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Julien Baker discusses her latest album, Turn Out the Lights, the ways in which she approaches writing about difficult subjects, and the redemptive power in being open about sadness.
...more“Someone’s profession. Feels like my name more than a musician.”
...moreWhat sets Bazan apart from artists like Sufjan Stevens and Death Cab for Cutie is his willingness to get a little darker and more intimate while evoking the pathetic ironies that come from the most poetic Elvis Costello lines and the most hard hitting from the late Vic Chesnutt lyrics. Journola is an online magazine […]
...moreWhen Jason Molina passed from the early-indie scene, he took a litany of musical progress along with him. Luckily for us, Max Blau took notice; down by the Chicago Reader, he gives us the profile of an artist for our times: “[Jason] was large and multitudinous: commensurately inspiring and frustrating, goofy and gloomy, spontaneous and […]
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Here We Go Magic’s Luke Temple sits down to discuss his recent solo album, the writing process, and his diverse sources of inspiration.
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While it’s possible to find a lot to worry about in the world of contemporary music, there’s always something new to listen to as well, post-historical, outlying, pre- or anti- or minimally digital music. And so maybe there will be five more years of Swinging Modern Sounds.
...moreSurprisingly, YouTube is only now getting its foot in the door with the music streaming game. Their grand entrance, according to this article at Salon, involves terms with which a large number of independent artists disagree—Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, and Animal Collective, just to name a few. YouTube is planning to block these artists from streaming. Ultimately […]
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“No, I am not real. I am like a dude who adjunct teaches at the local college and then, in his free time, makes little gnomes. My music is a hobby. I am making fucking gnomes.”
...moreMost often associated with chamber ensembles and orchestras, the harp first gained pop music cred thanks to the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations”
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