Junior Brown
Junior Brown lets loose a deep, rumbling laugh when asked if anyone has ever aptly described his deft blend of traditional country, rockabilly, Western swing and honky tonk... read more
Sons and Daughters
It took some remarkably diverse backgrounds to conjure up Sons And Daughters, the curious Scottish quartet that—on its Domino debut Love The Cup—sounds like Wild Gift-era X on Cramps steroids... read more
Donovan
“It’s an interesting subject, bohemia,” says flower-power icon Donovan. What follows is nothing short of a dissertation on the history of bohemianism... read more
Brian Houston
Brian Houston is sitting in his Belfast home, still non-plussed by the impact his 2003 release, The Valley, has had on listeners... read more
World Cinema: Iran
At the 1995 Telluride Film Festival, legendary German director Werner Herzog pronounced, “What I say tonight will be a banality in the future: The greatest films of the world today are being made in Iran.” Indeed... read more
Johnathan Rundman
After nearly a decade of touring behind self-produced, lo-fi records—culminating in the quirky 52-song magnum opus Sound Theology (one for each week of the liturgical calendar... read more
Feeling Gravity's Pull
are we supposed to take all this greed and fear and hatred seriously? it’s like watching dust settle it never changes... it’s too consistent read more
4 To Watch For: Jonathan Rice
There are many mysteries surrounding scrappy, guitar-strumming Scotsman Johnathan Rice. Why does his singing voice eerily echo... read more
4 To Watch For: Jedd Hughes
Ask 22-year-old Jedd Hughes what he did on his summer vacation while gearing up for the release of his debut Transcontinental... read more
Listening To Old Voices: Remembering Ray
When Ray Charles died in June at the age of 73, few members of the post- Baby Boomer generations had any real understanding of his musical greatness... read more
Playback: The Velvet Underground
Given that the words “mystique” and “myth” sit next to each other in the dictionary, indulge me the fantasy of envisioning the good folks at Webster’s deciding to illustrate both words... read more
4 To Watch For: The High Water Marks
Drummer Hilarie Sidney of Elephant 6 legends Apples In Stereo first ran into Norwegian singer/guitarist Per Ole Bratset on tour in Oslo... read more
Production Notes: Matthew Sweet
Throughout the first half of the ’90s, Matthew Sweet was perhaps the preeminent purveyor of left-of-center pop... read more
4 To Watch For: Citizen Cope
These days it seems most artists you meet have a horror story to tell about the music business. They’re usually full of gripes about how the label didn't... read more
Ray Charles
With music, the cliché, “timing is everything,” oft applies, and perhaps timing is what’s most striking about Genius Loves Company... read more
Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama
Ben Harper was scheduled to appear on the latest release from The Blind Boys of Alabama. But a simple guest spot grew into a 10-day studio session... read more
Buddy Miller
Buddy Miller is humble as the Wandre guitar (made by a long-defunct Italian company) that’s been his main axe for more than a quarter century... read more
? & A
“I’m well versed in rock music, because when you’re 11 watching MTV, you gotta wade through five hours of ‘99 Luft Balloons’ or Thomas Dolby just to get a ‘Thriller'... read more
Joss Stone
On this wet, cloudy summer day in Midtown Manhattan, Joss Stone provides her own sunshine. A blonde, bohemian beacon, she’s curled up in a white leather chair at EMI Records’ sterile offices... read more
Midlake
“Some people should be eating, if you don’t mind!” yells actor Jason Lee across the bar at Hailey’s in Denton, Texas. “Somebody eat some food! Ready … start eating!!”... read more
