Film Producer David Puttnam on the Making of ‘The Killing Fields’
The Killing Fields, the harrowing film set in Cambodia during the Pol Pot regime, could not be made until after Chariots of Fire, Producer David Puttnam recalls.
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The Chaotic Life and Violent Decline of Legendary Drummer Jim Gordon
Famous for his session work with big names in rock, pop, folk, and jazz musicians, the drumming never stopped as Jim Gordon’s life and mind came apart.
Sarah Jarosz Is Electrified By Her New Music
Polaroid Lovers, the seventh studio LP by Grammy-winning songwriter Sarah Jarosz, finds the songwriter capturing a new energy with her take on American music.
Susan Tedeschi’s Blues Still Won’t Burn
It’s been 25 years since her debut album made a big splash in the blues rock scene, and Susan Tedeschi’s fire is burning as bright as ever.
Director Savanah Leaf on Questions About Motherhood in ‘Earth Mama’
Savanah Leaf’s Earth Mama is part of an ongoing conversation about motherhood which must recognize systemic change and progress as incremental shifts.
Exploring the Hip-Hop Vibration with Hank Shocklee
Tying in his legacy to a new short film trilogy, legendary Public Enemy/Bomb Squad producer Hank Shocklee traces the line from his classic grooves to our modern sound.
With ‘The Fatalist’, Buffalo Nichols Returns Like a Vengeful Ghost
Building on his 2021 debut, with newly released The Fatalist, Buffalo Nichols looks to be a 21st century Delta king cut from the tattered soul-cloth of Robert Johnson.
Matt DeMello “Carries That Weight” of an Ambitious Beatles Tribute
New York-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Matt DeMello talks about his new Abbey Road covers album, as well as his own idiosyncratic compositions.
Fantasy Made Reality in William Oldroyd’s Adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘Eileen’
William Oldroyd and Thomasin McKenzie discuss sympathising with a young woman caught between fantasy and reality in the adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen.
Director Christos Nikou Scratches Below the Surface of ‘Fingernails’
Can love be determined by an algorithm? In our interview with director Christos Nikou, he scratches below the surface of his sci-fi romance, Fingernails.
Vanessa Amorosi Is Feeling ‘Memphis Love’ on New LP
Putting the pop in popular as a rising star before she was 20, Australian Vanessa Amorosi takes on a soul role with her eighth studio album premiering here.
Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis on ‘Rabbit Rabbit’
From protesting Amazon’s labor practices to Spotify’s deplorable deals for artists, Speedy Ortiz does more with Rabbit Rabbit than bemoan the state of things.