X founder John Doe collaborated with The Sadies on Country Club, an album of new songs and country classics.
John Doe: A Punk Rocker Goes A Little Country
()Doe, of the L.A. punk band X, joined Canadian band The Sadies to perform songs from the album Country Club, covering classics from Merle Haggard to Tammy Wynette. He discusses several of his favorite tracks in a May 2009 interview with Fresh Air host Terry Gross.
Recent Interviews
The Fresh Air Interview
Charlie Louvin: A Louvin Brother Carries On
September 2, 2010 The Louvin Brothers, Ira and Charlie, are considered one of the all-time great country-music duos. After Ira was killed in a 1965 car crash, his younger brother Charlie kept singing, eventually releasing nearly 20 albums over the course of four decades. In 1996, he spoke to Fresh Air host Terry Gross.
The Fresh Air Interview
Ricky Skaggs: A Bluegrass Musician Returns To Roots
September 2, 2010 Skaggs started performing as a child and was considered a musical prodigy. After a string of country hits in the 1980s, he returned to bluegrass, performing folk renditions of his own country hits. In 2003, Skaggs spoke to Fresh Air host Terry Gross about growing up in the music industry and playing with Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs.
The Fresh Air Interview
Willie Nelson: The Songwriter Reflects On His Hits
September 1, 2010 Before he became a leader of the outlaw country movement, Nelson worked for decades as a songwriter, pumping out hit after hit for other performers in Nashville. In 1996, he joined Terry Gross for a conversation about his most famous songs, including "Crazy," "The Family Bible" and "Night Life."
Recent Reviews
Movie Reviews
'The American': An Abstract, Angst-Filled Art Thriller
September 1, 2010 Anton Corbijn's paranoid thriller stars George Clooney as an anonymous international assassin constantly on the run. Critic David Edelstein says the spare movie "cast a spell" over the audience -- as they entered the mind of a man with no past or future.
Music Reviews
Patsy Cline: A Country Career Cut Short
August 30, 2010 One of American popular music's great enigmas, says critic Ed Ward, is what would have happened to Patsy Cline's career if it had lasted longer. She was poised to revolutionize the role of the solo female singer, as well as Nashville's place in the music business, when she was killed in a plane crash. Decca has just released her complete recordings on an album called Sweet Dreams.
Movie Reviews
Mesrine: A Ruthless Crook, A 'Killer' Film
August 27, 2010 The French outlaw Jacques Mesrine, who terrorized France and killed 39 people, is the subject of the thrilling Mesrine: Killer Instinct, which stars Vincent Cassell as Mesrine and Gerard Depardieu as a Parisian crime boss. Critic John Powers applauds Cassell's acting, saying it "ranks with the best of DeNiro or Pacino or, more recently, Daniel Day-Lewis."
The Fresh Air Interview
Ricky Skaggs: A Bluegrass Musician Returns To Roots()
Skaggs started performing as a child and was considered a musical prodigy. After a string of country hits in the 1980s, he returned to bluegrass, performing folk renditions of his own country hits. In 2003, Skaggs spoke to Fresh Air host Terry Gross about growing up in the music industry and playing with Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs.
The Fresh Air Interview
Charlie Louvin: A Louvin Brother Carries On()
The Louvin Brothers, Ira and Charlie, are considered one of the all-time great country-music duos. After Ira was killed in a 1965 car crash, his younger brother Charlie kept singing, eventually releasing nearly 20 albums over the course of four decades. In 1996, he spoke to Fresh Air host Terry Gross.
