Meklit Hadero plays Bumbershoot in Seattle this weekend. Enclosed is an interview with this uncommon singer.
Mom Goes to the Protest
My mom gets off the fence and joins the fight in Wisconsin.
Y Spy: Michael Showalter: “Mr. Funny Pants” Wears Many Hats
Michael Showalter does many funny things. Now he has a book.
Y Spy: Andy Schoepp, Time Ninja
As is our tradition, Andy Schoepp, author of Time Ninja, answers more of my questions.
Y Spy: Dredg Strips Down
An interview with Gavin Hayes of Dredg about the band’s new album and new tour.
Y Spy: Less than Jake goes to TV Land
On their latest release, veteran ska punk band Less than Jake have taken an amusingly odd turn. As a title like “TV/EP” may indicate, this is a covers collection of 16 theme songs and commercial jingles, few longer than one minute, reformed into the Less than Jake style. It works out really well.
Trombone and bass player Buddy Schaub described Less than Jake’s newest offering as in keeping with the band’s tendency to veer off into strange territory. In our conversation, he noted other precedent-setting ventures from the band, including the Travolta-channeling ‘Greased’ EP, which would make an album like TV/EP feel inevitable, yet great fun nonetheless.
Y Spy: Tony Clifton – Free Hookers!
International Singing Sensation, Mr. Tony Clifton, is giving away a free hookers on his newest tour. Read more about the man here.
Freezepop: After Keytarmageddon
Liz Enthusiasm and Sean Drinkwater of Freezepop discuss the aftermath of losing their core songwriter, and the making of their new album, Imaginary Friends.
Bill Hicks: Still Essential
An interview with Bill Hicks’s mother and brother, in anticipation of his newest box set and documentary.
Y Spy: Vienna Teng Is Vanishing
This weekend’s Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle will serve as the last performance by pianist Vienna Teng before she leaps into her new life as a graduate student. The music world would do well to be envious. Over the past decade Teng has amassed a catalogue of heartwrenching songs spanning the gaps between pop, folk, and classical music. With producer Alex Wong being made an equal partner, the duo recently released The Moment Always Vanishing, a magnificent live album which expands Teng’s established songs into full-live orchestrations. It’s a fine (and hopefully very temporary) stopping point.
With Wong popping in to expand upon a few points, Vienna Teng discussed the formation of their team, making the live album, and walking away.
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