Whether it was as the guitarist who created the gothic-western landscape of Shiva Burlesque 20 years ago, the even bigger guitar sound of Grant Lee Buffalo that rode herd in the ’90s (while he screwed up his courage to get his feet wet as a singer) or his current solo career (a wonderfully diverse summation of most everything that’s come before), Grant-Lee Phillips has become a consummate musician. Little Moon (Yep Roc) is the kind of record you keep playing until the songs refuse to go away, even long after you’ve switched off the electronics. Phillips is guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week, Read our Q&A with him.
Phillips: Trimpin: The Sound Of Invention is a documentary by Peter Esmonde that delves into the life and mind of the artist/composer/inventor/engineer known as Trimpin. The film follows the Seattle-based Trimpin over the course of two years. It chronicles his German origins and the conception of his towering guitar sculpture (installed in the Experience Music Project in Seattle) along with his collaboration with the Kronos Quartet. Esmonde has gone to great lengths to honor the whimsical Trimpin in this must-see doc. Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahQKsW0LHEA
