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Hollandude Rewind

Rewind to January 2017 for an interview with multi-instrumentalist Indie rocker Andrew Bird where he describes the creative process behind his latest release Are You Serious. Also shown is a concert excerpt at Carnegie Hall.

Andrew Bird Goes Top Shelf All The Way For Are You Serious

The latest album by Andrew Bird represents, as the artist phrased it in an interview conducted last month at Carnegie Hall, an attempt to go top shelf all the way.  That is, he didn’t start recording until he had explored myriad permutations of each song.  He turned them upside down and […]

Lenny Kaye at WFUV

Lenny Kaye Talks Nuggets

Here’s a quick peek at the interview – video courtesy of WFUV graduate fellow Maya Sargent Listen to full interview with music here: I’m very happy to be able to post this full one hour radio show recorded 7/19/2023 from 9 – 10p on WFUV. I’ve always been a huge […]

Hermanos Gutiérrez

Hermanos Gutiérrez Back With 5th Album “El Bueno Y El Malo”

The music of Hermanos Gutiérrez brings you to another place. It’s a place of saguaro cacti and miles of sun-baked sand. If you’re a fan of spaghetti Westerns, it may suggest a love of Ennio Morricone and perhaps even evoke images of characters named Blondie, Angel Eyes, and Tuco in […]

Charley Crockett

Charley Crockett New Album “The Man From Waco”

American blues, country, and Americana singer, guitarist, and songwriter Charley Crockett is back with a new album, The Man from Waco. It’s a laconic, elegant song cycle that tells the story of a fictional character who has some things in common with the artist but who has a life of […]

Sting The Bridge

Sting Offers Insights Into New Album “The Bridge”

Sting is the rarest of artists. In 1978 – the year he first visited New York, “Roxanne” established him as one of the great voices in music and a formidable songwriter who would go on to pen the most played song on the radio ever. (Which one is revealed in […]

Jesse Malin 2021

My Top 10 Songs and Albums of 2021

Jesse Malin Photo Credit: Gus Philippas These are my top 10 songs and albums of 2021, and discovery of the year, as compiled for the WFUV post, The Best of 2021 Staff Picks. Top 10 Songs 1 Wolf Alice: Smile2 Wet Leg: Chaise Lounge3 Spoon: The Hardest Cut4 My Morning […]

DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS

Durand Jones & The Indications are Back with Private Space

The song “Witchoo” explodes right out of the speakers. It’s undeniable and a no-brainer pick for one of my top ten songs of the year. (And now that it’s October I better start pondering what the other nine are.) It turns out the band behind the song have crafted an […]

David Gray Skellig

David Gray Discusses New Album Skellig

I had a chance to speak with British singer-songwriter David Gray for WFUV about his album Skellig that came out earlier this year.  He’s an excellent conversation partner and he offered great insight into the album while also sharing some fascinating and entertaining tidbits drawn from his lifetime.  Here’s the unedited Zoom […]

New Documentary Film & Book On H.R. Of Bad Brains

New Documentary Film & Book On H.R. Of Bad Brains – Event at Saint Vitus Bar on January 24, 2017 One of the Bad Brains CDs in my collection has a sticker on it with two well chosen quotes about the band: “If you want to hear real excitement, real […]

Andrew Bird Goes Top Shelf All The Way For Are You Serious

The latest album by Andrew Bird represents, as the artist phrased it in an interview conducted last month at Carnegie Hall, an attempt to go top shelf all the way.  That is, he didn’t start recording until he had explored myriad permutations of each song.  He turned them upside down and […]

Anything Could Happen: Tommy Stinson Talks Bash & Pop 2.0

Anything Could Happen: Tommy Stinson Talks Bash & Pop 2.0 –  Anything Could Happen by Bash & Pop released 1/20/17 Nothing not to like about the new Bash & Pop record.  Tommy Stinson, now safely nestled upstate in Hudson, got some pals together in his home studio with the intention […]

Alejandro Escovedo Hits City Winery, Talks Triumph Over PTSD

Alejandro Escovedo Hits City Winery, Talks Triumph Over PTSD – January 19th, 2017 (Also 20th & 21st at City Winery NYC) Alejandro Escovedo celebrated his 66th birthday earlier this month and no one is more deserving than him of the late career success he is currently enjoying.  The guy is […]

Jake Clemons Steps Off E Street To Deliver Solo Debut

Jake Clemons Steps Off E Street To Deliver Solo Debut – Fear & Love released 1-13-17 Jake Clemons has performed more than admirably since stepping into the oversized shoes of his Uncle Clarence in 2012 as sax player in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.  The Boss’s crew draws heavily on the personality […]

Gift Ideas: Reich, Jarrett, Elvis, Queen, Depeche Mode & Otis

Gift Ideas: Reich, Jarrett, Elvis, Queen, Depeche Mode & Otis – December 13, 2016 Countdown to Santa’s arrival is a mere twelve days!  Here’s a grab bag of goodies across genres to stimulate your giving gland… The ECM Recordings from Steve Reich offers a kind of Reich 101 course in […]

Gorgeous Gift Boxes For 2016 Holidays

Gorgeous Gift Boxes For 2016 Holidays – December 6, 2016 Another year almost in the books and a fine crop of holiday box sets has emerged.   These creatively and lovingly packaged collections are anchored by knob turning prowess that has this timeless music sounding better than ever.  The Bad […]

The Hold Steady Bringing Anniversary Reissues & Residence

The Hold Steady Bringing Anniversary Reissues & Residence; Brooklyn via Minneapolis Band Marks Ten Years On Boys And Girls In America with Deluxe Version Plus Sexy Reissues of Almost Killed Me & Separation Sunday – The Hold Steady have become an essential New York band since coming together in Brooklyn about thirteen […]

Helmet Kicks Ass At Highline Ballroom In Return To NYC

Helmet Kicks Ass At Highline Ballroom In Return To NYC; November 12, 2016 Regarding the first album by his group in six years, according to Page Hamilton: “People who hate Helmet are not going to like the record…and the people that love Helmet; some of them may take a minute […]

Dweezil Keeps Zappa Flag Flying At Beacon Theatre

Dweezil Keeps Zappa Flag Flying At Beacon Theatre 10-30-16 I think Frank Zappa would be very proud of what his son Dweezil has done and what he is doing in regards to keeping his music alive on stages around the world.  He plays it with skill and passion and is […]