You love the work; you hate the person who made it. How do you navigate that?
Rosanne Cash Performs at Folsom State Prison
March 24, 2013 By 3 Comments
Forty years after the late musician Johnny Cash performed “Folsom Blues” in the Folsom Prison Library, his daughter returns and meets GMP poet Spoon Jackson.
The Human Jukebox is Mind-Blowing (Video)
February 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Two men play their instruments while people vote to change the style, artist, and speed at which they are playing.
The Day Mrs. Ryan Broke Up Our Rock and Roll Band
November 19, 2012 By 3 Comments
In August, 1976, five kids from Northeast Philly were going to be the heroes who saved Rock and Roll.
The Soundtrack of Fatherhood
October 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Let Aphex Twin, The Game and Billy Ray Cyrus guide you on a musical tour of your dadding journey.
Phil Collins Saved My Life
August 13, 2012 By 7 Comments
Phil Collins expressed the despair and emptiness of millions of listeners, and convinced at least one lonely teenager that his pain could also be channeled into something beautiful.
The History of Wooing Women
July 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
We’ve featured CDZA before, they’re an immensely talented and odd group of musicians-slash-pop culture critics. This one’s fun and seems to ask us, Is nothing sacred anymore?
Adam Cohen and the Warm Shadow of His Legendary Father
June 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
Joanna Schroeder interviews musician Adam Cohen about love, success, and the perilous allure of pursuing fame over art.
Paul Simon’s “Graceland”: An Introduction
June 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
Out of apartheid and the newly-budding reggae scene in South Africa came an album we would never forget.
Don’t Fall In Love
February 12, 2012 By 10 Comments
Falling in love implies a helplessness. And if you fall forever, Mark Radcliffe says, you’ll hit the ground.
Ten things I've learned from playing in a band
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
NOTE: I used to play in a band called Broken Falls Community Hall Band. We played a bunch of gigs in Vancouver, made a CD, never made much money…and loved every minute of it. This is a page with a song on it (right-hand side): http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Broken-Falls-Community-Hall-Band. Here’s us playing on a ridiculously small stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHxyiT5omYU Try [...]
Why Don’t Guys Hit on Neko Case?
February 23, 2011 By 11 Comments
Is it a physical block—tight security, maybe—or is there a power dynamic at play when larger-than-life women are desexualized?
“As for the Chris Browns of this world: do we boycott? Do we forgive? Do we allow time?”
These are comments by Eric M. and Christopher on the post “If I Work Out to Chris Brown Music, Am I Supporting an Abuser?”