Stephin Merritt on his one-man band's latest release.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/11/10

Southern charm with Lambchop's Brooklyn-to-Nashville transplant, Kurt Wagner.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/28/09

In San Fransisco, New York's favorite chef explains why he is the Kevin Smith of the kitchen.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/16/09

Possibly the only openly gay author from his native Morocco, the young Abdellah Taïa has chosen a vocation of literary transgressor and cultural paragon.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/05/09

The filmmaker revives an old conspiracy theory with Rembrandt's J'accuse.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 10/27/09

Hope Sandoval, the inimitable voice of Mazzy Star, on her new album, her influences, and Morrissey.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 09/28/09

With its fifteenth installment–a collaboration between Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous and electronic musician Christian Fennesz–the Netherlands's In the Fishtank series continues to yield surprises some ten years after its debut.   ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 09/24/09

Despite critical success, Big Star never quite lived up to its name–a new, 98-track collection of unreleased material will, once again, make you wonder why. Plus, a conversation with producer John Fry about the band's early days in Memphis.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 09/14/09