Features
Friday, October 16 2009
The Ever-Shifting, Hour-Glass World of Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III has recently undertaken the ambitious task of writing songs that Charlie Poole might have given voice to had he not sabotaged his own career trajectory.
Reviews
Wednesday, May 9 2012
Loudon Wainwright III: Older Than My Old Man Now
Gerard Manley Hopkins it ain’t, but Wainwright too knows that when he grieves for others, he mourns for himself.
Friday, May 6 2011
"Maybe It's Hate, Probably It's Love": Honesty, Art, and Loudon Wainwright III
From Richard Pryor to Bill Hicks to David Foster Wallace to Spalding Gray, the motivating current for honest humour has been truthfulness about despair. And no one, not even those guys, has ever been as honest as Loudon.
Wednesday, July 28 2010
Loudon Wainwright: 10 Songs for the New Depression
Amusing musings on the financial crsis from Wainwright Sr.
Friday, June 1 2007
Loudon Wainwright III: Strange Weirdos
This is kind of a staggering achievement up in here.
Tuesday, April 19 2005
Loudon Wainwright III: Here Come the Choppers!
Look out! A dozen new songs from Loudon Wainwright III show he has not mellowed during the past four decades. If anything, he's gotten meaner.
