I’m afraid I’ve never interviewed Esperanza Spalding, but with 109 Grammy awards handed out yesterday, I was bound to have written about some of the winners. I’ll add my Mavis Staples (Best Americana Album) and Green Day (Best Musical Show Album) articles to the archives soon–but until then, may I direct your attention to my […]

posted 14 February 2011 in Archives. no comments yet

The new Arcade Fire album, The Suburbs, is out today. If you’re looking to reacquaint yourself with the seven-person collective, you might want to read my feature article on the band from three years ago: months in the making, and spanning two continents (well, it was New York City and London, but still). No basketballs […]

posted 3 August 2010 in Archives, Articles. 2 comments

I received an email request for my Arcade Fire article from 2007, so being in an obliging mood, I’ve added it to the archives. It’s always hard to judge the reaction to your own work, but I think this may be one of the most-remembered pieces of writing I’ve ever done, principally because of the […]

posted 5 March 2009 in Archives, Articles. no comments yet