War is not glory. It never was. It’s just a brutal, ugly thing. A thing that chews up men and spits them out like used cigarette butts. You’ll hear the stories, you’ll hear the bravado, but it’s all lies — the glory, the honor, the flag-waving speeches. The battlefield doesn’t care about that. It doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor,… Read More

UNDERGROUND RISING: ROY DAWSON AND THE SOULFIRE OF "LEFT THAT TABLE BURNIN’"By,”Vivian CrosswellSenior Music Writer, Rolling Stone UndergroundThere’s a town out West—backroads and diner coffee, sun-baked and loud—and from that dirt and whiskey a voice has come that cuts like a shot of bourbon. Roy Dawson, the man behind The RoyElvisBand, … Read More

The Soil Beneath Our Feet & the Fire We Must Start The System Is Broken, and We Know It.They ask if we should take back the land. The land that China bought.They ask it like it’s complicated.It isn’t.A country is not lines on a map. It’s not paper deeds or price tags. A country is the soil under your boots after a hard day's work. It’s the … Read More