Shearwater

On her transformation into a superhero, gibberish lyrics, and much more.

The new doc What Happened, Miss Simone? shows what becomes a legend most. Another film shows how much she had in common with every musician.

There’s a stretch of Texas where it’s always night, as far as I know. It’s somewhere between Ozona and Van Horn, along I-10, and since we’re always...

Nina Simone, for my money, was the greatest singer of other people’s songs that the 20th century produced. There was almost nothing she couldn’t...

Paul McCartney’s New is a deeply sad record. I don’t mean that in the sense of it being a disgrace (it’s not) or that it’s mopey or...

It’s a funny time for electronic music. In the pre-digital world, it used to be a real challenge to force synths, drum machines, and occasional...

“Shit,” said Brian Eno, to a gust of laughter. “I find saying ‘shit’ helps. Shit. Shit.” It was only a few minutes into his May 7th lecture at...

Even if you're a hardened, embittered Bowie fan who isn't interested by much after Scary Monsters, I think you'll find that his new album...