Visions of Jack Dying
0March 16, 2013 by Matt Shedd
The church of Kerouac is a dive bar at the end of the road in a bad part of town, …
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Category Jack Kerouac, Jazz | Tags: alcohol, dying, Jack Keruoac
Athens Rock History and Walter Benjamin
0February 6, 2013 by Matt Shedd
Just started Rodger Lyle Brown’s PARTY OUT OF BOUNDS–his book about the Athens, Georgia rock scene: 1977 to 1987. Do …
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Category Music Writings, Rock and Roll, Roots Music | Tags: Athens, Party Out Of Bounds, Walter Benjamin
The Scientific Historical Mythos of St. Matthew
0October 6, 2012 by Matt Shedd
What did the brain of St. Matthew feel like as he wrote about the world swirling in to swallow him? …
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Category Literature, Poems | Tags: Ebbo Gospels, St. Matthew, Theology
Tribute and Self-Acceptance — Part 2
0May 21, 2012 by Matt Shedd
A continuing story–read part 1: Tribute and Self-Acceptance | A·MISSING·AMERICA I was seduced into the Romantic life by uncles with …
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Category Featured Pieces, Miscellany, Poems | Tags:
Levon Helm Is Dead
0May 14, 2012 by Matt Shedd
It took me a while to write this because I was so torn up about Levon dying that I didn’t …
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Category Music Writings, Rock and Roll | Tags: Eulogy, Levon Helm, Rock and Roll, The Band
American Genius
0May 11, 2012 by Matt Shedd
The Oxford English Dictionary cites the root of the word “genius” as related to genie, or jinn–naming it as the …
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Category Miscellany | Tags:
The Terrifying Faith of Timothy Treadwell
2April 16, 2012 by Matt Shedd
It’s been seven years since German filmmaker Werner Herzog released his film Grizzly Man, which traced the exploits of larger-than-life outdoorsman …
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Category Film | Tags: Film, Grizzly Man, Heroes, Heroes and Hero Worship, Timothy Treadwell, Werner Herzog
Lost and by the Wind Grieved
1April 8, 2012 by Matt Shedd
People still insist on saying words like community even though the last community died when Nashville shut out its lights …
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Category Featured Pieces, Poems | Tags: Community, Empire in Decline, Lost and by the Wind Grieved, Small Town
AMA Podcast with guest Arthur Alligood
0March 19, 2012 by Matt Shedd
Here’s a new podcast episode with guest Arthur Alligood. We discuss his new record, working with legendary studio musicians, and …
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Category AMA Podcast | Tags: Americana, Arthur Alligood, Singer & Songwriter
First AMA Podcast with guest Terry Radigan!
0March 12, 2012 by Matt Shedd
Here’s the first episode of A MISSING AMERICA’s weekly podcast! Host Matt Shedd talks with singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Terry …
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Category AMA Podcast | Tags: Americana, Singer & Songwriter, Terry Radigan
