Culture: Garbage Art in San Francisco
It has to be said: one man’s trash is another woman’s whirlygig sculpture garden centerpiece read more
The New Pornographers
"You know that Velvet Underground song 'Beginning to See the Light?'" read more
Alison Brown
What did world-class banjo picker Alison Brown do today? read more
Joe Bussard: Musical Preservationist
Paste visits with the legendary vintage-78s collector/old-time-music encyclopedia... read more
Bussard’s Rarest Side: The Story of the Black Patti Cache
If there’s one record that cemented the legend of Joe Bussard among 78 collectors... read more
Band of the Week: Dungen
Everything about Dungen (pronounced "doon-yen") seems exotic... read more
Vassar Clements (1928-2005)
Last week, the music world lost a legend in fiddler Vassar Clements. Paste's Benjy Eisen looks back at his myriad contributions... read more
4 to Watch: The Redwalls
Meet the mop-topped, gaze-averting Baren siblings and you’re immediately hit with a spooky sense of Oasis... read more
Son Volt
Titled after the birthplace of Woody Guthrie Okemah and the... read more
Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab bassist Nick Harmer greets me at the door of Avast II Studios in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood... read more
The Artists Den
“The governing principle behind The Artists Den is that great music deserves a great audience." ... read more
Nikka Costa
Feisty funkateer Nikka Costa has many unusual curios in her collection... read more
Band of the Week: Big Blue Hearts
It wasn’t until frontman David Fisher started writing his own songs that he realized he’d been experimenting with the wrong genre... read more
Arie Posen's The Chumscrubber
Arie Posen once remembered all the trees outlying his childhood cul de sac... read more
Alamo Drafthouse's Rolling Roadshow
While special theater effects like Sensurround, smell-a-vision and 3D glasses have brought a piece of the real world to the theater... read more
Silkworm: A look back
In the wake of drummer Michael Dahlquist's death, Paste writer Andrew Earles takes stock of the indie band's two-decade career... read more
Playback: Rosanne Cash
Considering the major role she played in shaping the future for commercial country’s female performers... read more
Band of the Week: Southern Bitch
Adam Musick is a simple man... read more
4 to Watch: Brandi Carlile
It’s not quite Walden Woods, Brandi Carlile points out, but she does live in a remote area in a log cabin... read more
Col. Knowledge & The Lickity Splits
Having just released its debut, this band is making a name for itself with its instantly familiar sound and playful shows... read more
