Steady, As It Goes: The Raconteurs’ ‘Broken Boy Soldiers’ Turns 15
The Raconteurs’ Broken Boy Soldiers sets itself apart from anything like it, even 15 years later. The band’s debut somehow starts two great stories.
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Natalie Bergman Finds ‘Mercy’ in Gospel Music and a Higher Power
Natalie Bergman’s religious beliefs stimulate her music, but her debut album, Mercy, inspires whether one is a Christian or not.
Discover Michigan’s 1990s Space-rock Scene on ‘Southeast of Saturn’
Third Man Records offers a generous overview of Michigan's burgeoning space-rock scene from the 1990s. It covers a wide swath of genres while offering a bunch of largely-unheard rarities.
Drum Machines? Samples? Brendan Benson Gets Contemporary with ‘Dear Life’
Powerpop overlord and part-time Raconteur, Brendan Benson, grafts hip-hop beats to guitar pop on his seventh solo album, Dear Life.
Luke Schneider’s ‘Altar of Harmony’ Hews Close to Ambient Tradition
Luke Schneider's Altar of Harmony often sounds eerily close to the Robert Fripp guitar of No Pussyfooting, only he trades in the old six-string for pedal steel.
A Pact to Be Tender When the World Is Coarse: Stewart Lupton and Jonathan Fire*Eater
With the release of the expanded edition of Tremble Under Boom Lights, the 45-page chapbook of the poetry of Stewart Lupton, and the re-release of Wolf Songs for Lambs, Jonathan Fire*Eater are ripe for reappraisal.
The Long Lost Tapes From the Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 Are Here at Last
Third Man Records release the long-lost tapes from what Bonnie Raitt calls "the blues Woodstock".
‘Other Girls’ Demonstrates Lillie Mae’s Creative and Musical Ingenuity
Produced by David Cobb, Other Girls is the album that will garner Americana/alt-country artist Lillie Mae the attention she richly deserves.
Guitar Wolf Is Still Loud and Fast and Hungry in ‘Love and Jett’
Guitar Wolf, Japan's answer to the Ramones, has proudly kept their shtick going for 32 years, and the ravenous pack doesn't let up in their latest, Love and Jett.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Needs Secrets: Talking Music’s Essence as Art with Dean Fertita
Dean Fertita, the incendiary strike force alongside rock titans Joshua Homme and Jack White (among others) and solo artist, discusses creativity, music, and art.
“Cats Need to Lighten Up”: An Interview with Wolf Eyes
Noise veterans Wolf Eyes bring I Am A Problem: Mind in Pieces to Jack White's Third Man Records, and live to tell the tale.