This is Damien Jurado
If you don't know who Damien Jurado is yet, you are in for a treat! Despite releasing his 14th album in 2019, he's remained relatively unknown to the mainstream. This seems unlikely to last much longer, so try and get to one of his gigs before it's stadiums only.
This is Will Oldham aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy
One of my all time favourite live artists, Will Oldham, or Bonnie "Prince" Billy if you prefer, is as prolific as he is lyrical. When I first heard a Bonnie "Prince" Billy record I didn't immediately like it, and I think that's probably the case for many. Once the...
The Buffalo
But it was spring. Even the lion licked the lioness’s smooth forehead. Both animals blond. The woman averted her eyes from the cage, where the hot smell alone recalled the carnage she’d come looking for at the Zoological Gardens. Then the lion paced calmly, mane...
This is Steve Reich
Electronic music pioneer and classical music revolutionary, Steve Reich is surely one of the most inspiring artists alive today. He's also been extremely prolific over his lifetime and sometimes that combination can make it difficult to get into his music, so here's...
The Goldfinch
That night, at Boris' — lying drunk on my half of the batik-draped mattress — I tried to remember what Pippa had looked like. But the moon was so large and clear through the uncurtained window that it made me think instead of a story my mother had told me, about...