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Confessions of a Jazz Hater
The album was Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, and I desperately wanted to like it. Rolling Stone raved about it, and in those heady days that was as good as canonical truth... read more
Found in: Music, Features10 Gateway Albums
People approach jazz from every musical direction imaginable, from sensitive singer/songwriter folkies and hip-hop devotees to heavy-metal headbangers. Here are some directions that will lead to jazz’s open door... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesUndertow
Indie filmmaker David Gordon Green mimics the buzzing hum of a didgeridoo, an Aboriginal instrument from Australia... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesSteve Earle
It’s a metamorphosis so radical it would startle Kafka. When alt.country kingpin Steve Earle strolls into his S.F. hotel lobby for breakfast... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesStanding By Words
Nature writing—it’s a specialty genre, one assumes, as the national parks are “special” places, and ecologically sensible habits... read more
Found in: Books, FeaturesDaniel Johnston
Perhaps more so than any other artist, Daniel Johnston embodies the do-it-yourself ethos of punk rock... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesTrent Dabbs
Trent Dabbs walks a bit awkwardly, with his hands tucked tight in his blazer pockets. He worries about babbling incoherently... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesJulia Fordham
With its slippery funk, deeply felt lyricism and Hi-era Hammond washes, That’s Life—the latest album from sultry songtress Julia Fordham—caresses like a scented oil rub... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesMavis Staples
Mavis Staples is singing to me over the phone, and I’m shaking my head, thinking I must be dreaming... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe Black Keys
When The Black Keys named their new record Rubber Factory, it was no joke. The guitar-and-drums duo’s third release was actually recorded in an abandoned General Tire factory... read more
Found in: Music, Features
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