songs and recordings mentioned in the new book I'd Fight the World: A Political History of Old-Time, Hillbilly & Country Music

My recent interview re: "I'd Fight the World" on WICN 90.5's Inquiry with Mark Lynch. We talk about Pappy's biscuits, Brinkley's goat gla..

Check out my latest podcast appearance where I talk about connections between Country Music and Politics.

One thing not mentioned though is that it was Key's connections to politics that led him to become friends with Hank in the first place.

Slate writer Carl Wilson recently drew attention to I'd Fight the World: A Political History of Old-Time, Hillbilly, and Country Music as...

The excellent pop culture thought and criticism site PopMatters recently excepted a good portion of the first chapter of my book, "The...