Olivia Fleming

Angus and Julia Stone Synch Up

July 31, 2014

“It was a big decision for us to come back together,” admits Julia Stone, one-half of the Sydney-born brother-sister duo, Angus and Julia Stone.

Good Neighbors

February 18, 2014

It might sound like teenage angst, but for 30-year-old Noah Stitelman, a Brooklyn-based songwriter from Vermont, the concept of defeat is a very grown-up one.

Discovery: Streets of Laredo

October 4, 2013

Surprise guest performers are a common occurrence at Streets of Laredo gigs, as are random lessons in what they call “Kiwi culture.”

Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: ‘Ross and Rachel,’ Jake Troth

August 14, 2013

How Jake Troth went from studying Fashion and Accessories at Savannah College of Art and Design to performing with OutKast’s Big Boi on David Letterman late last year is strangely straightforward.

Explosions and an Avalanche

August 9, 2013

Explosions in the Sky have a knack for creating the same kind of immersive and imaginative experiences you thought only existed in the scenes of your favorite movies. This is exactly what the band did for David Gordon Green’s latest project, Prince Avalanche.

Discovery: Raine Manley Robertson

June 12, 2013

The 22-year-old photographer Raine Manley Robertson, whose first exhibition will be unveiled at Miss Lily’s Variety today, spends a lot of time looking at overlooked things, whether it’s last week’s orange, marked with slowly expanding green rot; a fingerprint-stained coffee table book; or cracks crawling down a wall.

Discovery: Lorde is Pop Music’s Next Big Thing

May 14, 2013

Whatever you do, don’t call 16-year-old Lorde a singer. The New Zealand high-school student, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, is a musician.