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A hardworking redneck rapper like Yelawolf can't get nowherenew

On his own, Yelawolf crossed into the realms of pop, R&B and party music just fine. But when Eminem unveiled the first single from Yelawolf's debut on Shady Records, the album that followed was a mixed bag of half-baked attempts at branching out.

INDY Week | Brandon Soderberg | 11-14-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Yelawolf

Gifts for Audiophilesnew

This music lover's gift guide shares the secret of successful gift selection.

Orlando Weekly | Jason Ferguson | 11-14-2012 | Shopping

Redemption Songnew

New biography of Gram Parsons, Calling Me Home, refuses to let the legendary alt-country singer's life be defined by its tragic end.

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 11-14-2012 | Books

Hitting a New Highnew

The New Lows celebrate release of new album, I Couldn't Sleep

Orlando Weekly | Ashley Belanger | 11-14-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Traditional America? It's Over.new

While Obama and his supporters celebrate his surprisingly comfortable win, the reality of governing amid undiminished acrimony will soon rear its head.

INDY Week | Jonathan Weiler | 11-14-2012 | Commentary

Short Takes on Florida Litnew

A handful of new books from (or about) Florida

Orlando Weekly | Jessica Bryce Young | 11-14-2012 | Books

Free Byrdnew

Cosmic American music is rooted right here.

Folio Weekly | Marlene Dryden | 11-14-2012 | Nonfiction

Tags: Gram Parsons

Four More Years of Hyperbole?new

It’s not just time to work together; it’s time to end the name-calling.

Folio Weekly | Denise Reagan | 11-14-2012 | Commentary

Tags: partisanship

When will Madonna stop being relevant?new

When we stop asking if Madonna's still relevant.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | Mark Kemp | 11-14-2012 | Music

South Carolina’s Role in a GOP Civil Warnew

In the struggle for the Republican Party to define itself after its loss to President Obama, it doesn’t appear this self-examination will be pretty. Here are the first shots in a GOP civil war.

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 11-14-2012 | Elections

Tags: GOP, Republicans

Spielberg's Lincoln humanizes the legendary presidentnew

When you hear that Steven Spielberg directed an Abraham Lincoln biopic, you get an image in your head of what it must look like: overtly sentimental, grand in scale, and more about idealized hero worship than anything else. The famed director's historical dramas tend to be maudlin affairs, custom-made for history classrooms, and no doubt Lincoln will be shown to many a middle school over the ensuing decades.

Charleston City Paper | Jake Mulligan | 11-14-2012 | Reviews

Tags: Steven Spielberg