Tarquinia, on the west coast of Italy, was an ancient Etruscan city, and it's where Marco Contestabile grew up, surrounded by ...

If you have ever thought of paying to hear Samuel L. Jackson read the phone book, this soundtrack is for you. No, it is not as dry as hearing Sam The Man read the Yellow Pages, but it never really ...

Black Snake Moan is a tough sell for a Friday night crowd. No movie this year has dealt with race more deftly, but just the hint of controversy is enough to keep some away.

The black snake has a significant history in music, especially in the blues. ... Although Blind Lemon Jefferson's 1927 recording "Black Snake Moan" is probably the best known, ...

Sense of Place: Black Snake Moan is inspired by his ancient Italian home : World Cafe : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast Marco Contestabile makes psychedelic blues music influenced by Tarquinia ...

In Hustle, the music was rap. In Black Snake, it's blues — wailing, piercing Southern blues, sung and played on guitar by star Samuel L. Jackson. As making-of materials attest, while Jackson ...

Mix Brigitte Bardot in "And God Created Woman" with Carroll Baker in "Baby Doll," sex it up times 10 and you have a notion of the effect of Christina Ricci in "Black Snake Moan." ...

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Things don’t get much more “Southern Gothic” than Black Snake Moan, ... The second finds Lazarus back performing his music—while Rae gets down on the dance floor—at a local juke joint.

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As part of our Sense of Place: Rome series, Contestabile performs as his one-man blues project, Black Snake Moan. In this session recorded live at Rome's Studio 33, he'll talk about how his hometown ...