Apr 28, 2016
Some of my most enjoyable interviews have happened when I don't ask too many questions. The subject has so much to say, it just pours out and I have to time the pauses like an American Ninja Warrior leaping across an obstacle course to ask a question. It was such with guitarist Richard Lloyd, best known for his...
Apr 22, 2016
This is your weekly Interview Flashback, where I dig into my archived of 18 years interviewing comedians, musicians, authors, and artists for newspapers and magazines and give you a bit of audio from the conversation. This week, it's comedian and author Jen Kirkman. Kirkman released her second book, I Know What...
Apr 14, 2016
Nate Leavitt spent a couple of decades playing guitar in bands like Delta Clutch, Oldjack, and Parlour Bells before he stepped out on his own with a solo album, You, Me, and the Silence, in 2014. His music is beautiful, rootsy, and heartfelt - he sometimes calls it "ghost folk." He's got a new EP, out April 22 under...
Apr 13, 2016
Trevor Williams wrote and directed the short film The Jane, which debuted on the UCB Comedy Vimeo site April 13. Funny thing about The Jane, it's not a comedy. It's a contemplation on choices, mostly bad ones, and monogamy. Williams told me that the new Vimeo platform is a place where directors from UCB's digital...