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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST By Antonino D'Ambrosio Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/08/johnny_cash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/08/johnny_cash/index.html?source=rss The untold story of Johnny Cash, protest singer and Native American activist, and his feud with the music industry By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/21/bowerbirds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/21/bowerbirds/index.html?source=rss Bowerbirds make restless lullabies about the joy of holding hands among the squirrels and the poison ivy Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/26/rb_darwilliams/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/26/rb_darwilliams/index.html?source=rss A conversation about disco, snap peas and rock 'n' roll (plus a special performance for the bunnies). By Judy Berman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/09/02/petrusich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/09/02/petrusich/index.html?source=rss The author of "It Still Moves" discusses her road trip through America's musical past and future -- and why we still yearn for the music of yore. By Cary Tennis Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/17/folk_festival/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/17/folk_festival/index.html?source=rss We're working together but she's so flaky it feels like she's working against me. By Kevin Berger Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/03/31/destroyer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/03/31/destroyer/index.html?source=rss Why the dark and madly poetic Destroyer is my favorite rock band in ages. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/07/04/stanley_brothers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/07/04/stanley_brothers/index.html?source=rss Quintessential American music. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/20/jim_white/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/20/jim_white/index.html?source=rss A Zeppelin-esque riff anchors this simple but effective song. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/14/wooden_wand/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/14/wooden_wand/index.html?source=rss Dylanisms and rusticisms abound on this modern folk song. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/11/lynn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/11/lynn/index.html?source=rss One country legend pays tribute to another. By Andrew Marcus Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/30/yearender_folk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/30/yearender_folk/index.html?source=rss The spirit of folk was everywhere this year, with a slew of tribute albums to various new hybrid forms -- from freak-folk to folk-punk and beyond. By Charles Taylor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2004/11/17/briar_rose/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2004/11/17/briar_rose/index.html?source=rss Greil Marcus and Sean Wilentz discuss their amazing new anthology of writing about the American ballad -- and wonder whether Republicans sing better songs of passion and murder than Democrats do. By Keith Harris Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/10/28/mayer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/10/28/mayer/index.html?source=rss Sure, critics make fun of him. But sensitive-guy singer-songwriter John Mayer has put the soul back in folk and the sex back in vanilla. By David Bowman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/09/29/gilmore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/09/29/gilmore/index.html?source=rss English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore, at just 23, is the genuine heiress to the Bob Dylan-Leonard Cohen-Tom Waits legacy of dark, brilliant indie folk-rock. By Stephanie Zacharek Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/16/mighty_wind/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/16/mighty_wind/index.html?source=rss Christopher Guest and his "Best in Show" cohorts are back, mocking the survivors of '60s folk music in this work of sideways comic genius. By Allen Barra Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/05/14/dylan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/05/14/dylan/index.html?source=rss Two new books make it clear why Bob Dylan had to ditch the phony, self-righteous Greenwich Village folk scene. By Ira Robbins Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/09/19/broadside/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/09/19/broadside/index.html?source=rss Broadside published songs by writers who wanted to change the world -- including a young Bob Dylan. A five-CD set marches through the great folk mag's past. By David Hill Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/27/guthrie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/27/guthrie/index.html?source=rss Woody Guthrie's "Dust Bowl Ballads" drew the road map for Bob Dylan and Ramblin' Jack. A reissue recaptures the parched glory. By Douglas Wolk Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/06/19/drake/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/06/19/drake/index.html?source=rss The English folkie left behind three perfect records when he died of an overdose in 1974. It took a recent Volkswagen commercial for them to find an audience. By Andy Battaglia and Rennie Sparks Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/06/14/smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/06/14/smith/index.html?source=rss Mystic and record collector Harry Smith knew life was cruel, yet his folk "Anthology" promised a way to "see America changed by music." By Joe Heim Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/30/gray/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/30/gray/index.html?source=rss English folkie David Gray is a star in the U.K. Can some electronic blips and an endorsement from Dave Matthews win him an audience in the States? By David Cantwell Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/09/gilmore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/09/gilmore/index.html?source=rss Zen cowboy Jimmie Dale Gilmore expresses the beauty of sadness and the perfection of sorrow. By Seth Mnookin Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/25/oldham/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/25/oldham/index.html?source=rss "Guarapero: Lost Blues 2" collects Will Oldham's stream-of-consciousness rants and odd tales of sexual dysfunction. By Michelle Goldberg Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/11/17/difranco/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/11/17/difranco/index.html?source=rss Forget the solipsistic neurotica of Fiona Apple. On "To the Teeth" righteous babe Ani DiFranco feels the funk and represents Buffalo, N.Y. By Seth Mnookin Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/10/28/legg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/10/28/legg/index.html?source=rss Guitarist and "All Things Considered" commentator Adrian Legg tells funny stories, but his guitar playing is no laughing matter.