Category: FEATURES

Bedroom Walls: Dream Lovers

At first blush, All Good Dreamers Pass This Way sounds like a lovely rainy-day album, awash with arpeggiated guitar chords,

February 27, 2007 / FEATURES

Only those patient enough to meet José González’s borderline-inaudible songs halfway—strap on the headphones, feel the Nick Drake vibe—will reap

February 26, 2007 / FEATURES

For former high-school math-club geek Joe Thebeau, understanding the subject matter of Escape Velocity (Scat), the outstanding debut LP from

February 24, 2007 / FEATURES

Nothing puts a finer point on a musician’s relative youth than having to fit an interview around his classroom schedule.

February 22, 2007 / FEATURES

“It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever,” Michael McKean correctly observed in the 1984 film This Is Spinal

February 13, 2007 / FEATURES

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Thom Moran feels like a born-again musician. After recovering from a near-fatal stab wound suffered during a mugging in Boston

February 12, 2007 / FEATURES

The first time I met Nikki Sudden, he was writing for ZigZag magazine. He came down to Birmingham, England, in

February 9, 2007 / FEATURES