America’s (Other) Best Band: Pylon’s Brilliant Punk Minimalism Lives On
"We had the confidence to say, ‘This is all a song needs to be. This is enough. This is our art.' "
The B-52's
Record Store Day 2015: Everything You Need to Know
Record Store Day is about pimping product, of course, but it’s also about elevating the status of recordings back to art and artifacts.
Kate Pierson on Her Weather ‘Obsession’ and Love of Yoko Ono
Though famous for her big burgundy hairdo and wild on-stage antics, Kate Pierson is petite and calm in person. Dressed in a velvet top embroidered with flowers and port-colored leggings, her speaking voice—after several interviews to promote her debut solo album, Guitars and Microphones—is a touch raspy. But when Ms. Pierson, without warning, punctuates a point with high-pitched scatting, sounding like an alien from the original Star Trek, a startled visitor is reminded that he is in the presence of a very big deal.
