Category: FEATURES
Albert Hammond Jr.: Living Through The Past
Albert Hammond Jr. is still saying yes to just saying no Diving into the wreck, as feminist poet Adrienne Rich
Albert Hammond Jr.: Trouble Boys
Albert Hammond Jr. crafts an album about brotherhood, loss and existential identity—and it rocks “I knew the story,” says Albert
Olden Yolk: Poetry In Motion
Olden Yolk takes folk-inspired music in a futuristic, abstract direction Shane Butler has always been interested in exploring the outer
Fischerspooner: Casey At The Bat
Casey Spooner talks about his Fischerspooner hiatus “I walked away from music in 2009 and focused on film, theater, visual
Fischerspooner: To Sir, With Love, Trust And Lust
Fischerspooner finds common ground with new collaborator Michael Stipe Casey Spooner, singer/co-founder of electro duo Fischerspooner with musician/composer Warren Fischer,
Totally Mild: Sense Of A Woman
Melbourne’s Totally Mild comes of age with Her “Her is an album about being a woman—knowing women intimately, relating to
Wild Beasts: Going Out In Style
Britain’s Wild Beasts end their 15-year career with a live-in-the-studio LP Leaving on a high note was of paramount importance
Superchunk: Mac Takes The Wheel
How Superchunk streamlined its songwriting process Our Noise, John Cook’s excellent oral history of Merge Records written with Mac McCaughan
Superchunk: Pretty Hate Machine
Indie-rock institution Superchunk tempers a grim worldview with uplifting punk melodies Given the subject matter of Superchunk’s 11th record, it’s
Kyle Craft: Some Girls
With Full Circle Nightmare, Kyle Craft delivers more songs about dangerous women Kyle Craft’s follow-up to Dolls Of Highland, his
Rhye: Sowing Rhye Oats
Rhye's Mike Milosh on what he puts on when he’s in the mood for love Since Mike Milosh has a
Rhye: Flesh And Blood
For his sophomore LP, Rhye’s Mike Milosh took the hard road to soft rock About a year after releasing Woman,
Ruby Boots: Lady In Red
As Ruby Boots, Australian expat Bex Chilcott dons the cloak of reinvention Ruby Boots’ Bex Chilcott is gazing out at
Calexico: Nature’s Way
Joey Burns explains how acclaimed environmental artist James Turrell came to be namechecked in a Calexico song On “End Of