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Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

by Peter Rubin December 14, 2021October 19, 2022

“The only time I ever loaned Greg Tate a book was when I ran into him on Astor Place. I’d just come from the barbershop, where I finished reading Phillip K. Dick’s brilliant Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. ‘I haven’t read that one,’ Tate said. ‘Can I borrow it?’ Without hesitation I handed him […]

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Remembering Daniel Johnston

by Tom Maxwell September 13, 2019January 27, 2023

This outsider musician made music sound new again to everyone who listened.

Posted inArts & Culture, Story

Remembering João Gilberto

by Tom Maxwell July 9, 2019October 19, 2022

Eccentricity was inseperable from this musical innovator’s artistic vision.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

Remembering Roky Erickson

by Tom Maxwell June 6, 2019October 19, 2022

Despite ongoing personal struggle, the psychedelic rock pioneer left a singular body of work that continues to influence musicians and challenge listeners.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Remembering Scott Walker

by Tom Maxwell April 24, 2019October 19, 2022

When the pop singer went avant garde, he traded narrative meaning for emotional truth to explore those things that lay beyond language.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Remembering Mark Hollis of Talk Talk

by Tom Maxwell March 8, 2019October 19, 2022

The singer of “It’s My Life” left us a brilliant solo album, then chose to be a family man.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story

Remembering Ken Nordine

by Tom Maxwell February 19, 2019October 19, 2022

The ambitious radio personality created his own form of expression, called “word jazz,” to properly accomodate his musical voice and artistic ambitions.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Margot Kidder Played Every Character, No Matter How Small, with a Vivid Inner Life

by heymarkarms December 28, 2018October 19, 2022

A moving tribute to Margot Kidder, as told through the words of her daughter, Maggie McGuane.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story

Remembering Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks

by Tom Maxwell December 7, 2018October 19, 2022

The Buzzcocks’ enduring influence might have surprised punk frontman Pete Shelley, but not his fans.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Remembering Pioneering Studio Engineer Geoff Emerick

by Tom Maxwell October 3, 2018October 19, 2022

Emerick engineered more than The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. He helped re-engineer the way music got made.

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