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June 2015

June 01, 2015

Looking Elsewhere: Mad Max, Slow West, Lawsuit Antics, Sam Phillips, Favorite 2015 Songs, Tara Owens, Sara Zarr, and Lauren Winner

Looking Closer Intern Joe Allen here. And it's time to catch you up on Overstreet's...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

A Conversation with Sam Phillips: Revisiting The Image 20th Anniversary Interview

This weekend, Sam Phillips joined Joe Henry onstage for what was reportedly a knockout, 2...

February 23, 2015

What Do Rhiannon Giddens, Sam Phillips, and the Movie “Amélie” Have in Common?

When a music critic declares an album “perfect,” it tends to say more about that...

February 03, 2015

What Breakup Record Cuts Your Heart Open? Readers Respond!

I posted a question on Facebook and elsewhere: What breakup songs or breakup records mean...

November 2013

November 11, 2013

Hi 5: Creativity in the Dark; Sam Phillips; Todd Fadel; Mike D’Angelo; Matt Zoller Seitz; John Sayles; and More.

This week, Looking Closer sends a Hi 5 to the Face out to Fast Company,...

May 2013

May 22, 2013

I Love Luci

This year, IMAGE presented the tenth annual Denise Levertov award to someone who is more...

January 2012

January 13, 2012

Looking Closer’s Favorite Albums of 2001 (10 years later)

Listening to music is, for me, a treasure hunt. The whole journey is worthwhile, with...

November 2011

November 16, 2011

2012 Will Bring a Pretty Time Bomb

A nostalgic sort of dream of being a pop star in the ‘60s and early...

August 2011

August 12, 2011

A Good Week for Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips' Long Play experiment was one of the most rewarding experiences of 2010 for...

April 2011

April 21, 2011

My Conversation with Sam Phillips: An IMAGE Interview

For a limited time, my interview with Sam Phillips from IMAGE's 20th Anniversary Issue is...

August 2010

August 26, 2010

Two new albums by Sufjan Stevens, and one by Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips just tweeted this news for subscribers to her Long Play music club: Long...

February 2010

February 12, 2010

Magic for Everybody!

When I discovered the character called Auralia - that mischievous, compulsively creative young girl who...

October 2009

October 26, 2009

Joe Henry, Sam Phillips, and The Long Play: LookingCloser.org’s Video Blog #2

I'm still a beginner when it comes to iMovie. But I'm learning a little every...

September 2009

September 14, 2009

Sam Phillips’ Huge News

Sam Phillips fans... are you sitting down? I found the news at David Kennedy's site....

June 2009

June 20, 2009

Browser: Another New Sam Phillips Song. A Surprising Top Ten List. Favorite Albums of 2009 So Far. Calvin & Hobbes.

The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. New headlines...

May 2009

May 01, 2009

Was It All In Her Head?

Sam Phillips is currently without a label, an intolerable circumstance. So she's releasing new songs...

April 2009

April 27, 2009

Browser: Sam Phillips, David Bazan, Robert Shiller, economic bubbles, Bono on Easter, and Jim Jarmusch

I'm so busy editing the next strand of The Auralia Thread, Raven's Ladder, and composing...

March 2009

March 01, 2009

Browser: Never Let Them Spoil “Never Let Me Go”; Sam Phillips; Andy Warhol’s Faith

Another of my favorite novels is coming to the big screen. Keira Knightley will star...

January 2009

January 06, 2009

A 20th Anniversary event… and you’re invited to read every word.

All in one issue. Gregory Wolfe on Tarkovsky's Stalker Franz Wright Makoto Fujimura Tim Rollins...

December 2008

December 23, 2008

Browser – “Snowpocalypse” edition: Over the Rhine, U2, WALL-E, Sam Phillips

Merry Christmas, everybody! I've just returned from Cincinnati, where I joined about 2,500 friends to...

October 2008

October 28, 2008

Set list from last night’s thrilling Sam Phillips concert at the Triple Door

Anne and I enjoyed a tasty (and beautiful) lunch at Lola yesterday, and the company...

October 27, 2008

Tonight. Downtown Seattle. The Triple Door. Sam Phillips.

I'll be there. Will you? It's drummer Jay Bellerose's birthday. Do you need another reason...

October 04, 2008

For the Love of Vinyl

This was my first turntable. My parents still have it somewhere, stored away. I'm grateful...

July 2008

July 03, 2008

By the Way, God is Not Dead Yet.

I just received the latest issue of Christianity Today in the mail. The cover story:...

June 2008

June 25, 2008

Watch a Short Sam Phillips Concert on NPR

Sam Phillips stopped in to play a show for All Songs Considered on NPR. You...

June 21, 2008

ABC News Feature on Sam Phillips

I'm hesitant to link to a title as badly titled as this one. But, despite...

June 17, 2008

Josh Jackson Interviews Sam Phillips

Josh Jackson interviewed Sam Phillips recently, right at the beginning of her tour of Borders...

June 13, 2008

Wednesday Night’s Trip to Borders was Pretty Cool

I've waited 22 years for this fanboy photo. Thanks to my friend Don for snapping...

June 11, 2008

Tonight: Join me at Sam Phillips’ free show!

7 p.m. Borders Bookstore Redmond Town Center 16549 NE 74th St Redmond, WA 98052 Phone:...

June 05, 2008

Paste reviews Don’t Do Anything

Will I see you at the Borders bookstore in Redmond, Washington next Wednesday? Sam Phillips...