DoT EP105: Steve Poltz On Songwriting, Goat Singing, Spirituality, Tom Cruise, and Much More, Plus New Music from Secret Shame

Posted on September 6, 2019 by nzaino

I have met my tangenting match. I went into this interview, backstage at the legendary Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a slate...... Read More

DoT Podcast EP25: The Sublime Lunacy of Chandler Travis plus New Comedy from Jackie Kashian

Posted on April 5, 2017 by nzaino

We have reached the quarter century mark, in terms of full-length podcasts. And I’m happy to reach that milestone speaking with musician Chandler...... Read More

New Release Roundup: Lydia Loveless, John Paul White, Beaver Nelson, Lisa Hannigan, Eric Ambel, The Stray Birds, and Henry Phillips

Posted on August 19, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino

MUSIC 1. Lydia Loveless – Real Lydia Loveless used to hurl scorn and reproach with fistfuls of brickbat. Now she does it with...... Read More

Department of Tangents Podcast Ep11 – Ruby Rose Fox and New Music from Beaver Nelson

Posted on August 15, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino

A conversation with musician Ruby Rose Fox. Fox released her debut album, Domestic, in May. It’s soulful, it rocks, and it has something...... Read More