Rain Parade’s Matt Piucci: Paisley Underground Royalty
Even four decades later, the druggy Rain Parade still sound out of time – like an immunocompromised violation of the New Wave space/music continuum.
Interviews
SFIFF 2022: ‘Emily the Criminal’ Director on Rejecting the American Dream
Director John Patton Ford discusses his debut feature Emily the Criminal, a critique of American society borne within the death of the American Dream.
Jorge Drexler on Love in The Time of Coronavirus
An otolaryngologist by training, Oscar-winning, Madrid-based Jorge Drexler uses his new album to examine love through a variety of lenses.
SFIFF 2022: Director Daniel Roher on Navalny, Master of Russian Politics
Director Daniel Roher met face-to-face with the intensely intelligent and deeply motivated Alexei Navalny and together created a film that compels global political action.
The Waterboys’ Mike Scott on the Delightfully Strange ‘All Souls Hill’
The Waterboy’s songs are often deemed religious, neopagan, or spiritual. Mike Scott’s inspiration behind 2021’s All Souls Hill might be more earthy.
High Pulp’s Bobby Granfelt on the Jazz Band’s Drive to Thrive with ‘Pursuit of Ends’
High Pulp frontman Bobby Granfelt chats about the DIY jazz collective’s history and the motive behind their striking new record, Pursuit of Ends.
DYLYN Soars with Flying Colors Finding Beauty in “Bring on the Blues”
Alt-rocker DYLYN returns with the gorgeous title track of a splendid six-song EP that signals she’s here to stay. She discusses her music and premieres “Bring on the Blues”.
Joan Osborne Is So Much More Than “One of Us”
Joan Osborne is known for a generational hit she didn’t even write, but all these decades later, she is still finding a new audience for her folk-pop charmers.
The Church’s Steve Kilbey Talks “Blurred Crusade Live”: The Greatest ’80s Concert You’ve Never Seen
Classic concert “Blurred Crusade Live” launches the Church to a place few bands ever reach, on stage or anywhere else. It’s a golden moment of transcendent ’80s rock joy.
Baby’s Got Beats: Punk Drummers on How They Got Their Bang
Punk Drummers Greendays’ Tré Cool, the Wrecks’ Lynn Perko-Truell, Rat Scabies’ Shari Page, and Rough Francis’ Urian Hackney on the need to make beats.
Writer/Comedian Amy Silverberg Wants Freedom on Stage and on the Page
Amy Silverberg’s comedy is at once wry, playful, and at times beautifully filthy, like the trash-riddled Santa Monica Pier during a pink-tangerine sunset.