M.C. Taylor is a musician and folklorist. He lives in Durham, North Carolina. His most recent release—under the moniker Hiss Golden Messenger—is titled Poor Moon. Ten Things I...
Beach Music: History and Myth
Despite the fact that the myriad musical and social strands that ultimately coincided to give rise to the Beach and Shag Music phenomena are hydra-headed, murky, and ambiguous, the oft-told...