In November, the folk duo The Civil Wars, comprised of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White, abruptly announced they were canceling all upcoming tour dates, citing “internal discord” and “irreconcilable differences.”
Author Archives: Andrew Bain
B-Sides: Child ballads provide refreshing stories among sea of repetitive music
There’s something about old stories that manage to hold our interest long past their telling. I noticed this in Ireland when I studied abroad in the fall: The past and its tales are revered and treasured as part of Ireland’s national history. America doesn’t necessarily have the same long-standing history (a country can’t have 17th-century […]
B-Sides: Twitter #music app has the one-up on Myspace
When the new Myspace first emerged as a good way to find and listen to music, I was a big fan of the new site. Its interface was sleek and easy to use, and I could listen to full songs and albums for free. One problem: the company didn’t create an accompanying app for the […]
B-Sides: PSY keeps up entertainment factor with new song ‘Gentleman’
Beware, users of the Internet. PSY is back. On Saturday, PSY debuted his new single “Gentleman” at a packed concert in Seoul’s World Cup Stadium, and has also released the video online, Rolling Stone reports. So, I took the plunge and decided to watch it. It had to be done. And in the end, the […]
Q&A: Local Natives’ Taylor Rice chats band’s and new album’s origins
In 2009, Los Angeles-based band Local Natives burst onto the indie music scene with its breakout debut album “Gorilla Manor.”
B-Sides: Soundtracks have potential to help in movie marketing
On May 10, the long-delayed and heavily hyped movie “The Great Gatsby” will hit theaters. I’m not necessarily holding my breath for the movie, having barely been able to get through the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. However, director Baz Luhrmann has made an interesting choice regarding the soundtrack for the movie, and I think […]
B-Sides: ‘New Immortals’ list weighs quantity over quality
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Welcome back to school everybody, and welcome to spring quarter. I’m writing my column on Mondays this time around, but will still be bringing you the same analysis of music news as in […]