As many of you know, I am a musician. Well, sometimes. It’s not how I make my living, but it has been one of my main creative outlets for many years. My 12-year-old son, Wolfgang, is a huge music fan. He is fascinated by all aspects of music-making, from time signatures to production. He has … Continue reading Making music with my kid
From the Archives: Anthony Daniels (2015 & 2019)
Threepio has certainly taken Daniels to some enviable places. How many actors can say that they have dined with the king and queen of Jordan, conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, been a presenter at the Oscars, and appeared on Sesame Street four times?
From the Archives: Nelly Furtado (2006 & 2013)
What has tongues wagging these days is sex. First there was the interview with European gay-lifestyle magazine GUS, in which Furtado said she believes all people are inherently bisexual...
Hey, look at me—I’m certified!
From what I can tell, with my new certificate and about $10 I can get a Grande Chestnut Praline Latte at Starbucks.
From the Archives: Sigur Rós at Deer Lake Park (2013)
By coincidence (or maybe not), the harder Sigur Rós played, the harder the rain fell.
From the Archives: Tom and Matt Berninger (2014)
Tom lasted eight-and-a-half months on the road before the inevitable firing, long enough for him to capture his brother and the rest of the National at their best (and occasionally their worst) with the handheld camera he just happened to have with him.
From the Archives: Mother Mother (2017)
You’d never know it from his on-stage swagger—he looks as comfortable in the spotlight as the natural-born rock star his voice and six-string chops suggest he is—but Ryan Guldemond considers himself an introvert.
From the Archives: Chester Brown (2011)
Chester Brown must have known what he was getting himself into. In creating Paying for It, the Toronto-based cartoonist was setting himself up for criticism, not just of his work but of himself and his chosen lifestyle.
From the Archives: Art Spiegelman (2013)
Spiegelman notes that the barrier between “high art” and “lowbrow” has eroded significantly over the past 20-odd years. More and more, work like his is being taken seriously, for better or worse.
From the Archives: Jason Pierce of Spiritualized (2012)
No one has ever accused Jason Pierce of taking shortcuts. The Spiritualized mastermind has been known to take as long as a year to mix an album, even though he admits he doesn’t especially enjoy the painstaking process.