indie Archive
08 Mar 2013
Capsule Reviews: March 2013, Part 1
Here’s another in my occasional series of capsule reviews; once again I had a huge stack of CDs deserving of review, but time doesn’t allow for full-length reviews of everything, […]
16 Jan 2013
Capsule Reviews: January 2013, Part Two
Here’s another installment in my occasional series of capsule reviews, this time covering new releases by indie/self-released artists. My self-imposed limit for this particular exercise is 150 words on each […]
24 Dec 2012
The 2012 Marshall Crenshaw Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: I interviewed John Murphy of Shoes recently about their new Ignition album. When we got to talking about the band’s future plans, he suggested […]
21 Dec 2012
The 2012 Marshall Crenshaw Interview, Part One
Marshall Crenshaw has enjoyed – sometimes endured – a long and varied career. And while said career has been consistently lauded by critics, commercial success has sometimes proven more elusive. […]
26 Jan 2008
Legendary Pink Dots: Connecting With the Dots in Chapel Hill
Unpredictable and experimental as always, The Legendary Pink Dots make a concerted and successful bid to connect with their audiences. Cutting a swath through the USA’s eastern seaboard — mostly […]
25 Jan 2008
Lake Trout: Weird, Catchy and Everything in Between
Take equal parts pre-Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd, Kid A era Radiohead and Soft Bulletin period Flaming Lips, and what do you get? I’d love to report the […]