I confess that I have not heard of Nylon magazine but that’s not a surprise, given its target market of twenty-somethings. Sonoblast has an image of the print edition page about the music scene – Cheyenne Mize, Nerves Junior, WFPK and the now-defunct ear X-tacy all got some ink. Also mentioned were Slint, MMJ, VHS Or Beta and Will Oldham, of course, plus short blurbs on Cabin, Mize and Silver Tounges.
Oct 292011
The birth and subsequent evolution of cults in whatever cultural aspect – in movies, books, urban mythologies, music – is, by nature, not prescribed in some corporate handbook, marketing guide or even a For Dummies books. Cults just happen and only come into general awareness far down the line from their beginnings. The fans of Slint have, as a cult touchstone, Spiderland, which was released on March 15, 1991, to no acclaim and little notice. Twenty years later, music fans still talk about and listen to the record and references to it reappear often in the blogosphere. Its influence has been broad and deep and it still has impact today. For a good luck at it from far outside Louisville, read this post by blogger Marion Hodges on Santa Monica radio KCRW’s blog. Of course, you know that the cover – which, like the Beatles Abbey Road cover, has been mimicked repeatedly – was a photograph taken by Will Oldham.
Slint – Good Morning, Captain by atlumschema
Oct 122011
The folks at Pitchfork.com certainly seem to appreciate Will Oldham more than most and certainly more than most folks in Louisville. Following the recent lengthy interview, there’s a new, lengthy review of his new CD, Wolfroy Goes to Town.
Did you miss the Will Oldham And Phantom Family Halo At The Clifton Center? Here’s review from Josh Gipson at Louisville.com
Oct 102011
Pitchfork.com has an extensive interview with Will Oldham, just posted today. In case you have no idea who he is or you want to know more, this is the interview to read. 
Oct 072011
Coming on the heels of Will Oldham’s interview with LEO is one with Jeffrey Lee Puckett in the Courier-Journal’s Velocity section today and it’s on the front page of the section. It’s a pretty good read, too.
Oct 052011
Americana artist Ashleigh Flynn, a native of Louisville now living in Portland, Oregon, chats with Peter Berkowitz about Chenoweth and St. Matthews Elementary schools, Will Oldham, My Morning Jacket and why Portland isn’t just a more expensive Louisville.
Oct 052011
The usually media-avoiding Will Oldham agreed to an interview with Peter Berkowitz at LEO. True to form, it wasn’t your usual musician-seeking-publicity piece, either, with this little gem at the end:
“LEO: Is there anything else you’d like to cover for this article?
WO: I figure that making something readable in hopes that advertising can still get sold at a premium is up to you. So, when you feel that you’ve got the material to jump off the page … I’m happy.”
Oct 022011
When the National Newspaper Of Record, a.k.a, the New York Times reviews your music, it’s cause for some degree of satisfaction, if that’s at all necessary in the case of Will Oldham. Phantom Family Halo also shares in the spotlight. Here’s a closing quote from the review of The Mindeater:
“It all seems like a dispatch from the underground scene in Louisville, Ky., where these artists share roots, and where they’ll wrap up a tour on Oct. 9. ”
Read it here.
Oct 012011
The usually reticent Will Oldham discussed his use of pseudonyms – among other musical items – in an interview with the DCist blog. Here’s a relevant paragraph:
“A lot of my recognition of mass-produced media and arts as a powerful medium came from my experience as a kid watching movies, and getting enthralled by cinema, specifically, the old Hollywood cinema of the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s. There are these people like Marilyn Monroe or Cary Grant who have names that they weren’t born with but they are fully allowed to occupy these grand titles. If you are going to be perceived by the audience as something, and rather than be disarmed, or alarmed, or confused by what they see, it seems to be a productive move to be among the audience in terms of perception of this identity. You can create an identity that everyone is looking at, from one angle or another, but that everybody is looking at.”
Worth a read if you are an Oldham fan.
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