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DVD Review: “Soundbreaking” — Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music
Soundbreaking makes a glorious binge-watching experience for anyone with an interest in music. It was broadcast on PBS in 2016 but is easier to watch on DVD during a week or two instead over the
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Hank Williams and Chet Baker Biopics, Equal but Separate
“I Saw the Light” (Hank Williams) and “Born to Be Blue” (Chet Baker) are two equally mediocre biopics with radically different responses from critics. Both pictures portray musicians on the lost highway: Williams on
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Ditty TV’s Americana, Where “Ditty” Rhymes with…
Imagine the promise of an Americana video channel that isn’t as basement-level godawful as Country Music Television (a.k.a., pop music with cowboy hats.) Imagine the interest that was aroused when, three songs into the first viewing
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HWS Video Page Updated
Up to this point, Hicks with Sticks has posted 32 videos on Facebook, and not just any videos of local and touring bands, but the best of the lot. Posting videos to HWS/FB rather than YouTube
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