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The Art of Iggy Pop’s Body
John Colpitts (Kid Millions, Oneida) examines an iconic exhibition featuring an iconic exhibitionist.
Death By Audio’s Doc Inspires Us to Move Forward as We Look Back
John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) examines Brooklyn DIY through Goodbye Brooklyn: The Story of Death By Audio.
Cameron Crowe’s Roadies is Basically a Baby Boomer’s Fantasy
John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) finds the show to be nostalgic, pandering and disingenuous about its core: anxiety about the boomer’s relevance.
John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) Failed at His First Attempt to Soundtrack a Film
And learned some pretty vital lessons in the process.
John Colpitts (Kid Millions, Oneida, Man Forever) Talks Stephen Witt’s How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
The rise of the MP3 means that some wonderful things about making and listening to music are gone forever. A smart new book tells how we got there.
Kid Millions Talks Bill Kreutzmann’s Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead
Bill Kreutzmann's memoir is honest and revealing, if mostly for the already converted.
Kid Millions Talks the Jazz Film Whiplash, Drumming and Keepin’ It Real
The celebrated drummer and composer on what the much-ballyhooed film gets very wrong about its central topic: music.
Kid Millions Talks the Importance of Mentors
Kid Millions digs into the facets of an ideal mentor.
Kid Millions Talks How (Not) to Deal with Getting a Bad Review
Even Kid Millions gets a bad review sometimes. Here's why it's counterproductive to read your own press.
Kid Millions Talks George Clinton’s Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? A Memoir
A dedicated reader of music memoirs thinks George Clinton’s funk odyssey is a cut above.
John Colpitts (Kid Millions) (Oneida, Man Forever) Talks Robyn Hitchcock’s The Man Upstairs
On his 20th album, Robyn Hitchcock drops the whimsy for a focused meditation on death, love and loss.
John Colpitts (Kid Millions) (Oneida, Man Forever) Talks Eric Clapton & Friends’ The Breeze (An Appreciation of J.J. Cale)
Eric Clapton wants to introduce the American master J.J. Cale to a wider audience. On that level, this album is a success.
