Split Lip Rayfield guitarist and vocalist Kirk Rundstrom succumbed to esophageal cancer on February 22 after a year-long battle with the disease. He was 38. A spirited and tireless performer, Rundstrom was fond of telling anyone who’d listen, “I want […]
JOHN CARTER CASH SALUTES JUNE: He’s had to come to terms with so many family losses in a row, and, perhaps inevitably, continuing questions about parents Johnny and June and a broader family who are global legends, that John Carter […]
For an artist with so much history under his belt, there’s been a relative paucity of original, uncut video material available capturing the electrifying performances of Jerry Lee Lewis. That a prime “What Made Milwaukee Famous” from his late-’60s hard […]
Confused yet? While I’m certain that few readers puzzle over the internal logic which guides our cover choices nearly as much as we do, I’m also confident that ours is the only magazine which might plausibly feature indie rock stars […]
Politically speaking: “Stick to the music” I’m somewhat of a newcomer to your publication, and for the most part I really enjoy it. Your articles are well-done and the new artists that I discover keep me enjoying new music that […]
It all starts, and ends, with the voices. Shorthand attempts to classify the Avett Brothers usually go something along the lines of “punk bluegrass” or “thrash folk” or “high-energy hillbilly.” None of which are necessarily improper; Scott and Seth Avett […]
Basement singer-guitarist John Mullin has never set foot on North American soil, but the Liverpool-based Irishman definitely has notions about life on this side of the pond. “It’s still the land of Charlie Parker and Hunter S. Thompson to me,” […]
Conor Oberst is sitting at a table in an East Village cafe, occasionally tossing his long brown bangs back from his big brown eyes, drinking serial cups of black coffee, and talking earnestly and candidly about things such as music, […]
“Times are tough in rock ‘n’ roll.” That’s how it starts, Elizabeth Cook’s closely observed two-minute summation of the current sociological, economic, and aesthetic perils of pursuing a career in music. “Beer can’t be bought, wine can’t be sold.” She […]
In some ways, Gina Villalobos is a child of the California country-rock-singer-songwriter ’70s. She grew up in Lake Sherwood, California, just northwest of Malibu; her mother, a clinical hypno-therapist by training, would host small parties where musicians such as Billy […]
