In the opening pages of his new book, How to Write One Song, Jeff Tweedy writes, humbly, “Songs, to me, are much more like individual thoughts than other works of art are. They’re hard to hold on to — airlike and […]
In the opening pages of his new book, How to Write One Song, Jeff Tweedy writes, humbly, “Songs, to me, are much more like individual thoughts than other works of art are. They’re hard to hold on to — airlike and […]
Every year around this time, I take a few minutes and reflect on the notable books that have shaped conversations about culture or that have revealed fresh insights on subjects about which we thought little else could be said. I […]
The end of the year is approaching, but new music releases haven’t gone in to hibernation just yet. Here to keep you WARM is a new album from Jeff Tweedy (you can also read a review of his brand new memoir right here), […]
This fall, one music memoir stands above the gelatinous glut of words that have oozed onto bookshelves and into our lives. Jeff Tweedy’s Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc. — the […]
There’s a lyric on “Don’t Forget,” one of the standout tracks off Jeff Tweedy’s new solo record, WARM, that goes: “Don’t forget sometimes / we all think about dyin’ / don’t let it kill ya.” It’s one of those fragments of […]
There’s something to please just about every ear in the new releases bin this week. Tristen offers up some pop perfection, Fat Possum has released a treasure trove of blues recordings, and Connor Kennedy brings a regional songwriter’s statement into a […]
Joan Shelley lets her music speak for itself. Ask her to draw any grand conclusions about the real-life inspiration behind her songs, and she’ll politely avoid the question. Ask her if she sees any common threads running through her latest […]
Anyone can rattle off the names of female artists who have made it big in just about any genre of music, but what about female producers? Women in the studio are still a relative rarity, and there aren’t many of […]
Remember when weekends were just for laying around and not doing much of anything? Now there’s a protest on every corner and a lot of people searching for ways to vent their frustration, their anger, their fears. Music, as always, […]
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