As is probably the case with all twentieth-century writers of the American South who deal in quirky narratives replete with violence, Barry Hannah has had his share of encounters with critics and readers who reduce him to an update of William Faulkner, E...

Since 1972 Barry Hannah has published two novels and a prize-winning collection of short stories. His third novel, Ray, is scheduled for publication in fall 1980. While some stories and novel segments are set in the South during the Civil War, the settin...

For Ray Ellin, the host of LateNET, a Web-based comedy variety show, work is a pretty good time, whether listening to Chevy Chase perform “I Was Born To Love You” on a keyboard, dishing with Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Jeff Garlin and Susie Essman about Larry...

Charles passed away today at his Beverly Hills, Calif. home in the presence of family and friends. He was 73.Born Ray Charles Robinson on Sept. 23, 1930, the first child of Aretha and Bailey Robinson, Ray Charles soon moved from Georgia to Florida. At age...

“People always ask, ‘What the fuck is in Cleveland?’ But I’m about to show them,” Cash says as he strolls into the city’s music hub, Nikky’s, for a meet-and-greet with fans. “My music is going to make enough noise to bring some attention back to...

It’s high time to stop calling Raphael Saadiq a sleeper. Since his early ’90s days fronting Tony Toni Toné, the bassist and (at heart) producer has steadily been behind the scenes on a string of memorable joints. Case in point: the Roots’ comical “What They...