Tortoise’s Doug McCombs Untangles His Band’s Cobwebbed Past
Chicago-based post-rock icons Tortoise get nostalgic with a remix re-release, with Doug McCombs telling tales of missing tapes and giving us new updates.
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Get in the Ring: Mike Watt Talks ‘Ring Spiel ’95’
In 1995, Mike Watt released his first solo album and embarked on a tour with some talented, famous and supportive friends. He looks back on that time now with fondness but says that, at first, he wasn't sure what the future would bring.
‘Under the Big Black Sun’ Tells of an L.A. Before the Kids From Orange County Arrived
They had the neutron bomb, The Masque, and all the youthful energy you'd ever want to muster. What became of the early L.A. punks, then?
Various Artists: While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records
After 20 years of steady releases and catalog development, the rest of the country has finally caught up to the vision of Bloodshot Records.
Us in Their Land: An Interview with Mike Watt
Mike Watt has been in so many iconic bands that it's sometimes easy to lose count, but now, with a stripped-down Italian trio called il sogno del marinaio, Watt is doing his most daring work yet ...