Signs of Life 2004
By the time you read this, you’ll have seen manifold annual Best-of book lists in other magazines and newspapers... read more
Reconsidering the Epic
Homer and Milton dominated the epic market for years, when “epic” referred to a narrative poem chronicling heroic deeds. Then movies came along, and the noun became an adjective... read more
Tori Amos
There’s a distinct thematic thread weaving through The Beekeeper, the latest opulent project... read more
Guy Maddin
You’ll never mistake a Guy Maddin film for the work of another director. His style is so unique and consistent that... read more
Kathleen Edwards
“I have reoccurring dreams about The Edge,” Kathleen Edwards says matter of factly. The hip Canadian chanteuse and I are boozing and schmoozing at a cozy New York nightspot... read more
Kathleen Edwards
“I have reoccurring dreams about The Edge,” Kathleen Edwards says matter of factly. The hip Canadian chanteuse and I are boozing and schmoozing at a cozy New York nightspot... read more
Mixed Media: David Lowery & Russell Banks
On a sharp winter morning, just before the onset of a European tour, David Lowery, frontman for Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, calls writer Russell Banks... read more
Playback: Neil Young
Knowing I was going to write about the terrific new single-CD collection, Neil Young’s Greatest Hits, I couldn’t help but... read more
Peter Salett
It’s a still, summer night in Athens, Ga., and a subtropical storm has just blown in from the southwest, dropping a deluge of tepid rain before leaving in it's wake two New Yorkers... read more
Listening to Old Voices: Merle Haggard
Before bands like The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers merged country and rock music, musicians from the two genres... read more
David Jacobs-Strain
David Jacobs-Strain—the young man with the age-old voice and guitar chops that make players twice his age break out in a cold sweat... read more
Signs of Life 2004
Even with Brian Wilson’s epic SMiLE hitting shelves in 2004, 69-year-old songwriter Lynn was the year’s greatest comeback story... read more
Signs of Life 2004
If there are any complaints about Westerberg’s impassioned work with The Replacements it’s that it was uneven... read more
Signs of Life 2004
Buddy Miller knows how to pick a song for the moment... read more
Signs of Life 2004
Delivering one of the most baffling, brilliant records of 2004, Madame GuÃmundsdottir steers her vessel into the icy waters... read more
Signs of Life 2004
The bar Griffin set with 1,000 Kisses might be the only thing keeping this CD from placing higher... read more
Signs of Life 2004
Who says pop music can’t be smart? Rilo Kiley mix bubble-gum happy melodies with... read more
Signs of Life 2004
Easily Wilco’s most divisive recording to date, A Ghost is Born is a chimera of an album... read more
Signs of Life 2004
Quirky. Experimental. Hip. Poetic. Cinematic. Thoughtful. Thought-provoking. It’s one thing to deliver one or more of these qualities... read more
Signs of Life 2004
In a musical age suffused with irony, Ron Sexsmith is one of the courageous few who dares take a simple truth... read more
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