Inside the Hit Factory: HBO’s Vinyl and ‘The Song Machine’

It’s no secret that the music industry has struggled to catch up with new technologies and applications that have eroded the industry’s… Read more Inside the Hit Factory: HBO’s Vinyl and ‘The Song Machine’

Melophobia – Wax Tracks I (January 15, 2016)

Broadcast Date: January 15, 2016
Station: Pawling Public Radio
Features: Bruce Springsteen, The Doors, The Raconteurs, Grateful Dead

This past April, I saw Sufjan Stevens at the Chicago Theatre in support of his 2015 release Carrie & Lowell. I… Read more Music in Memoriam: Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Carrie and Lowell’

Broadcast Date: December 18, 2015
Station: Pawling Public Radio
Features: Kendrick Lamar, Courtney Barnett, Sleater-Kinney, Leon Bridges

If I were to organize my record collection based on when I get each record, it would start with… Read more Turn The Page: High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

“I had to tone that one down a bit,” Dan Bejar explained after finishing a stripped-down version of “Savage Night… Read more Concert Recap: Destroyer, Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago, IL), November 7, 2013

Broadcast Date: December 18, 2015
Station: Pawling Public Radio
Features: The Polyphonic Spree, Sufjan Stevens, The Snails, The Dandy Warhols

The 33 1/3 series is one of the most interesting book collections I think I’ve ever come across. This website… Read more Turn the Page: Master of Reality (33 1/3 Series) by John Darnielle

The first book I ever read by Rob Sheffield was Talking to Girls About Duran Duran, about how he used… Read more Turn the Page: Turn Around Bright Eyes by Rob Sheffield

Amy, 27: Amy Winehouse and the 27 Club by Howard Sounes There is nothing in the music world more mysterious than… Read more Turn The Page: Amy, 27 by Howard Sounes