I'm a professional dabbler, working in music, photography, journalism, cynical musings, and the occasional bit of fiction.
Chris Ford
Watch Haim Cover Beyonce and Bring ‘XO’ Back to Earth
Haim have been tearing through modern music history lately. They started by covering a rare Strokes B-side, 'I'll Try Anything Once,' an early version of the band's 'You Only Live Once,' for Sirius XM. Then they tackled Miley Cyrus' ubiquitous 'Wrecking Ball' for BBC Radio's Live Lounge, injecting the song with some much-needed heart.
Foster the People’s New Single Is a Mess of Pretentious, Catchy Wordplay
Foster the People's latest single features the eyebrow-raising title of 'Pseudologia Fantastica.' For those of you who are too busy to check Wikipedia or someplace that can fill you in on what this pretentious mess of words means, we did the heavy lifting: It's a fancy name for pathological lying.
Green Day Secretly Rocked a Tiny Pub in Australia Yesterday
Fans got only a few hours' notice that Green Day would be playing at a tiny pub in Australia yesterday.