Annie's 'Don't Stop' to be released in November – finally
Dear lord, this is exciting. Annie, the Norwegian princess of perfect pop, is FINALLY going to release her second album, Don't Stop, in November. I…
Bumbershoot preview: The Benson Interruption
I’m not really convinced that I need to rent Super High Me because I don’t think I’ll find it all that funny. I’m also not…
Elizabeth Goodman writes the book on Cat Power
Elizabeth Goodman, a former editor at the missed rock magazine Blender, has written a very compelling biography of Chan Marshall, the artist we collectively know…
Killingsworth
The Minus 5 are releasing Killingsworth at the same time leader Scott McCaughey is putting out Young Fresh Fellows' I Think This Is, both on…
Bumbershoot preview: Point Juncture, WA
On Point Juncture, WA's website, they helpfully point out that "it's a band, not a place." It's actually quite a relief that I don't have…
Three Imaginary DVDs to see: Deneuve drama, 5 characters in 24 hours and a French classroom
The express version: Apres Lui: Franck kills Mathieu in a car crash, then Matheiu’s mom Camille ( the ever gorgeous Catherine Deneuve) falls for him.…
Bumbershoot preview: Past Lives
In the past lives of Past Lives, the geneology includes four former members of the notable post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers. What Past Lives does…
With These Hands: The Rise And Fall Of Francis Delaney
Perhaps the most underrated artist on the globe, Michael J. Sheehy, who fronted the stellar (and criminally unknown) London band, Dream City Film Club in…
Bumbershoot preview: Scream your face off at The Scream Contest
In addition to all the fabulous bands at Bumbershoot this year, how about exploring the 100s of others things going on? The first thing that…
Wolverines 2010: Red Dawn remake in progress
It seems like nothing from my childhood is sacred anymore – but I’ll give the people making a remake of 1984’s Red Dawn this: they’ve…