Mahashmashana is a Sanskrit word for a cremation ground, and it seems a veryFather John Mistything to name an album after that. Josh Tillman (as he’s presumably still known to his family and friends) has always been an artist who’s done things on his own terms, and his sixth album...
vivid, sometimes hilarious and sexy, but also implicitly threatening – and utterly original. His imagination and flair set the groundwork for Dylan’s breakthroughs in “Maggie’s Farm” and “Subterranean Homesick Blues” – yet the genius of Berry’s lyrics hid in plain sight. “When I ...
Yet, in looking back on the best of my 11 seasons, I think not of the ‘mad genius’ or ‘diabolical schemer’ often portrayed by national media (“Genius!” Steve Belichick used to say, according to Halberstam. “He walks up and down football fields, for goodness sake!”). Bill is ...
Derek and Phil. "Ray really was a genius in so many ways," Derek wrote on Facebook, announcing his brother's passing. "He was such a kind and caring soul. He was an incredible composer, musician, music producer
But for all that Soulja Boy has given to this world, his genius is far too often only understood in retrospect. When I ask him if he feels like he’s gotten the credit he deserves, he responds immediately: “Hell nah!” Still, he does not care about credit for his innovations as muc...
I saw someone call thisAI generated country song“the most American thing ever” (Instagram). It is not Christian and many of the lyrics give me pause. But it is funny. Why Do You Send This Email? In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors “who underst...
working-class poet Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy scored a timeless hit with "The Boys Are Back in Town" but remained largely underappreciated for their other work. Dig deeper, and there are hard-rocking salvos that aspire to – and usually achieve – the storytelling genius of inspirations like Bob...
‘isn’t this guy a genius’ route. The other guy isn’t convinced. Yet. He’s here to give Father John Misty a second chance, having walked out of the last show he saw of his. As he tells his neighbour, he found Tillman’s posturing overblown and fake. He says he couldn’t ...
‘Now with your genius for picking battles, it’s no wonder every helmet is too small’), pulling at societal loose threads that only someone as louche as FJM could investigate. He makes a mockery of mockery. He’s the only joker the 21st century deserves. But for all his attempts at ...