‘Old’
From her 100 videos in 100 days project, Christine Santelli performs ‘Old’. Ms. Santelli’s 2012 album, Dragonfly, was a Deep Roots Album of the Year honoree.
July 23, 2013
My Summer Romance: Laughter, Tears & Tenderness
MY SUMMER ROMANCE: LAUGHTER, TEARS & TENDERNESS in three stories and a poem about summer loves. Music by MEL CARTER, SPANKY & OUR GANG, et al.
Mels: The True Story Of The World’s Most Famous Drive-In (Part 1)
Marking the 40th anniversary of the release of George Lucas's classic coming of age film, AMERICAN GRAFFITI, Deep Roots offers a history of MELS DRIVE-IN.
American Graffiti @ 40: ‘…a final farewell to childhood dreams before reality steps in’
Saluting AMERICAN GRAFFITI on its 40th anniversary, we offer a view from the younger generation in the form of Australian THOMAS CALDWELL's smart take on the 1973 classic coming of age story.
Where the Gremmies and the Ho-Dads Never Go
WHERE THE GREMMIES AND THE HO-DADS NEVER GO: Riding a wave of surf music obscurities by THE PHAROS, THE DAKOTAS, THE SURF LORDS, THE FATHOMS, HAWAII SAMURAI and more.
‘Dad, I Think We Got One’ : Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart Craft A Seasonal Classic
EDDIE COCHRAN's manager and co-writer JERRY CAPEHART remembers the day he and Eddie, in search of a hit, wrote a certified seasonal classic, 'Summertime Blues'
When Jack London Rekindled Surfing in Hawaii
JACK LONDON REKINDLES SURFING IN HAWAII: A brief history of surfing in Hawaii from Captain Cook to Duke Kahanmoku, and how author JACK LONDON ignited the modern surfing era in the islands.
A Royal Sport
In 1907 JACK LONDON sailed to Hawaii in his ketch The Snark. His enthusiastic report on surfing, 'A ROYAL SPORT, rekindled interest in riding the waves in surfing's birthplace and launchied its modern era. Read it here.
The Paw Project Scratches Out Ways To Educate About Declawing—And To Halt It
DR. JENNIFER CONRAD, a veterinarian, has founded THE PAW PROJECT to educate the public about the dangers of declawing cats, and then to halt the odious practice in its tracks. An exclusive interview by DUNCAN STRAUSS.
Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks — July 2013
Reviews of new gospel CDs by: LISA MONICA STEVENSON, J PROPHET, SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY, HEZEKIAH WALKER, DESMOND PRINGLE.