As promised, our epic Sean O'Hagan / Van Dyke Parks Skype-hang rolls on with big Part Two — and this episode's gonna twist your knickers! Song Cycle freaks need to drop in, just to see Van Dyke brandish a precious item from his archives: Randy Newman's hand-written score for his classic tune "Vine Street" (immortalized by VDP on his first record, Song Cycle) !!!!!!!!! Sean goes deep into his own back-story and reveals his unlikely roots playing in "punk-funk" bands (until hearing the... (read more)

It's late summer and we're stretching out on the floodplain, fresh juice in hand. Long languid tones and rich wooden moans are all afloat, emitting from none other than the torched hands of Six Organs of Admittance. We know that at times, Six Organs music exists only in your head: coming from your turntable, some goofy dreams, or your pod. What a pleasure it is, then, to help hip you to an intensely greater interactive experience, that of seeing these sounds originate directly in... (read more)

It's official - you need a miracle! All tickets have been given away for the Monday night taping of Joanna Newsom's Austin City Limits set. Congratulations all ticket recipients! Enjoy the show. The rest of us will look forward to the air date - stay tuned JNA!