Music
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THE RUMPUS INTERVIEW WITH CORIN TUCKER
Corin Tucker, formerly of Sleater-Kinney and Heavens to Betsy and now the leader of the Corin Tucker Band, has been called “a punk-rock heroine” by Rolling Stone. Judging by her band’s newest record, Kill My Blues, there is no reason…
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Nick Cave Monday #9: “Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry”
Nick Cave scared the crap out of me. The year was 1992 and I was used to grunge and punk rock and loved the bodies hurling into each other. There were bands like The Dwarves who would get naked, bleed,…
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Nick Cave Monday #8: “Into My Arms”
I have dedicated “Into My Arms” to every woman I have fallen in love with. They were only able to rent this song while they had my heart.
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40th Anniversary of Miles Davis’s On The Corner
At The Stranger, Dave Segal and other Seattle musicians commemorate the 40th anniversary of Miles Davis’s On The Corner. “Grooves solid as diamonds with freaked-out tendrils that wrap around your soul and poke at you where you least expect to…
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THE RUMPUS INTERVIEW WITH MOUNT EERIE
Phil Elverum, who records as Mount Eerie (and formerly as Microphones) has the distinction of releasing not one but two acclaimed records, Clear Moon and Ocean Roar, in 2012.
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Rumpus Sound Takes: Share
“When you’re writing something original, you aren’t really being entirely original. There is so much intentional and unintentional stealing.” —Meg Baird
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Nick Cave Monday #7: “No Pussy Blues”
Some men on their 50th birthday buy a convertible, grow a mustache, shag a yoga instructor and enter what society calls a midlife crisis. Nick Cave had the greatest midlife crisis ever, which included growing a mustache straight out of…
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Nick Cave Monday #6: “The Weeping Song”
Do you ever have one of those days where you just need to cry your eyes out? There’s no better soundtrack for your sobs than “The Weeping Song.”
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HERE’S WHAT WE THINK OF YOUR “CLASSIC”…
Every decade or so a new style of popular music, played by a new generation of musicians, comes along. These styles are often truly original—genuine breaks with the pop music of the past, like industrial music, disco, or hip-hop
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Nick Cave Monday #5: “Bring It On”
In 2003, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released “Nocturama.” I love almost every record The Bad Seeds have released, but with “Nocturama,” I was disappointed. I listened over and over, hoping I was wrong
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ALBUMS OF OUR LIVES: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE’S EVIL EMPIRE
We listened to the album straight through. When it finished I looked at my hands. I’d kept them balled tightly for all forty-five minutes.
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Nick Cave Monday #4: “The Mercy Seat”
There’s one song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds that pretty much sums up every era of the band, and that’s “The Mercy Seat.” Nick has said it’s one of his favorite songs to perform because they can do…