Clips
Since 2004, I’ve written features, interviews, original news reporting and live reviews for a number of national print and web publications. Here’s a best of.
Ryan Kwanten Will Pay You Back, November 4, 2010
Jenny Lewis Is Tired of Being in a Band – August 31, 2010
Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan, Briefly Considered a Career in Meth – March 29, 2010
Werner Herzog on Why His Latest Film is His Greatest Achievement, December 17, 2009
Pierce Brosnan Returns to Television, December 10, 2011
David Giuntoli and the Underdog Success of Grimm, December 8, 2011
The Walking Dead’s Zombie Apocalypse Evolves, October 14, 2011
Inside the Dangerously Appealing ‘Breaking Bad’ – June 10, 2010
Ted Leo Gets Personal on Matador Debut, December 8, 2009
Features:
Unrattled by the Rush: An Oral History of Pavement’s New York City, September 8 2010
The Brown and Fuzzy Ascent of Spiritualized, July 28 2010
The National is Uncomfortably Fun, May 12 2010 (cover story)
Sharon Jones’s Family Affair, April 7, 2010
Titus Andronicus Get That Sinking Feeling, March 2, 2010
Heavy Trash’s Blues Implosion, October 13, 2009
The Massive Nights of Those Darlins’, July 8, 2009
Antony Hegarty, Transformer, January 14, 2009
Notes on Rare Book Room Recording Studio, August 27, 2008
Shannon McArdle Wants Revenge, August 12, 2008
Ratatat Gear Up, Branch Out, July 9, 2008
Marc Ribot Needs to Rock, June 17, 2008
Gutter Twins Unite, March 11, 2008
Why Everyone Loves Miranda Lambert (and Should), January 15, 2008 (Pazz & Jop essay)
Post Luna Duets: The Rebirth of Cool, February 20, 2007
Interviews:
Liz Phair On Funstyle and Capitol Records, 11/8/2010
Black Mountain’s Stephen McBean on the Evolution of his “Psychedelic” Band, 11/3/2010
Sleigh Bells Confirm Treats is Good to Exercise To, July 23, 2010
Beach House’s Victoria Legrand on Teen Dream and Making Out in Hondas, January 26, 2010
Eugene Mirman on Asperger’s Syndrome and the Mirman Weirdos, October 5, 2009
Lucinda Williams On Getting Paid $250 for her first record, Mad Men and her Favorite Place in New York, October 2, 2009
Glee’s Lea Michele on Central Park and Sweaty Co-Stars, September 9, 2009
The Antlers’ Peter Silberman on Their Debut Hospice and Those Nagging Arcade Fire Comparisions, August 21, 2009
Jay Reatard on Failures, Canada, Hot Dogs and his Worst New York City Gig, July 1, 2009
Nina Persson on Guacamole, Grumpy People and Trying to Sing Like David Bowie, May 26, 2009
David Lynch on Creativity, Meditation and Collective Experience, April 3, 2009
Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer, December 29, 2008
A Conversation with Nick Cave in which He’s Conversing with Someone Else, October 3, 2008
The Art of the Bill Frisell Trio, December 4, 2007
Live:
Lucinda Williams Sets Everyone Adrift on Memory Bliss at Webster Hall, March 12, 2011
Roger Waters Performs The Wall, Constructs a Wall at Madison Square Garden, October 6, 2010
All Points West: Mud, Tool and the Mighty My Bloody Valentine, August 2, 2009
Sigur Ros at the United Palace Theater, September 18, 2008
Nap-pop sensation Lykke Li at Le Poisson Rouge, August 29, 2008
Bon Iver at the Bowery Ballroom, July 30, 2008
Rilo Kily at Terminal 5, June 4, 2008
Goldfrapp Bring Sniffles, Clown Blankets to the Beacon Theater, April 30, 2008
Iron & Wine + Calexico’s Rolling Asunder, December 13, 2005
Patti Smith on ‘Just Kids’ – November 17, 2010
Magazine Features:
Kingdom of Riches: Neko Case Extends her Reign as the Queen of Alt-Country, February 14, 2009
Bret McKenzie on Song Writing for The Muppets, November 28, 2011
‘The Killings’ Joel Kinnaman on Playing a Skeevy Cop in a Dirty Hoodie, May 26, 2011
Vincent Cassel on His Abusive Ballet Director in Black Swan – December 2, 2010
Girl Talk’s Gregg Gillis on his New Album, Glee and Why he Picked that Bananarama Sample – November 17, 2010
Eastbound & Down’s Steve Little Explains the Genesis and IQ of Stevie Janowski – November 8, 2010
Glee’s Costume Designer Takes Us Through 10 Emma Looks – September 20, 2010
Meet the Man Behind Glee’s Music: Adam Anders – September 16, 2010
Kevin Kline on the Extra Man – August 2, 2010
Ice Cube on his Documentary About How N.W.A. Gave the Raiders a New Image – April 27, 2010
Amy Ryan on Tackling Bears and Romancing Michael Scott, September 25, 2008
Lyle Lovett Excited Profligate Heedlessness in God-Fearing Crowd, June 30, 2008
The Wire Alumni Watch: It Pays to be a Player, May 29, 2008
Kate Nash, Who is Not Lily Allen, Performs Live, January 10, 2008
The National are Learning to be Rock Stars, May 31, 2007
From Spies to Spooks: Pierce Brosnan’s Range in “Bag of Bones,” December 7, 2011
Fantasy Guyland: The League is the Anti-Entourage, October 13, 2011
Southern Slow Cooking: On ‘Top Chef: Texas,’ November 19, 2011
Kelly Clarkson as Strong As Ever on New Album, October 25, 2011
Wanda Jackson’s Music Finds New Life with Jack White, January 21, 2011
Edie Brickell Resurfaces With Two Albums, December 29, 2010
Kanye West’s Twisted Fantasy Wins Over Critics, November 22, 2010
Red Hot Chili Peppers dig up roots in Oral/Visual History, November 12, 2010
Sugarland Takes Musical Journey into Steampunk, October 17, 2010
Ben Folds, Nick Hornby Take Trip Down Lonely Avenue, September 26, 2010
Tom Jones Sings the Gospel on “Praise & Blame,” July 23, 2010
Jay Farrar, Ben Gibbard Pay Tribute to Jack Kerouac, August 16, 2009
Big Star Reaches for the Sky with Box set, June 5, 2009
Teen Beat Records Profile, Issue 37, “Washington D.C.”, October 2008
Beam Me Up: Iron & Wine’s Steady, October 2007
Pockets of Air, Issue 30, “Hip-Hop,” April 2007
