It’s almost impossible to compare Robyn Hitchcock to any modern artist. The most fitting comparisons are all in the past: Syd Barrett, John...

Right off the bat, I’d like to say that I really am not a “horror movie-guy.” And all due respect, but if you are one, you know who you ar...

I didn't know Todd Snider’s music until the summer of 2014. I'd heard his name, seen his CDs coming through the store over the yea...

One of the best ways to flummox movie audiences is to release two very similar movies within a few months of each other. At some point, a ...

My introduction to Townes Van Zandt came in 1998 when I first saw the Coen Brothers’ film The Big Lebowski . Lebowski ’s incredible soundt...

I’ve been home sick for a few days and it has given me a great opportunity to get caught up on a bunch of movies, new and old. Yesterday ...

Every time I hear “Mahgeetah,” the first song on My Morning Jacket’s It Still Moves , I see rays of golden afternoon sunlight flooding int...

“Like Ol’ Jack always says… What the hell.” If you are looking for a deep art flick then this is probably the point at which you can s...

In the 1980’s, when I started in the music business, the state of the Blues was somewhat woeful. There were a lot of frustrated white rock...

Sometimes family issues don’t get resolved. Instead they get buried, simmering under the surface, peaking out at inopportune moments, and...

Released exactly ten years and seven days ago was M.I.A.’s sophomore album Kala . Her first album, Arular (named after her father), was a...

Years ago, I was working as a bartender at a music venue in my hometown of Dubuque, Iowa. One of my regular barflies, Paul, and I ended up...

One thing that came with the territory of having been an avid record collector all my life was the benefit of an education in history thro...