Congratulations! If you are reading this YOU ARE OUR 1,022,106th CUSTOMER! That’s right, Phawker has hit the big M! We could not be more proud or horny! And we couldn’t have done it without you! To celebrate, let’s all make love in London tonight listen to the new Wilco album on Phawker Radio! Comes out June 30th! Y’all come back now, ya hear?!? And please hit REFRESH on your way out. More Wilco stuff after the jump…
THIS JUST IN: On Sale Today
July 10th, Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, Delaware. With Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band. New Wilco album June 30th. See your dealer for details.
MODERN DRUMMER: Q&A w/ Wilco’s Glenn Kotche
[Photo by MICHAEL WILSON] BY DAVE ALLEN Like many of rock’s greatest drummers, Glenn Kotche does more than keep a beat. His playing with Wilco is earthy and grounded, but still with an experimental aura about it (see “I am Trying to Break Your Heart” from YHF for a prime example). In his other ventures as a soloist and member of the wild-and-woolly groups On Fillmore and Loose Fur, he shows a different side, frequently making listeners question what four limbs are capable of doing. One of his newest partnerships, with the New York-based composers collective Bang on a Can, […]
JUST IN: Neil Young + Wilco At Wachovia Center
PITCHFORK: For nearly all of the dates on his North American fall tour, folk-rock legend and Godfather of many styles Neil Young has invited the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and Wilco to take the warm-up spots. Death Cab goes first, with dates running from mid-October to early November, and Wilco takes the reins for the tour’s second leg in late November and early December. MORE 11-29 Halifax, Nova Scotia – Metro Centre 12-01 Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre 12-02 Ottawa, Ontario – Scotia Bank Place 12-04 Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre 12-07 Detroit, MI – Palace of […]
BEING THERE: A Star-Studded Interview With I Am Trying To Break Your Heart Director Sam Jones
BY JONATHAN VALANIA In honor of you-know-who playing the Tower tonight (look for pix tomorrow, and an Inquirer review up Monday) and the Oscars on Sunday, I give you this Q&A with Sam Jones, the director of I Am Trying To Break Your Heart and photographer to the stars. Sam recently called out of the blue to tell me how excited he was about this band he was working with from Chambersburg, PA, called The Shackeltons. I told him I would check out these Shackeltons if he would sit for an interview, because that’s the way show biz works, Sammy. […]
COMING ATTRACTION: An Exclusive Interview With I Am Trying To Break Your Heart Director Sam Jones
In honor of you-know-who playing the Tower on Saturday we will be running an in-depth Q&A with Sam Jones, the director of I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. Sam is probably better known for his photography — you have seen his work, believe me. He recently published Here And Now (Harper Collins), a collection of his stunning celebrity portraiture, with forward by George Clooney. Speaking of which, Sam shot Clooney on Monday for this week’s TIME cover story. Small world.
COMING ATTRACTION: An Exclusive Interview With I Am Trying To Break Your Heart Director Sam Jones
In honor of you-know-who playing the Tower on Saturday we will be running an in-depth Q&A with Sam Jones, the director of I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. Sam is probably better known for his commercial photography — you have seen his work, believe me. He recently published Here And Now (Harper Collins), a collection of his stunning celebrity portraiture, with forward by George Clooney. UPDATE: Sam shot Clooney for this week’s TIME cover story
COMING ATTRACTION: An Exclusive Interview With I Am Trying To Break Your Heart Director Sam Jones
In honor of you-know-who coming to town next week we will be running an in-depth Q&A with Sam Jones, the director of I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. Sam is probably better known for his commercial photography — you have seen his work, believe me. He recently published Here And Now (Harper Collins), a collection of his stunning celebrity portraiture, with forward by George Clooney. [Artwork by SETH WOLFSHORNDL]
THIS JUST IN: Wilco At The Tower
February 23rd, tix go on sale December 15th.
Wilco Has Dr. Dog’s Baby In The New York Times
JEFF TWEEDY, 39, is the lyricist, lead singer and guitarist of the Chicago rock band Wilco. In the last decade, as it has shifted from alt-country to rock, Wilco has built a devoted fan base. This spring its sixth studio album, “Sky Blue Sky” (Nonesuch), had a strong debut, ranking No. 4 on the Billboard charts the week of its release. Mr. Tweedy recently took a brief break from touring Europe, the West Coast and the Midwest to talk to Winter Miller. “I’m probably the only person that wanted to be a rock critic and failed at it and started […]
HEAR YE: A Minute By Minute Review Of New Wilco
[NOW PLAYING ON PHAWKER RADIO: SKY BLUE SKY THE NEW ALBUM BY WILCO] Yesterday over at Rock Town Hall, Ed King ‘live blogged’ the new Wilco album, instantaneously reviewing it as he listened to our stream. WARNING: We do not recommend you try this at home — or even over PW, after all Mr. King is a trained professional and a hardened veteran of many unpopular rock wars. (RTH also has this nifty YouTube for fans of horticulture.) Here’s what he wrote: BY ED KING If you don’t have it yet or haven’t found another place to check out Wilco’s […]