Hockey - Words and Music - 2009

June 28, 2011|Kara Manning
They're from Portland, but the band Hockey made their first splash overseas at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival with their...

Peter Wolf - Words and Music - 2010

June 28, 2011|Dennis Elsas
Peter Wolf first rose to prominence fronting the J. Geils Band, but has gone onto a critically-acclaimed solo career working...

Tony Fletcher - Words and Music - 2010

June 28, 2011|WFUV4dm1n
British music journalist and writer Tony Fletcher got his start with the fanzine Jamming, and has written biographies of...

South Memphis String Band - Words and Music - 2010

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
South Memphis String band formed in some free moments during a Jim Dickinson produced recording session between North...

Jonsi - Words and Music - 2010

June 28, 2011|Kara Manning
While the Icelandic post rock band Sigur Ros goes on hiatus, lead singer Jonsi decided to continue to make music, and has...

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Words and Music - 2010

June 28, 2011|John Platt
Throughout the nineties, Mary Chapin Carpenter seemed unable to pen a song that wasn't a hit as she accumulated platinum...

Author Marc Spitz - Words and Music - 2010

June 28, 2011|WFUV4dm1n
Marc Spitz was a writer for Spin and has written a book on Green Day. His new book is on David Bowie, called 'Bowie: A...

Jac Holzman - Words and Music - 2010

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
Jac Holzman founded Elektra Records sixty years ago, and went onto shape popular music as he built a roster of artists that...

Jack Douglas - Words and Music - 2010

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall
In a year marking the 70th anniversary of John Lennon's birth and 30 years since his death, we're introduced to some new...

Freedy Johnston - Words and Music - 2010

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo

Freedy Johnston was one of the most promising songwriters of the 1990s wedding power pop with intricate top-notch lyrics...