Lucinda Williams
The Weekend Essay
The Poet Who Became My Muse
In the late seventies, I fell in love with the poet Frank Stanford. His suicide would leave an indelible mark on my music.
By Lucinda Williams
Homage
“AngelHeaded Hipster”: Hal Willner Does T. Rex
Joining Nino Rota, Harold Arlen, and Kurt Weill, Marc Bolan is the latest artist to be enshrined by the record producer, who died of COVID-19 in April.
By Nick Paumgarten
Video Dept.
Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams on Art and Empathy
From a studio in Nashville, the two country musicians talk about protest songs, how compassion feeds creativity, and why artists should never read the comments.
By Amanda Petrusich