19 Aug 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, August 2026 #2: More New Releases
Like it says above: more. All great. Jim Basnight – Under the Rock Aficionados of power pop may have first come into contact with the music of Jim Basnight when […]
18 Aug 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, August 2026 #1: New Releases
Time once again for some hundred-word reviews. As a reminder, if it gets covered here, it has my seal of approval; implicit in that is that it deserves a longer, […]
17 Aug 2026
A Chat with Roedelius
An edited version of this feature was first published in The Tonearm. Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a towering figure in music. A founding member of groundbreaking bands Kluster/Cluster and Harmonia, Berlin-born […]
14 Aug 2026
30 Days Out, August 2026 #2: Aché Tropical, Santiago y Los Gatos, Elder, Little Feat
Two local acts (three, actually) and two nationally-touring bands, the latter of which is taking a well-deserved victory lap. Those are among the highlights of live music in and around […]
13 Aug 2026
Billy Fuller’s Kosmische ‘Fragments’ (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… What other synthesizers did you use on these tracks? The main one is the one that we’ve always used in Beak> as well, which was one […]
12 Aug 2026
Billy Fuller’s Kosmische ‘Fragments’ (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Something you just said made me think about this. When I talk to artists, it often comes up that they consider sequencing to be nearly as […]
11 Aug 2026
Billy Fuller’s Kosmische ‘Fragments’ (Part 1 of 3)
A much shorter edit of this interview was first published in The Tonearm. Billy Fuller is a versatile bassist with a dazzling CV. He’s a founding member of modern-day experimental […]
10 Aug 2026
Take Five: Rick Wakeman’s A&M Years
Virtuoso keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman has been incredibly prolific. Since the release of his solo debut, 1973’s The Six Wives of King Henry VIII, the British musician has released […]
07 Aug 2026
Robyn Hitchcock: Confusion Says
Born in London and a longtime resident of Nashville, singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock enjoys an influential and critically-acclaimed career. With his late ‘70s band the Soft Boys, Hitchcock channeled ‘60s psychedelia […]
06 Aug 2026
Take Five: Key Beach Boys Tracks from the Mid-’70s
The Beach Boys and their music have gone through many phases. From their early songs about Southern California culture – surfing, girls and cars – to the ambitious baroque pop […]