author: alan goldsher

... This Masquerade,” a cover of a tune by singer/songwriter Leon Russell—which had already been recorded by the Carpenters and Helen Reddy—was done in a single take, and I never in a million years would've thought it would make any noise ...

... songs I'd like you to do. Let me know if you know them, or if you like them.” As I showed him the sheet music for John Lennon's “Imagine,” I said, “If you play this, we'll have the lyrics on a big screen at the back of the stage, and ...

... 5-4 = Unity,” the band's sloppy attempt at recreating the 5/4 jazz playing of “Take Five.” Many critics have noticed that the song treads the awkward line between parody and homage. The liner notes that lead singer Stephen Malkmus wrote ...

... Derek Drake, T.J. Stewart, and I spent seven straight days in The Bodega, rehearsing, playing, jamming, recording, eating, drinking, and laughing. It felt eerily like one of my father's sessions; the only thing missing was my mother's ...