Sample Magazine Features

Thurston Moore Interviews Michael Chapman
Thurston Moore
January 28, 2012

Not too long ago, I received a copy of Michael Chapman’s CD, Time Past & Time Passing, and was knocked out by his formidable chops and expert songwriting. I also felt... View This

All in the Family: A 1938 Martin mimicked by John Arnold
Jason Verlinde
November 17, 2011

Steven Hutchins is a lucky guitarist. He not only takes care of his grandfather's 1938 shadetop Martin 00-18; he was able to convince acclaimed guitar builder and historian John Arnold to... View This

The Forward Motion
David Roberts
July 7, 2011

The Avett Brothers' Seth Avett is a prototypical little brother--sweet, affable and earnest, if a bit in his own world. He relaxes into the couch and watches as his big brother, Scott,... View This

Inside Wilco's Loft
Jason Verlinde
April 14, 2011

I walk up a flight of stairs and enter the huge room, still cold from Chicago’s February air. Before I can take off my coat and get my recorder running, Nels Cline -- avant-garde hero,... View This

Otis Taylor: At Home
Michael John Simmons
December 1, 2009

Like so many respected musicians--Jimi Hendrix and Charlie Christian among them--Otis Taylor began with the ukulele. Back in the early 1960s, Taylor’s mother gave him a ukulele, and when... View This