There are moments in an artist’s career when stepping outside the familiar becomes more than a creative experiment; it becomes a statement of intent. With Astral Doorways, Troy Redfern does exactly that. Better known for his incendiary resonator guitar, slide mastery and hard-driving blues-rock, Redfern has created something that feels worlds away [more…]
Lou Reed, Without the Myth The King Of New York book review
By Lily O’Delia There is a moment in Will Hermes’ Lou Reed: The King of New York when the sheer difficulty of writing about Lou Reed becomes apparent. Reed spent much of his life making himself difficult to know. He could be tender and vicious, funny and exhausting, generous one moment and cruel the [more…]