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04 Jun 2026
DEVO’s Duty Now for the Future: Mutate, Don’t Stagnate (Part 3 of 4)
Continued from Part Two… Are you pleased with how DEVO is portrayed in the 2024 documentary? Mark Mothersbaugh: Yeah. It’s not the documentary I would have made if I was […]
03 Jun 2026
DEVO’s Duty Now for the Future: Mutate, Don’t Stagnate (Part 2 of 4)
Continued from Part One… After a 10-year hiatus, DEVO came back in the ‘90s, and the band has been active ever since. The last studio album was Something for Everybody. […]
02 Jun 2026
DEVO’s Duty Now for the Future: Mutate, Don’t Stagnate (Part 1 of 4)
DEVO are that rarest of creatures: pop music artists who are also culture jammers. Look beyond the surface of the band’s sound and visuals, and discover an off-kilter and ironic […]
01 Jun 2026
30 Days Out, June 2026 #1: Samara Jade, Kiefer Sutherland, Robyn Hitchcock, Sunny War
Folk. Folk-punk. Dada-esque wordplay and jangle. And Americana from a Canadian-born personality best known as an actor. Those are among the highlights in live music in and around Asheville in […]
29 May 2026
Take Five: Classic Tracks from 10cc
From its formation through its peak, British art-pop band 10cc was something of a supergroup. Formed as Hotlegs, the band featured hit songwriter Graham Gouldman (composer of the Yardbirds’ “For […]
28 May 2026
¡Viva Cuba! Part Three: Obsesión
An edited version of this feature appeared in SPIN. Pioneering hip hop duo Obsesión is based in Regla, an industrial suburb on Havana Bay. Founders and MCs Magia Lopez and […]
28 May 2026
¡Viva Cuba! Profiles of Three Artists from the Caribbean Nation
Author’s note: Ahead of a March 2025 trip to Cuba, I was inspired to learn as much as I could about the country, its history, people and culture. After that […]
27 May 2026
¡Viva Cuba! Part Two: Cimafunk
An edited version of this feature was published in SPIN. Inspired as much by the funk sound and style of James Brown as by African rhythms, EDM and the music […]
26 May 2026
¡Viva Cuba! Part One: Albita
An edited version of this feature was first published in SPIN. Albita (Rodríguez) is a Latin music superstar. Recipient of 14 Grammy or Latin Grammy nominations (with one win to […]
25 May 2026
Album Review: Omar Coleman & Igor Prado – Old New Funky and Blue
Omar Coleman is at the top of his game, and he’s paid his dues along the way. First heard on record on a 2007 compilation of local harmonica players, the […]