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Soul Survivor: Al Green is Still in Love With You
Over the past three decades, Al Green has proven a master of transformation. In the early ’70s, he helped reinvent Southern soul with his lush ballads. By the latter part of the decade, personal tragedy steered him from secular music to... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesMy Son Axl
Dear Beloved Fan, as one of the 768 people who watched my son, Axl, play “Baby Beluga” on a toy guitar on YouTube (youtube.com/axlsdad), you are clearly a listener of discerning taste. I’m sure you’ll agree that he’s not like all those other two year olds... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesListening to My Life: Hitchhiking to Bermuda
It occurs to me as I stand here, looking dazed into a sea of semi-familiar faces: I haven’t been in this building since I graduated from high school—20 years ago. Melanoma tagged my father almost a year ago... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe Edge of Heaven
In The Edge of Heaven, Fatih Akin draws from his own experiences... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsEagle Seagull: Shot Through the Heartland
Using words as weapons comes naturally to Eli Mardock... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesJames Silva: From Dish-Pit Shame to XBox's Next Hit Game
The most buzzed-about indie game developer of the moment, James Silva, rarely gets to leave his bedroom—only because it doubles as his office and laboratory. The room is packed with computers, a television and two desks... read more
Found in: Games, FeaturesNicholas Stoller: Muppets, Break-Ups and Full-Frontal Nudity
"From the guys who brought you The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up”—there’s so much blinding power to this phrase... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesThe Ting Tings Do A Little Dance Dance
Vocalist Katie White’s musical skills—like her hipster music and fashion tastes—are recent acquisitions. Upon forming The Ting Tings, she picked up drummer Jules De Martino’s old guitar for the first time, repeatedly hammered a D chord, and within a few... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe Unscientific Method
Fresh out of med school, Rivka Galchen made an odd move for a newly christened M.D.... read more
Found in: Books, FeaturesWill This Be the Year for Annuals?
It might seem odd to regard a modestly successful band like Annuals as “emergent”... read more
Found in: Music, Features
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B.O.B. - Put Me On
Blind Pilot - The Story I Heard
Kim Taylor - Days Like this
Punch Brothers - Punch Brothers at CMJ
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - Stay Zombie…
David Bazan - Hard To Be
Anya Marina - Whatever You Like
