Jeffrey Lewis is not your average recording artist. Over a span of almost 20 years he’s created a 13-issue comic book series, Fuff; his illustrations have been viewed in The New York Times, Time Out New York and The Guardian.…
Jeffrey Lewis and Darren Hayman have contributed tracks to a charity album to raise money for Rape Crisis. Regal vs Steamboat, a 31-track double album, was released this week on Audio Antihero Records, with money raised going to Rape Crisis England…
Click here to celebrate the most fun holiday in the Gregorian calendar with a playlist full of (non-rubbish) scary tracks. 1. She Made My Blood Run Cold – Ike Turner 2. Monster Mash – The Beach Boys 3. The Frighteners…
The title of Lach’s show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe embodies his philosophy not just towards music but arts and culture in their broadest sense: Up the Anti! The founder of The Fort, an early home to the ragtag bunch…
This Friday sees the opening of “DIY is all you need”, a free exhibition celebrating music and DIY culture in Deptford, London. Organised by Folie à Deux and Broken Sound, the exhibition will include artwork from Jeffrey Lewis, Rachael Dadd, Rozi Plain,…
I once watched a programme about the making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Actually, it was either a programme about Thriller or American Werewolf in London, though it doesn’t matter. Apparently, immediately after seeing American Werewolf In London, Michael Jackson picked…
After the release of this album “A Turn In the Dream-Songs” on Rough Trade a couple of weeks ago. New York pro-folk legend Jeffrey Lewis is heading out on tour across the UK. The album was recorded in the UK…
The leaves have browned and are falling in Central Park, busloads of tourists are flocking in for the storybook ‘autumn in New York’ experience, and the countdown is on to the Hallowe’en Parade. Jeffrey Lewis, meanwhile, should be home by Christmas.…
Frankly, by now we should be used to Jeffrey Lewis’ musical left turns. After albums of Crass covers, multimedia sing-songs about the rise of communism and just about the most disparate set of song subjects across a career (falling asleep…
Brian’s recently gotten to thinking about how much of the music he loves is about the cities, suburbs and plains of the U S of A. He was going to do you a playlist about the whole darn country, but…