Manchester Orchestra changes again
Did you like Manchester Orchestra's latest album? Don't get used to it. Every time the Atlanta indie-rock quintet finishes recording, it charges in the opposite direction. Thus 2011's "Simple Math"...
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Wiz Khalifa looks to clear smoke on talent with ‘Blacc Hollywood’
On Oct. 13, rapper Wiz Khalifa said in an interview: "Joints and bongs are my favorites. I don't smoke blunts at all. Bongs are cool. They're smoother than the pipe."...
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Open to interpretation
Thirteen years ago, a reporter asked singer-songwriter Will Oldham whether he was more depressed than most people. "Not today," he said. Oldham, 44, who performs mainly under the stage name...
Pompeii isn’t falling. It’s rising. Fast.
In high school, Dean Stafford's theater teacher told him he'd have to choose between acting and playing music. "I was like, 'That's not necessarily true.' I was friends with other...
Lou Barlow and an oddball life in music
Everything went pretty well in Lou Barlow's childhood until he turned 12. That was when the auto industry collapsed and brake-maker Bendix transferred his father from Jackson, Mich., to Westfield,...
King Khan: Truth can be confusing
In the world of The King Khan & BBQ Show, the stories come whooshing by so quickly that it's tough to tell which ones are true and which ones are...
Lee Fields baring soul, having his day
It took a personal meeting with James Brown for singer Lee Fields to realize he was himself and not just a talented mimic called Little JB. In 1973, Fields had...
Always room for another Wainwright
Every now and then, on the way to her job, Lucy Wainwright Roche calls her dad, who happens to know all the people she works with and the nuances of...
Temptations’ Williams still floating on cloud nine
In addition to everything else, Motown's hallowed Detroit headquarters had a lively front porch. In 1963, 22-year-old Otis Williams regularly hung out at Hitsville, a converted home at 2648 W....
Reunited Soundgarden finding the past still sounds pretty good
In 1981, Kim Thayil's band broke up. His relationship ended. His dad, dating a woman he would soon marry, "was ready for me to not be living at home." So...