When I interviewed Alejandro Escovedo for this episode, we were sitting in the green room upstairs at the Brighton Music Hall in Boston.......Read More
Happy Thanksgiving from the Department of Tangents. Enjoy your friends and family. Watch Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Make mashed potatoes with Paul McCartney.......Read More
I don’t have the proper capacity to appreciate dance. Most public movement makes me self-conscious, and when I have been drunk enough to......Read More
You want fireworks? Literally? The Flaming Lips have them for you, along with tight rubber suits, stuffed animals, motorcycles, flaming jump ropes, and......Read More
Luke Temple‘s “Maryanne Was Quiet” is a strange beast. It’s essentially a short story with a refrain, comparable to the more spoken-word-oriented stuff......Read More