Catching Up With Rhett Miller
Rhett Miller is most commonly known as the frontman for the veteran alt-country group Old 97’s, but over the past ten years he has also had a successful career as a solo artist. His first solo release Mythologies came in 1989, when he was only 19 years old, wore glasses and sported a Bowie-esque British accent. After achieving widespread success with Old 97’s in the ‘90s, Miller released his second solo album, The Instigator, in 2002. Since then, he’s recorded three additional solo albums, the last of which, The Dreamer, was released on June 5 by his own Maximum Sunshine... read more
Found in: Music, Features30 Great Weekend Songs
Countless songs have been written and dedicated to that two-day break when we’re free to do, well, whatever the hell we want. Weekends are almost always full jovial experiences, so many of the songs mimic that with upbeat, catchy tunes. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySpoon, Old 97's Headline MAHA Music Festival
Omaha is “somewhere in middle America,” as Counting Crows taught us. Turns out it’s also home to the MAHA Music Festival, a one-day event on July 24 headlined by Spoon and featuring the Faint, Superchunk and Old 97’s.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCatching Up With... Rhett Miller
Rhett Miller’s new self-titled solo album is his third since 2002... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesClassic Paste: The Best of Issues 11-15 (Aug. 2004 - May 2005)
(JUST A FEW MORE REASONS TO HELP SAVE PASTE)In less than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't yet support a full staff. Back then, we... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCharlie Louvin readies two albums, tours with Old 97's
Octogenarian country musician Charlie Louvin is set to release not one, but two albums this year: Steps to Heaven on Sept. 16, and Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs on Dec. 9. Fans will be able to hear some of his new material when the music legend jumps on tour with the Old 97's in October. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOld 97's - Houston, TX - Meridian - 5/30/08
Photos taken at Meridian by Rob Inderrieden... read more
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