Top Picks: Mercury Rev's 'The Delta Sweete Revisited,' Ovation's 'The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook,' and more
Journalist Elvis Mitchell travels to the areas that inspired filmmakers and actors in an Epix series, 'Elvis Goes There,' 'The Birth of Loud,' by Ian S. Port, chronicles the fascinating story of how Leo Fender and Les Paul developed competing models of the now-iconic electric guitar, and more top picks.
Rock to country
The art rock band Mercury Rev has gone country. Wait, don鈥檛 turn the dial. To honor country songwriter Bobbie Gentry, Mercury Rev has recruited notable female singers for , a reinterpretation of Gentry鈥檚 cult-classic album. Accompanied by sitar and orchestra, Norah Jones transforms 鈥淥kolona River Bottom Band鈥� into something approximating a James Bond theme song, and Margo Price delivers an urgent 鈥淪ermon,鈥� while Lucinda Williams reprises Gentry鈥檚 1967 No. 1 hit, 鈥淥de to Billie Joe.鈥�
Cook history
Actor Sam Neill traces the route taken by Captain Cook in a new series from the Ovation cable network, . Neill looks at the effect Cook and his exploration had in the region and on history. 鈥淭he Pacific鈥� is currently airing, and you can catch up on old episodes on the Ovation Now app.
Artist inspiration
Journalist Elvis Mitchell travels to the areas that inspired filmmakers and actors in a new series, . Subjects of the Epix TV show, which is currently airing, include Sofia Coppola and 鈥淏lack Panther鈥� director Ryan Coogler. Previous episodes are available on the Epix app.
Pop culture foods
On the YouTube channel, home chef Andrew Rea recreates iconic foods from movies, TV shows, and video games. It turns out that Courtesan au Chocolat from Wes Anderson鈥檚 鈥淭he Grand Budapest Hotel鈥� is tricky to make and the famous Krabby Patty from 鈥淪pongebob鈥� can actually be improved on. Mr. Rea also has a 鈥淏asics with Babish鈥� series where you can figure out food foundations like b茅chamel and soup stock.
Music transformation
Two men 鈥� one a self-taught radio repairman, the other a highly skilled jazz guitar player 鈥� competed to be the first to invent the electric guitar and transformed modern music as we know it. , a book by Ian S. Port, chronicles the fascinating story of how Leo Fender of Fender guitars and Les Paul of Gibson guitars developed competing models of the now-iconic electric guitars that launched bands as well as guitar virtuosos Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Paul himself.聽