Opinion / Humor

The smartphone, especially the smartphone with video camera, has changed a lot of things in our society. Just ask any politician who has had video of something he or she said posted to social media that directly contradicted yesterday's statement,

In this recurring column, bluegrass legend Doyle Lawson answers your questions about his storied musical career. To ask a question, either comment below, or send us your question by email. Howdy folks howdy... (my best imitation of Mr Monroe) and I

If you've ridden an Uber or Lyft lately, or stayed in an AirBnB, you know that the "gig economy" is the big trend in employment, especially in the service industry, and it's likely here to stay. People everywhere are becoming

In this recurring column, bluegrass legend Doyle Lawson answers your questions about his storied musical career. To ask a question, either comment below, or send us your question by email. Here we go again down memory lane of my musical journey.

In the past we've discussed the issue of naming bands; I even offered a band-naming kit, in which you take an adjective (e.g. "blue," "lonesome," "grease-stained") and combine it with an article in nature or rustic mode of transportation (e.g.

There was interesting response to last week’s discussion about naming bands after their "hit" songs. One grammar specialist thought it should have been "Doyle Lawson and The Yellows River"rather than "Yellow Rivers," but at this point that seems like splitting hairs. Straying

Ages ago—I believe it was pre-iPhone 5—I offered up an advice column about coming up with band names. In it I provided a band-naming “kit” that involved taking an adjective or geographical location from column A and combining it with

Here we go again, and I must tell you I appreciate your questions, and quite honestly I have to dig deep in my memory bank for some of them. But that’s a good thing. Throughout the history of DL&Q, except for

In past columns, we've discussed the fact that while bluegrass bands get booked at weddings, there are almost no appropriate bluegrass songs to play at these weddings. Most either involve a groom failing to show up for his own big

Since the passing of Jimmy Martin in 2005, bluegrass music has officially been without a King. Jimmy may have declared himself King, and the title accepted without dissent, but lacking an heir in the music for him to pass it