Interview: Kris Kristofferson
- story Peter Macia
- photo Matthew Williams (F64)
Kris Kristofferson’s new album Closer To The Bone is so good and refreshing that we decided to put him in the Gen F section of our latest issue. For that story, we spoke to Kristofferson over the phone while he sat at home in Maui. Yes, we were jealous. But it’s hard to hold it against him when the conversation goes from his songwriting to his Texas childhood to World War II, Oxford, Obama, Johnny Cash and ultimate fighting. The whole thing kind of made us want to retire and be his personal groundskeeper/buddy. After the jump, read the interview and see the video for the album’s eponymous single. And when you’re done, make sure to check out Kristofferson’s excellent new Daytrotter session.
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posted on Nov 5, 2009 in Homepage Top Spotlight, MUSIC INTERVIEWS tags country, Interview, Kris Kristofferson, Q+A
It Makes Us Tired Just Thinking About How Hard Marty Stuart Works
- story THE FADER
It saddens us to think that living in New York City has so separated us from rural living that a cable channel broadcasting shows such as “Purina Cattle IMPACT Live” and “Little Britches Rodeo” seems wildly alien. RFD TV, “Rural America’s Most Important Network”, is such a channel, though, and they have taken it upon themselves to resurrect or re-air such country classics as “Hee Haw”, “Crook & Chase” and “The Porter Wagoner Show.” But they also have a new ringer on their schedule with Marty Stuart and his new weekly variety show. Sure, we may not ever see it here, but if we know Stuart, it will be incredible. He’s the producer and host, and every episode will feature a performance by his band the Fabulous Superlatives and his co-host will be the legendary Nashville radio man and Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs.
As if that and making music were not accomplish enough, Stuart ’s private country music memorabilia collection “Sparkle and Twang: Marty Stuart’s American Odyssey” is opening at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio the day before Halloween, another volume of his personal photography will be published this fall, and he has a weekly XM Radio show titled “Marty Stuart’s American Odyssey”. He’ll probably release a couple albums in there, as well. He also has the sickest hair ever. Read our Gen F on Marty Stuart from FADER 35.
Porter Wagoner, 1927-2007
- story THE FADER
RIP, Porter. Read our brief feature from FADER 46 after the jump and CMT’s obituary here.
