Author Archives: Casey Henry

If you’re unfamiliar with the notion of the exquisite corpse, it’s a drawing game based on collective effort.

Britney Spears may just be a genius.

Some say the Black Lips don’t take mantras too seriously.

Listening to Devendra Banhart’s new album is sort of like reading an epic in a language that you don’t understand.

Conor Oberst has always been a man about mythology. Not only has he played the figurative deceiver with stories of drowned brothers, endless detox stints, and the parallels between mental degeneration and time travel, he’s also been granted the unique position of rewriting American tradition in his own image. His new album, “Cassadaga,” attempts to […]

Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino are the quintessential “cutesy” dance-pop duo. They smile broad, innocent smiles when on stage. They swap knowing looks when pounding out their cooperatively written songs about things looking up and credos of “yeah yeah.” And they create music videos about homicidal dance parties reaching maximum dance fervor in an ecstasy […]

Hearing the voice of self-proclaimed “un-DJ” Girl Talk (real name: Gregg Gillis) discuss his views on the legitimacy of music sampling as a higher art form by using Ying Yang Twins’ “Wait (The Whisper Song)” overlapped on top of a peppy techno beat may make one skeptical, and even more so when the song segues […]