A.V. Club Blog

Jul 3, 2008

I do take requests when it comes to this feature, in no small part because suggestions from you guys have helped me find (and sometimes introduced me...

Jun 26, 2008

Most of the musicians I’ve been featuring in this series have been from Mississippi, with

Jun 19, 2008

In his book Deep Blues, Robert Palmer describes Eddie “Son” House as “a failed...

Jun 13, 2008

Before actually telling you anything about Furry Lewis, it’s probably best to just throw one...

Jun 5, 2008

A lot of the musicians in this series were only filmed late in their lives because in their younger days, during the 1930s or earlier, nobody in...

May 29, 2008

I wasn’t very familiar with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee before starting this little blogging project, but as soon as I heard them, I knew I had...

May 22, 2008

Chester Arthur Burnett, a.k.a. Howlin’ Wolf, was a true giant of the blues, a great...

Nov 7, 2005

A gallery of celebrity faces carved into emu eggs, including the likenesses of

Nov 4, 2005

K-Fed, Saget, Tashlin, Jones and a Silly Man Who Wears a fur coat and needs a shave

Nov 3, 2005

Whose Hair Is Worth More: Elvis' or Marilyn's?

Oct 28, 2005

We all know that Yakov "What a country!" Smirnoff is a comic genius and the former Soviet Union's gift to Branson, Missouri. But who knew he was also a painter whose Jesus-loving, flag-waving, terrorist-hating, Bald Eagle-salutin, Lady Liberty-humping masterworks boast a saccharine, unapologetic mawkishness makes Anne Geddes look like Robert Mapplethorpe?

Oct 28, 2005

Why can't critics ever admit they're wrong?

Oct 27, 2005

Sad day for slowcore fans: It was officially announced today that Low bassist Zak Sally has

Oct 26, 2005

With Halloween looming, it’s an appropriate time to think about what makes a monster. Few know the answer better than Sarina Brewer, Scott Bibus,...

Oct 20, 2005

Put simply: What did we miss? We want your feedback... now!

Oct 17, 2005

What's on your wedding playlist?