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Standing Alone: The Imperfect Zen of Hüsker Dü
There was a time before the instantaneousness of MySpace, filesharing, blogging, and the iTunes store when music was discovered by browsing the racks at local indie record shops, listening to... read more»
Grand Ole Party: First Comes Chaos
There was a tsunami a while ago. A war is going on somewhere, probably a few. Some mines recently collapsed. A woman in her 60’s had a baby. Someone else much younger had seven babies, all at... read more»
Sons & Daughters: Rock & Roll Love Affair
It was love, instantly.     The moment that cassette of the Smiths’ The Queen is Dead landed in her hands, Adele Bathel’s life changed. The album... read more»
Reality, Refined: Todd Oldham and the Art and Influence of Charlie Harper
The universe is a messy and complex place, full of chaos and mayhem. And though the world’s big brains edge ever closer to unlocking the Big Questions of what keeps the whole disarray glued... read more»
Beasts in Chic Clothing: The Features Take the Diesel:U:Music Awards
On the roof of London’s popular Club KOKO, 30 feet above the streets of Camden Town, where the hip kids go to booze and buy vintage, four quiet guys from Nashville pose for the camera. Working... read more»
Shaolincognito: Hiding Out With the Wu-Tang Clan
It makes sense that the nine original members of the Wu-Tang Clan forged their alliances over classic kung fu films. In 1990, three years before the group released their debut record, Enter the... read more»
PJ Harvey's Stories From Seclusion
Like with most musicians, actors or celebrities, we’ve all come to expect something from those who are able to create a body of work that is both unique and captivating. There’s always... read more»
The Titans of Clash: The Enduring Mythology of The Who
Accounting for legends and myths is a difficult endeavor. Through metaphor, these tales represent the trials of us normaltans, but it’d be a stretch to think of Zeus as one of the... read more»
You Should Already Know: Nada Surf
Matthew Caws is not someone to hold back his feelings. He is, however, someone who will let you know when he believes his feelings are trite. “I know it’s been said a million... read more»
Getting to Know: Soulsavers
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” poet and philosopher George Santayana wrote 102 years ago. Clichéd as it is, the message still holds true: Time is... read more»
Getting to Know: Black Mountain
Stephen McBean sounds like he’s lying down. The singer-songwriter sighs often, clipping his words and punctuating his breathy thoughts with pauses. He ends more than a few sentences with a... read more»
Getting to Know: Kate Nash
The faithful like to say that when God closes a door he then opens a window, intimating that the opportunity to succeed is not limited, but infinite. To be sure, the aw, shucks optimism of... read more»
Band of Horses' Guide to the Low Country of South Carolina
The coastal counties of South Carolina, also called the Low Country, are an historically rich, timeless and beautiful part of southeast America. They’re also home to a boiled-peanut barrel full... read more»
Getting to Know: The Helio Sequence
Brandon Summers is in a van, windows down, driving his band the Helio Sequence across South Carolina. I can hardly hear a thing over the cell phone static and the sound of roaring wind—Can... read more»
It's Not the End of the World as We Know It! R.E.M. Returns
The world has been bereft of dependable, bigger-than-Jesus rock bands lately. Coldplay is still in training and Radiohead has gone down the rabbit hole of its studio, leaving us with a certain Irish... read more»
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