It’s up for dispute whether Mother Goose was really a woman in Boston or just a legend that wouldn’t die — Father Goose, however, is a much more tangible person and he grooves a lot harder than his famous ancestor. Also known as Rankin Don, Father Goose is a Jamaican dancehall rapper and dj whose [...]
Elvis Costello - Momofuku
He still makes music? So boring I took it off the iPod for fear a song from it would come on again and make me fall asleep at the wheel. I don’t think I could name Elvis liable in court, so I decided to play it safe.
The Fratellis - Here We Stand
Way [...]
Jay Farrar has made a career out of embracing the sounds of the past — particularly those of country music — and ushering them gently into the present, with the hope that he’s still honoring a musical form that Nashville may have long dispensed of.
Farrar has been a mainstay in the realm of alt country [...]
Head Like A Kite has a new CD coming out, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to post the interview I did with Dave Einmo — one half of the band and a former one-man band. Head Like A Kite mixes up found and sampled sound into an electronica genre rounded out [...]
Susan McKeown is best known for her Celtic sounds, but she also delves into other areas as well, with some releases that fall far more on the Indie rock side, as well as some recent work she did with the Klezmatics. I had the chance to talk with her a while ago and we covered [...]
I had the opportunity to talk to violinist Jenny Scheinman. She’s known as an instrumentalist with an experimental side, but she’s going to show a different part of herself with a vocal CD coming out on May 27 (and an instrumental album on the same date, as a vinyl release and download at first, then [...]
As host of the monthly Bhangra Basement party in the New York City club S.O.B., DJ Rekha has been mixing the music of her Indian heritage with the urban sounds she grew up with. With her forays into Bhangra, she is part of an ever-growing musical movement in the United States, one that has crossed [...]
International chanteuse Keren Ann brings the swirl of her life and influences together in her music in a manner reflecting not only the scenes and emotions of her life and, but also her unifying musical sensibility: Calm. She has gained a lot of attention with this breezy and airy approach, with 2004’s “Nolita” and her [...]
Genesis P-Orridge is an industrial music legend, pioneering the form as well the lifestyle — his ventures in body modification, tattoos, and piercing were well documented in the seminal RE/Search book “Modern Primitives,” a counter culture sensation that spawned a mainstream aesthetic form.
He still performs with both his bands, Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV.
Recently, P-Orridge’s [...]
In the 1980s, Dan Zanes fronted the Boston band, the Del Fuegos, but in the 21st Century, he has found a second life singing music for kids, with the understanding that music can bring families together. Zane’s CDs are a mix of traditional and new songs filtered through his own experimental and homemade roots [...]
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