Taking Digs
Ondi Timoner was determined to understand how artists maintain integrity in the face of commercial pressure... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesHem
Contrary to typical images the borough may conjure, backyards do exist in Brooklyn. In fact, on an overcast October Saturday... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesCommerce & 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
Found in: Movies, FeaturesStanding 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
Found in: Books, FeaturesNeko 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
Found in: Music, FeaturesGiant 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
Found in: Music, FeaturesPatty Loveless
It’s the end of April and Patty Loveless is at the York County Expo Fairgrounds in southern Pennsylvania... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesTom 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
Found in: Music, FeaturesSam 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
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe 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
Found in: Music, Features
