The celebration of Leonard Cohen's new album Old Ideas continues in the new issue of MOJO which comes with a disc of The Songs Of Leonard Cohen covers from the likes of Bill Callahan, Father John…   Read Story »

Bill Callahan's not-entirely-patriotic "America!" now has an entirely cool animated video just in time for Independence Day. It's premiered as part of the fourth episode of Friday Night Somewhere, so…   Read Story »

The resurgence of Bill Callahan, a truly classic underground American songwriter, is appreciated -- New Yorker and NY Times profiles; positive, historicizing Pitchfork review for newest dispatch…   Read Story »

NAME: Bill Callahan PROGRESS REPORT: One of music’s most mysterious songwriters talks about the Apocalypse, explores writing songs with a quill, and addresses the apparent futility of hope.…   Read Story »

April's mix is female heavy and thematically clustered. It tips off with a track from each of our three most recent Bands To Watch. The remainder features a few songs that are numerically fixated…   Read Story »

"Baby's Breath" is the first taste from Bill Callahan's upcoming album Apocalypse. The first sound you hear is a quick uptake of breath. The next several minutes are Callahan's beautifully rich voice…   Read Story »

In February Gil Scott-Heron released his first new record in about 16 years. It's almost all new, original material, save for a couple songs, like the title track. "I'm New Here" comes from Bill…   Read Story »

Record Store Day won't save indie brick-and-mortar music retailers, but we can all agree it was a lot of fun. Between the exclusive releases and in-store performances and DJ sets, hopefully you found…   Read Story »

Yesterday Bill Callahan stopped into Columbus, Ohio's Used Kids Record Store to promote his fantastic new record Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle. The intimate environment suits "Rococo Zephyr,"…   Read Story »

Merge Records turns 20 this year and the celebration is well underway. Last week we told you about the five-day summer fest in North Carolina with Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Destroyer,…   Read Story »