Minnie Riperton: A Loving Artist
If soul music had a fairy godmother, it would be Minnie Julia Riperton-Rudolph.
Historical Perspective
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7 Iconic Rock ‘n’ Roll Couples
The Bonnie and Clyde of rock ‘n’ roll are Sid Vicious—mediocre-at-best bassist of the Sex Pistols—and Nancy Spungen.
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Paavoharju, Yhä Hämärää, and the Enticing Charm of the Unknown and the Unseen
Everything about the Savonlinna-born group’s ethos and aesthetic is drawn from the esoteric, from their uncanny, unexplainable album covers to the magical, free-form quality of their music, which can veer from weightless ambient ballads to chip-tuned psychedelic folk to full-on electronic club-thumpers with minimal downtime. The group often sounds like they’re tethered between this reality and the next, making music that appeals as much faeries as it does to regular human beings — not to mention that nearly every picture of the band looks like it could have — or may have — been taken in a dilapidated woodshed in the dead-center of Lapland.
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Tommy february6/heavenly6: The Many Sides of Tomoko Kawase
Tomoko Kawase has gone by many names. Her music career started in 1995 when she was asked to join The Brilliant Green, a pop rock band, as lead vocalist. In 1998, the group got their big break with the single, “There Will Be Love There.” Tomoko’s strong voice leads the light strumming guitar through a compelling song, which went number one after being featured in a TV show. The Brilliant Green continued to rise for a few years. After the release of The Winter Album, the group decided to pursue solo projects. And so there was Tommy february6.
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Profile of a Rockstar-Turned-Author: Gary Lachman on Blondie to the Occult
When Gary “Valentine” Lachman departed punk-rock group Blondie in 1977, he had no plan for what lay ahead. Since then, Lachman has formed his band The Know, toured with Iggy Pop, earned a philosophy degree from California State University, managed the famous new-age bookshop Bodhi Tree Bookstore, relocated to London, been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of Blondie’s lineup, and written 26 books—about consciousness, his time with Blondie, the occult, and other fascinations.
