One Pioneer to Another: Laurie Anderson Meets ‘Amelia’
Trailblazing avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson tells the story of Amelia Earhart in a wonderful, engaging musical documentary.
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Laurie Anderson’s Big Science Is a Multifaceted Approach to the Artist and Her Art
Professor and music critic S. Alexander Reed takes an immersive approach to Laurie Anderson’s Big Science and writes as if he is in conversation with the artist.
Tibet House’s 2020 US Benefit Concert Rocked with Iggy Pop and Patti Smith
Patti Smith brought down the house at the annual Tibet House benefit as she first paid tribute to Kurt Cobain and Allen Ginsberg with "About a Boy" and "Don't Say Nothing'".
The 15 Best Experimental Albums of 2019
In an age when the personal is political feels as necessary as ever, we identify most with experimenters who transcend the throwing-shit-at-a-wall, banging-on-pots-and-cans approach. These artists occupy the earthly just as much as they occupy the mechanical and the celestial.
The 70 Best Albums of 2018
From forward-looking electronic and experimental to new approaches in the ever-evolving R&B scene, from hip-hop and punk to rock and pop, 2018 bestowed an embarrassment of musical riches upon us.
Meet Ex-rocker Turned Poet, Lou Reed, in ‘Do Angels Need Haircuts?’
Reed's brand of experimental and reactionary art always contained some of his trademarks in tone, syntax, and content.
Modern Music Icons Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet Collaborate with Heart-stopping Beauty
There's no mistaking that Landfall is an album heavy with gloom and grief. Nonetheless, it's beautiful and an excellent first collaboration between Anderson and Kronos.
Day for Night Festival Sets High Bar with Awe-Inspiring Acts and Art
Houston's Day for Night festival was more female any other festival I had attended with tons to offer (including shelter from a downpour).
Sound Machine: The Evolutionary Vocabulary of the Human Voice
Amplification and voice technologies are bringing a broader palate of sounds to the singer. It’s not all beautiful, but it's very human.
A Sage Among Singers: An Interview With Janice Pendarvis
From performing with Sting, Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson to appearing in 20 Feet from Stardom, Janice Pendarvis finds wisdom beyond her comfort zone.
Laurie Anderson: Heart of a Dog
The companion to the film of the same name, Heart of a Dog is a welcome and beautiful story from an American great.
Laurie Anderson’s Reflection on Life and Death, Love and Art
Heart of a Dog reveals the gorgeous and difficult and sometimes creepy thing about stories; they mix truth and fiction, they reveal and refract.