The Horns on “Lady Madonna”
Fats Domino was a huge influence on this song but the horn section is pure Fab Four ingenuity.
Improbable Covers for the New Millennium
Ryan Adams, Maxwell, Nouvelle Vague, Antony and The Johnson, and Paul Anka are here to blow your mind with their versions.
Author Monica Drake on Clowns, the I Ching, and Noir
With a series of satires set in Portland, she’s re-writing the rules (literally) on what’s funny.
Harvestworks Sounds Out New Technologies
Executive Director Carol Parkinson discusses virtual reality, augmented reality, and “no-input noise” art.
Our Top 10 Posts of 2017 (With a Caveat)
A Peter Gabriel SNAFU and a rare Beach Boys LP both proved especially popular with our readers.