The Futureheads
Stretching out in the back of their tour bus, Barry Hyde and Ross Millard cut fairly impressive figures... read more
Festival Express
Festival Express was part of music lore, the last hurrah of some of the counterculture’s most iconic musicians... read more
Taking Digs
Ondi Timoner was determined to understand how artists maintain integrity in the face of commercial pressure... read more
Hem
Contrary to typical images the borough may conjure, backyards do exist in Brooklyn. In fact, on an overcast October Saturday... read more
Commerce & Ethos in Indie Film
The past 15 years have been a boon for American independent film. Filmmakers such as Cassavettes, Sayles and Jarmusch... read more
Standing By Words
It seems odd that a heavyweight writer like Joyce Carol Oates would republish her early novel A Garden of Earthly Delights... read more
Neko Case
All aging rebels yearn to showcase their latent songwriting chops in a more traditional genre; Neko Case is way ahead of the curve... read more
Giant Sand
After a considerable absence, Howe Gelb is having fun again. It’s mid-October, and he’s in Munich, Germany, wrapping up the final leg... read more
Patty Loveless
It’s the end of April and Patty Loveless is at the York County Expo Fairgrounds in southern Pennsylvania... read more
Tom Waits
Tom Waits should be giddy at the moment. Last night—in his first performance in five years, at Vancouver’s intimate 2,400-seat Orpheum Theatre... read more
Sam Roberts
For the last couple years, Sam Roberts has led a double life. In 2002, Canadian radio stations unexpectedly jumped on the infectious track “Brother Down”... read more
The Zutons
The Zuton’s frontman David McCabe often tootles song melodies on his instrument of choice, the melodica. These tones are usually accompanied by bracing blasts from his second-in-command... read more
Terri Hendrix
The title Terri Hendrix chose for her new album, The Art of Removing Wallpaper, is obviously a metaphor... read more
Jandek on Corwood
Logic dictates that if you’re going to film a documentary you should gather as much footage as you can of your subject... read more
Music Videos
Long before Dick Clark, Dire Straits or Nirvana’s apocalyptic pep rally, music and video have enjoyed a fruitful and protracted courtship... read more
Going Deep With Wes Anderson
Rhinestone Blue Fin, “Life on Mars,” Lord Mandrake, Viet Cong Man O’ Wars, “Rebel, Rebel,” Air Kentucky, Sugar Crabs, Campari Liquor... read more
Kevn Kinney
Kevn Kinney isn’t a household name, but some 15 years ago, when MTV embraced the videos for the Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ singles “Fly Me Courageous” and “Build a Fire,”... read more
Marianne Faithfull
Giant neon-hued pieces of furniture, 20 feet high. Angular, skew-framed doorways swathed in soft purple spotlights... read more
Hothouse Flowers
“It’s just very satisfying to be in the tradition,” suggests Liam Ó Maonlai over the phone from Ireland... read more
The Donnas
You’ve heard their plucky brand of rock in countless movie soundtracks and TV commercials, including a memorable Target spot last Christmas... read more
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