In a letter to his younger self, the musician opens up about his childhood memories, playing with Paul McCartney and Kurt Cobain, and just how much he loves his mom Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl pens a letter to his younger self as part of the series b ...
17 Feb 2021 - Jane Graham
In a letter to his younger self, the Talking Heads frontman reflects on his music, politics and his activism As a shy teen, David Byrne wondered whether he’d find his crowd. He was born in Scotland, but moved with his parents, first to Canada and then to ...
3 Feb 2021 - Adrian Lobb
The Bardo philosophy is ingrained in the Blitzen Trapper frontman’s music, and his new career in homeless services has influenced his writing and his artwork B litzen Trapper hasn’t played a show in 2020, which makes them pretty much like every other arti ...
30 Dec 2020 - Jason Cohen
The Everclear frontman and former Portlander talks about his first solo album, his MS diagnosis and Trump Art Alexakis has survived a lot. An impoverished and fatherless childhood in California. Sexual abuse. Drug addiction. And then later, in Portland, t ...
13 Dec 2019 - Jason Cohen
He found storytelling inspiration in hip-hop, and he took his projects seriously back then – ‘so much more seriously than I do now’ Lin-Manuel Miranda, a performance polymath best known for “Hamilton” and now starring in the TV adaptation of Philip Pullma ...
15 Nov 2019 - Jane Graham
The Queen guitarist speaks out about struggling to ‘reprogram’ himself after school, dealing with depression, and Freddie Mercury Brian May, of the rock band Queen, penned a letter reflecting on his younger self. His letter is part of a series for Street ...
1 Nov 2019 - Jane Graham
The funk legend is stepping back – but not before he completes one final tour At the heart of most of the funky forms this side of the ’70s are the musical ideas of George Clinton, the ringmaster of revolution in American music. Clinton formed The Parliam ...
17 May 2019 - Woody McDonald
Eighteen months after suffering a stroke, the Portland indie legend returns in both Filthy Friends and The Minus 5 Scott McCaughey has made scores of records over the past 35 years – with his Seattle band, the Young Fresh Fellows; with his more recent Por ...
10 May 2019 - Jason Cohen
The busker turned touring sensation opens up about experiencing homelessness Gettin’ paid to practice, now that ain’t bad. That thought ran through Charley Crockett’s mind the first time he strummed a guitar and somebody tossed a few coins his way. The T ...
1 Mar 2019 - Nathan Poppe
The country music legend muses about opening her heart, writing new music and standing up for the underdog “As a writer, I have to leave my heart open,” Dolly Parton begins. “That’s why I have always said I never could harden my heart, even against hurt o ...
15 Feb 2019 - Holly Gleason