Author William Barshop

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE // OUR LANDSCAPE ON FILM A young girl squeals at a toad hopping up her arm. Another cups her hands for a long, black millipede squirming around. This exploration of Alabama wildlife is...

EXPRESSION THROUGH ART THERAPY // THE ARC OF TUSCALOOSA An extra-wide, blank canvas lay out on the concrete. A crowd creative minds arm themselves with 250 water balloons full of paint to splash across the...

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979, AND PERFUME GENIUS // TWO BANDS AND TWO REVIEWS Success as an indie buzz-band takes just three easy steps: Make one good album, win some kind of cosmic-marketing lottery, and make a...

ALABAMA SCHOOL SYSTEM RANKED LOW // BUDGET STILL CONTESTED // THERE'S HOPE Alabama schools are far from having a good reputation. While the South has been stereotyped as uneducated for generations, the...

FKA TWIGS // A GLIMPSE OF THE R'n'B ENIGMA Everyone's first reaction to the art of FKA Twigs is the same: what-is- she? Guesses range from alien lifeform to shapeshifting nymph when it comes to the London...

DAD RAP // HIP HOP HEROES GOING GRAY In any music scene there is a place for folks just looking to enjoy the sounds of the glory days. For any one year of rock music you can find a fan who insists that was...

SUMMER ANTHEMS // WHO WILL RULE THE AIRWAVES? Driving with the windows rolled down and lounging out on a beach towel don’t feel right without the right music to bring you back to those memories for years...