That Fiendish Cocalero!
Shelton Hull focuses in on newly-elected Bolivian President, Evo Morales, and what he means to the United States. And the opportunities for changes in US drug policy that have opened up now might surprise the hell out of you.
Shelton Hull (aka Archibald Bobo) has been writing professionally since 1995. He also does the column “Money Jungle” for FolioWeekly (Jacksonville). His work has appeared in places like Section 8 Magazine, Movement, CounterPunch, Lew Rockwell.com and the Florida Times-Union. He was a 2002 Fellow at the Academy of Alternative Journalism, AAN/Northwestern University. He works for himself.
Shelton Hull focuses in on newly-elected Bolivian President, Evo Morales, and what he means to the United States. And the opportunities for changes in US drug policy that have opened up now might surprise the hell out of you.
Jacksonville musiciean Crystal Stafford is poised to break big outside of her home city. Shelton Hull thinks she deserves it.
Shelton Hull says goodbye to one of the greats of professional wrestling.
Shelton Hull eagerly devours reissues of lesser-known work by the jazz titans Coltrane, Ellington, and Mingus. What’s left to do then but riff, baby, riff!
What’s the proper response to Chinese expansionism? As threat or opportunity? Shelton Hull cuts through the hype and bluster for all the johnny-come-latelies.
Shelton Hull gives us a peek into his personal playlist, busting at the seams with rap supervillains and jazz legends.
On the eve of the Southeast Regional DJ Competition, Shelton Hull speaks to local turntablist DJ Shotgun about his career, the logistics of bringing an event like this to Jacksonville, and their city’s vibrant hip-hop scene.
Shelton Hull puts Lenny Bruce in perspective, with help from the recent box set Let the Buyer Beware (Shout! Factory)
Shelton Hull takes on John Delaney in round two of the former Jacksonville mayor’s most revealling interview ever.
Shelton Hull went to the Piano competition to catch some great jazz and ended up seeing a screw-job worthy of Bret Hart in Montreal. Here’s how it went down.
It’s unlikely you’ll see local reporting of this caliber in Jacksonville. Too bad for them, good for us! Shelton Hull handicaps the emerging mayoral race.
Lydia Lunch madness continues with Shellton Hull’s interview, as featured in today’s Minority Report.
Shelton Hull takes a long look at the fiery performances of Bill Hicks and sees both comedy’s last outlaw and a prophetic Texan who understood the danger of myth and symbols.
President Bush is arguably seen as the leader of America’s Christians, and that’s fine with Shelton Hull. But Bush also needs to use his faith to unite and not divide. And Shelton has a pretty gonzo-tastic idea on how to do this.
Shelton Hull mulls over the darker implications of the recent murder of Iraq-based aid worker Margaret Hassan. Is this the tipping point?
Shelton Hull puts on the surgical gloves and gives an incisive postmortem of the 2004 Election.
“You have to leave now.” Shelton Hull covers John Kerry’s tightly-orchestrated town hall meeting in Jacksonville. Turns out you won’t get far in an open forum without the right credentials…
Respect the access! Shelton Hull delivers a no-holds-barred interview with Jacksonville’s current mayor, John Peyton. His guard will never be this low again.
Shelton Hull plays armchair literary agent with Bill Clinton’s memoirs and figures out a few different ways that these could have been released to better serve both the sympatheic audience and the “blowjob marks.”
The Sunshine State, which brought the term “hanging chad” to the popular vernacular, will once again be playing a vital role in the upcoming elections. Shelton Hull gives us a rundown of what’s changed – and what hasn’t – since the highly-contested 2000 presidential election.
Charles DJ Deppner takes a look at a new book of artwork by DEVO’s Mark Mothersbaugh, and discovers the book is actually looking back at him.
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds’ “Wicked World” video features Alice Bag, previews That Delicious Vice, out April 19 on In The Red Records.
Despite serving up ample slices of signature snark, FOX News golden boy Jesse Watters, for the most part, just listens — driving the narrative of his latest book, Get It Together, through the stories of others.
Brooklyn rapper Max Gertler finds himself a bit ground up on “Put My Heart in a Jay,” his latest single.
The dissolution of a wealthy Russian family confuses everyone involved.