Brandon already posted some insights and pretty fantastic photos from Merriweather, but I wanted to add a few more breathless thoughts before we close the book on Monday's show.
First things first: The opener. If one had to sum up Andrew Bird’s performance in a single word, it would be “control.” I may as well bring [...]

Journalists–even music journalists–are supposed to write somewhat objectively about their interview subjects; I suck at this. I don't pitch softballs, but I almost always come across as curious rather than skeptical, and by the end of the interview, I'm practically rooting for my subject's success. Sometimes this works, and sometimes it doesn't. I'd like to [...]