From the Archives: Mike Garson on playing the piano (Part 4...
This post continues my conversation with Mike Garson, which took place May 4, 2004. I sat down with him backstage at the James L....
Mike Garson talks about ‘David Bowie Variations’: an Indie Ethos exclusive
Forget Brian Eno, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. One of David Bowie's most consistent and important collaborators has been his stalwart keyboardist, Mike Garson....
An interview with Sigur Ros' drummer ahead of the band's first...
One of the concerts of this year we’re most looking forward to is Sigur Rós’ overdue visit to Miami. It’s scheduled to cap the...
Kate Bush’s “new” album ‘Director’s Cut,’ a track-by-track review
Back when I had a weekly space of print in my college paper, Florida International University's "The Beacon," I had the chance to preview...
From the Archives: Reliving Red House Painters live in 1997 in...
Full disclosure: Mark Kozelek blew off a scheduled interview to my face the night after this concert. Still, I don't take my taste for...
Popol Vuh’s Herzog soundtracks reissued; Download Sculptor Steiner here!
When I first heard about SPV's planned release of a five CD collection of Popol Vuh's early soundtracks for Werner Herzog's films, I was excited...
From the Archives: Mike Garson goes from jazz to Bowie (Part...
As already established in my earlier posts culled from several interviews with Mike Garson for an unpublished piece regarding his contribution to the music of...
Krautrock/Indie fans take note: download a free Can tribute album
As many who read this blog know, I am a big fan of that controversially named alt-rock genre "Krautrock," the catch-all term that covers...
Duke of Burgundy plunges deep into the frailty of love and...
It’s funny that the 50 Shades of Grey movie will hit the multiplex on the same day as The Duke of Burgundy enters select art house theaters....
Bowie spins records that prove insightful to his music in 1979...
I must thank my friend Pablo for pointing out this two-hour radio show on the BBC hosted by David Bowie in 1979. He pointed...