The Winter 2024 issue of No Depression covers a wide range of popular culture and current events. It includes features that explore the television shows MTV Unplugged and Saturday Night Live. It tackles social issues like the carceral system through a benefit compilation called Better Than Jail. And of course, some of the most beloved roots musicians from around the world, like Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Janis Ian, Manu Chao, and Turnpike Troubadours are included as well. The issue also includes original essays from the blues rock sisters in Larkin Poe and up-and-coming singer-songwriter Jerron Paxton. The issue closes with Paxton’s musings on education, in music and beyond. It’s the perfect way to end another thoughtful issue of No Depression — highlighting music as a way to teach and learn, and to grow individually and communally.
Included in this issue:
- If The Shoe Fits: Trailblazer Manu Chao places music, fame, and message in his own context - Judy Cantor-Navas
- Still Standing: For Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, 'Woodland' is an anchor in the storm - Sean Moores
- The View from Inside: 'Better Than Jail' project's prison songs support criminal justice reform efforts - Laura Scholz
- Ozzy Osbourne: The Dark Prince of Old-Time Singing Traditions - Rebecca Lovell (Larkin Poe)
- 'Lightning Struck:' Fifteen years after its release, 'Diamonds & Gasoline' still fuels Turnpike Troubadours - Josh Crutchmer
- Point of Pride: The past and present of Chicano soul is forged from community - Jim Shahen
- 'In The Pines:' A wide range of artists find new resonance in a century-old folk song - Will Hodge
- Live from New York: 50 seasons of musical moments on 'Saturday Night Live' - Colleen McNally Arnett
- Nathaniel Rateliff's SNL 'Redemption' - Hilary Saunders
- Vinyl Vitality: Nashville's United Record Pressing has kept spinning for 75 years of music business changes - Largaret Littman
- Screen Door: What music carries - Jerron Paxton
... And so much more!
Photos/Art:
- Original design by Marcus Amaker
- Cover art by Lizzy Ross
- Historical photos courtesy of the Janis Ian Archives at Berea College
- Original painting by Andrew Sheron
