Overlooked records, older artists and useful ways into music worth returning to.
June of 44 Had People to See
June of 44’s restless guitar music found listeners far from home. Years after the touring wore them down, friends in Sicily gave them a reason to play it again.
Rodan and the Friends Who Kept the Music
Rodan made one studio album. The friendships behind it carried on through other bands, a rescued tour van and old tapes that found their way back to listeners.
Jawbox and the Lives They Built
The members of Washington, D.C., band Jawbox went on to run a record label, teach, record other bands and start new groups. Their stories follow the friendships and work that outlasted the touring.
How Unwound’s homemade studio shaped Leaves Turn Inside You
The Washington rock trio built a recording space that gave them time to develop their 2001 double album. Adding parts in the studio changed the songs—and meant recruiting two more musicians to play them live.
