Most of Sufjan Steven's music comes across as self-consciously precious. "Carrie & Lowell" is different, and so much better.
Read morePublicists and the Personal Touch: Journalist Relationships Matter More Than Ever
Good publicists matter, for artists and also for writers.
Read moreAlvvays Vents Chaotic Impulses on Catchy ‘Archie, Marry Me’
There’s far too much new music to keep track of every album and single that comes out, but sometimes a song pops up after the fact and just latches on. “Archie, Marry Me” by Alvvays is one of those songs.
Read moreHow Not to Write Like a Hack
So, you want to be an entertainment reporter. You love music, movies, TV, celebrity slap-fights or whatever, and you’re convinced that your life’s work should involve discussing them in public, for as wide an audience as you can reach. Excellent. It’s a fun job. Here’s how not to suck at it: Don’t write like an entertainment reporter.
Read moreBeck Returns to Western Massachusetts With Mass MoCA Show
Beck returns to perform in western Massachusetts for the first time since he squeezed into the Iron Horse in Northampton in 2003.
Read moreGang of Four talks ‘Content’ LP and why the deluxe edition includes vial of blood
Photo by Mike Gullic.
Guitarist Andy Gill says the post-punk standard-bearers have found something to include with their latest album that you won’t find on file-sharing sites.
Read moreFor Brent Amaker & the Rodeo, punk-rock cowboy attitude has become a way of life
Cowboy suits, comic-book caricatures and the art of being bad-ass: three facts we learned from the Seattle western musician.
Read moreHold Steady singer Craig Finn talks about band’s new LP, ‘Heaven Is Whenever’
Photo by Mark Seliger.
Plenty of bands take forever to fuss over new material. The Hold Steady is not one of them. Craig Finn talks about how the band works.
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