Vivian Girls | Memory
WHO ARE THEY? The female indie-punk trio from Brooklyn who named themselves after the crusading prepubescent heroines of outsider artist Henry Darger’s 15,000-page magnum opus The Story of the...
Mudhoney | Morning in America
WHO ARE THEY? The Seattle indie-rock stalwarts fronted by singer-guitarist (and longtime Sub Pop Records warehouse manager) Mark Arm — also the man who accidentally coined the term grunge...
Leonard Cohen’s Thanks For the Dance Tops Today’s Album Announcements
"Leonard Cohen has robbed death of the last word." So says the press release announcing Thanks For the Dance, the late Canadian icon's upcoming posthumous album. I can't beat...
Zac Brown Band | The Owl
WHO ARE THEY? The hard-working country-rock octet fronted by (who else?) veteran Atlanta singer-guitarist Zac Brown. And — based on the cover pic to this disc — a group...
Fitz & The Tantrums | All The Feels
WHO ARE THEY? The L.A. pop-chart mainstays and former neo-soul revivalists fronted by singer and chief songwriter Michael Fitzpatrick, who claims his Pepe Le Pew-meets-Cruella De Vil two-tone locks...
Keane | Cause & Effect
WHO ARE THEY? The veteran British pop-rockers who earned fame, fortune, awards and adulation in their homeland with their piano-based, guitar-free sound — but could never quite crack the...
Liam Gallagher | Why Me? Why Not.
WHO IS HE? The formerly supersonic frontman of Oasis and Beady Eye. Brother Noel’s eternal sparring partner and constant foil. Britpop's leading parka and anorak enthusiast. The singer with...
Brittany Howard | Jaime
WHO IS SHE? The singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of southern-fried soul-rockers The Alabama Shakes. And the woman with one of the mightiest and most distinctive voices in contemporary...
Robbie Robertson | Sinematic
WHO IS HE? The Band’s main man. Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan’s old sidekick. Martin Scorsese’s former roommate. An erstwhile resident of Big Pink and Shangri-La. One of the...
Back Stories | My 2002 Interview With Marty Stuart
With Ken Burns’ latest superb music documentary series Country airing this month, I figured it made sense to pull out some interviews I've done with country legends over the...
Dylan’s Nashville Bootleg Box Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Even Bob Dylan is paying attention to Ken Burns’ Country, it seems. Zimmy has just announced that the next chapter in his neverending Bootleg Series will be a three-disc...
Indie Roundup (Two-Bit Edition) | 25 Songs To Change Up Your Midweek
Micah Erenberg plays outside, Dearly Beloved come of age, Crossed Keys can't catch a break, Kadavar and The Cosmic Riders of the Black Sun bring out the best in...
Back Stories | My 2009 Interview With Rosanne Cash
With Ken Burns' latest superb music documentary series Country airing this month, I figured it made sense to pull out some interviews I've done with country legends over the...
Van Morrison’s Three Chords And The Truth Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Van Morrison has been on quite the creative roll lately. And I have no reason to think it will end with Three Chords And The Truth, the Belfast cowboy's...
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Merle Haggard
Since Ken Burns’ latest superb music documentary series Country is airing this month, I figured it made sense to pull out some interviews I've done with country legends over...
