Author Archive
Flicks
Loosely based on a true story (or two), Adam MacDonald’s feature-length debut Backcountry follows a couple (Missy Peregrym and Jeff Roop) as they venture out to a remote campground. Along the way, they encounter a black bear wh...
Flicks
Nearly two decades in the making, The Wrecking Crew, a documentary about the musicians who played on records by the likes of Nancy Sinatra, Bobby Vee, The Partridge Family, The Mamas & the Papas, The Carpenters, The 5th Dim...
Q&A
"We try to be as honest as possible," says Ewert and the Two Red Dragons singer Ewert Sundja about making music. "We don’t set out to make quiet music with intensity. It has to be a natural process of getting to the end. "
Q&A
While on the road with his band, Fun., guitarist Jack Antonoff began writing some songs for a solo project that he called Bleachers. He didn’t tell anyone about the songs until he released the first single, “I Wanna Get B...
Q&A
The Gaslight Anthem quickly became critics’ darlings as it delivered albums such as 2008’s The ’59 Sound and 2010’s American Slang. On 2014’s Get Hurt, which was produced by Brit Mike Crossey (Foals, Arc...
Q&A
The Long Island-based rock band Taking Back Sunday recently reissued Happiness Is: The Complete Recordings. The boxset features the band’s original 2014 record along with rare and unreleased tracks. The songs are all spread out...
Q&A
JD McPherson just released his new album, Let The Good Times Roll, in February. It’s gotten great reviews. Paste Magazine, for example, says the singer-songwriter “strikes a balance between power and agility.” The album veers f...
Q&A
For PRhyme’s self-titled debut, DJ Premier only utilized samples from psychedelic producer Adrian Younge. The album, which features guests like ScHoolBoy Q, Mac Miller, Jay Electronica and Killer Mike, has a cool, old school vi...
Flicks
The directorial debut from brothers Peter and Bobby Farrelly, Dumb and Dumber proved to be a box office hit as the film’s misguided main characters Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels). The Farrelly broth...
Q&A
Recorded at Chicago’s Shirk Studios and at L.A.’s House of Blues, Chadwick Stokes’ new album The Horse Comanche pairs the singer-songwriter with producers Sam Beam (of Iron and Wine fame), Brian Deck (Gomez, Josh Ritter) and No...