pop Archive
20 Jan 2008
Billy Jonas: Bridging Genres and Happy Accidents
In a way, Billy Jonas is a man of two worlds. He writes, records and performs family music, and he’s a singer/songwriter who explores deeper issues in his music. “It’s […]
14 Jan 2008
Under the Microscope with Fall Out Boy
Note: This was my first magazine cover story — bk. It’s the last day of June, and Island/Def Jam recording act Fall Out Boy is “a little bit too far […]
08 Jan 2008
DeSol: Here Comes the Sun
A couple years ago, Asbury Park NJ-based Latin-rock artists deSoL were signed to Curb Records, a staid, ultra-square label known for being home to Tim McGraw and (shudder) The Osmonds. […]
07 Jan 2008
Neil Finn – Back in the (Crowded) House
The date was June 1, 1981. Riding high on the success of their latest hit single “History Never Repeats,” New Zealand art-pop group Split Enz was in the midst of […]
06 Jan 2008
Interview: Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw is one of rock music’s most underappreciated artists. After a string of critically-acclaimed albums (beginning with his self-titled 1982 debut, right through 2003’s What’s in the Bag?), and […]
02 Dec 2007
Todd Rundgren / Utopia / Nazz: A Critical Essay
Written in 2002(!) for Trouser Press and in need of a major update to cover an additional half-century’s worth of music — bk DISCOGRAPHY Todd Rundgren Runt (Bearsville) 1970 The […]