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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Black Snake Moan,” Craig Brewer’s turgid follow-up to the pimp drama “Hustle & Flow,” is the story of a slut who finds redemption through being chained to a radiator — and yes, it’s ...

While not strictly a "blues film," director Craig Brewer's upcoming "Black Snake Moan" is suffused with the feeling of the blues and features Samuel L. Jackson slipping into the role of a troubled ...