Todd Snider
Mean-spirited letters arrived in Todd Snider’s mailbox months before the release of... read more
Thom Yorke
“Thom Yorke looks like a dashboard hula dancer on speed!”... read more
Bonnaroo
A few miles before the exit for Bonnaroo, the air outside and traffic ahead have stagnated, and I begin to sense I’m driving toward my doom... read more
The Sadies
Singer/guitarist Dallas Good doesn’t have the usual circle of friends, and over the last eight years... read more
New York Theremin Summit
Scurrying across Brooklyn’s infamous Gowanus Canal, sidestepping puddles and watching steam curl away from the canal’s tepid, oily surface... read more
4 To Watch: Beirut
Zach Condon can’t stay in one place. read more
Band of the Week: Liz Durrett
At the age of 16, Durrett received a guitar from her uncle, Vic Chesnutt, who encouraged her to explore the world of songwriting. read more
Band of the Week: The Scourge of the Sea
The Scourge of the Sea tends to let things fall into place. read more
Band of the Week: Bird York
At 15, Kathleen “Bird” York experienced two events that came to define her. read more
4 To Watch: Mute Math
Mute Math’s story already has the narrative arc of a TV melodrama. read more
4 To Watch: Petracovich
Midway through my interview with Petracovich mastermind Jessica Peters, she confides... read more
Listening to My Life: Bill Evans
Bill Evans changed the face of jazz. read more
4 to Watch: Sonya Kitchell
Like many 17-year-olds, Sonya Kitchell is easily distracted. read more
Band of the Week: The Charade
Seems like there's a new shiny pop group coming from Sweden every day... read more
XTC's Andy Partridge
"We had a gig in Liverpool the night he was shot… well, the night we heard the news,”.... read more
Bob Dylan: The Man In The Attic (A Memoir)
That year there seemed no place to keep warm. Wintertime in New York town... read more
4 to Watch: Corinne Bailey Rae
It was a quirky path to fame for 26-year-old ex-English-lit major Corinne Bailey Rae. read more
Band of the Week: Voxtrot
Like many colleges across the country, the University of Texas... read more
Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters #1-10
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Leonard Cohen... read more
Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters #11-20
Van Morrison, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson... read more

