Adam Sheets

I don't watch much television. As long as I have MSNBC, ESPN, TCM, and TV Land, I am satisfied. I can't tell you who won American Idol or Dancing with the Stars this season and I have only a very basic idea of what Glee is.

The best American literature is always connected to something in the author's own life and experience, something they continue to come back to time and time again as a theme throughout their work. For Clemens it was the Mississippi River, for Faulkner the culture of his native Mississippi,

You never quite know what to expect from a new Raul Malo album. He can always be counted on to create music that is well worth listening to, but other than that he is extremely unpredictable, displaying an eclecticism not commonly seen since Neil Young in the '80s. Since

For most artists, working with three Rolling Stones, a former Beatle, and John Fogerty would be an unbelievable honor, a dream come true, and the ultimate highlight of their career. Yet in this case, they are the ones who should feel honored, because there is not a single performer on

There aren't too many musical stones that the legendary Ray Charles left unturned. From pop to R&B to country, rock, soul, jazz, gospel, and blues, name it and Ray undoubtedly covered it at some point in his career and on the recent 2-disc reissue of Genius

There's a song by the Three Dog Night, covered by Waylon, Elvis, and others which opens with the line, "well, I've never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music." Change it to New Orleans and you have my thoughts on the city.