Absolutely nothing, if you ask the War Child aid network. Near the 10th anniversary of the original “Help” project, War Child has begun to orchestrate a new musical collaboration featuring twenty artists, including Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, The Zutons, The Coral, and Elbow, and others. The first “Help” album was […]

Chaos and confusion reigned the other day as millions of Americans were made aware for the first time of a previously uncharted region known as “The Midwest.”

This valuable piece of reconnaissance was reported by none other than the journalistic bloodhounds at the MTV (Music Television) Network, as they appeared finally to have caught on to Sufjan Stevens’ musical genius.

After a fashion. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that the folks at MTV caught on to his popularity. In any case, those of us who “get” MTV were treated to an exciting (and soon, I predict, to be proven rare) chance to see our favorite banjo balladeer riding the wave of national television coverage.

“Umphrey’s McGee is what would happen if King Crimson, Steely Dan and John Coltrane collaborated on a magnificent bronze statue paying tribute to Frank Zappa…and then returned the night after the grand unveiling to blow it up using an extremely small, homemade thermonuclear device.”

So states the band’s bio on Madison House Publicity, and who am […]