Reviews (50+)
Show All
Tracks (50+)
Show All
Features (50+)
Show AllDJ Shadow on the Music That Made Him
The instrumental hip-hop innovator talks about the songs, albums, and artists that have meant the most to him—“The Message,” OK Computer, Public Enemy—five years at a time.
Listening for Silence With the Headphones Off
After years of escaping into music, writer Mark Richardson finds out what it feels like to hear no sound at all.
How Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Became a Polarizing Cult Classic
Love it or hate it, the indie-rock touchstone still makes a strong impression 20 years later.
My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields Dissects His New Loveless Vinyl Remaster, Talks New Album
The studio guru on the difference between satisfaction and perfection, the frustrations of analog tape, and how he hears things the rest of us do not.
New York Is Killing Me: Albert Ayler’s Life and Death in the Jazz Capital
The saxophone great, whose music exploded with free energy and nakedly emotional spirituality, had a tangled relationship with his adopted hometown.
A Glitch in Time: How Oval’s 1995 Ambient Masterpiece Predicted Our Digital Present
Filled with music based on the sound of CD skips and errors, Oval’s 94diskont always seemed to be looking ahead to what the world would become—and now that world is here. By Mark Richardson.
A Conversation With Jeff Tweedy at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
On the same night Wilco surprise-released their new album, Star Wars, Jeff Tweedy sat down with Mark Richardson for a career-spanning interview at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
Nos Primavera Sound 2014
Mark Richardson runs down the 10 things he learned at this year's Nos Primavera Sound Festival in Porto, Portugal—featuring insights on Neutral Milk Hotel, Courtney Barnett, and more—plus photos by Maria Louceiro.
Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Volume II
Mark Richardson talks about Aphex Twin's mysterious masterpiece Selected Ambient Works Volume II with Marc Weidenbaum, whose new 33 1/3 book details its gestation and impact.
A Window That Isn't There: The Elusive Art of Bill Callahan
Mark Richardson sits down with the 47-year-old journeyman singer-songwriter for a career-spanning interview about his personal history, his music, and the connection between the two.
Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
The Roots drummer, master collaborator, and venerable pop historian talks to Mark Richardson about his new memoir, including amazing stories about Prince, Al Green, and more.
"Happy Birthday, Kurt"
On what would have been Kurt Cobain's 46th birthday, Mark Richardson meditates on the late rock icon's strange journey from being a guy in a band to an idea that keeps cycling through culture via social media and our own minds.
