Kristi WootenMar 10, 2016Simon Le Bon: Why Duran Duran Never ComplainsOnly Duran Duran can get away with a seven-minute title track that offers electro grooves, hand-waving harmonies, and upbeat lyrics about...
Kristi WootenDec 20, 2015The Best Albums of 2015: Did Your Favorite Make the List?This year, traditional songwriting went head-to-head with algorithm-based formulas, leaving our brains confused about what makes a good...
Kristi WootenDec 14, 2015Elvis Costello's Hardcover Rock: Why Music Memoirs MatterTHIS Christmas, booksellers are featuring several memoirs by rock musicians in their product queues. The authors are not all household...
Kristi WootenJul 13, 2015The Legacy of Live AidOn July 13, 1985, Africa became a brand. The image of a starving Ethiopian girl named Birhan Woldu flickered across TV screens as Paul...
Kristi WootenMar 30, 2015Portmandia: Atlanta Architecture in the MoviesBY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ATLANTIC The Southern capital has set the scene for dystopian thrillers such as Divergent and The Walking...
Kristi WootenFeb 27, 2015Noel Gallagher on Guitar Solos, Cowbells and Dirty UnderwearPASTE MAGAZINE Twenty years ago this spring, Oasis holed up in a recording studio in Wales to create the defining album of the Britpop...
Kristi WootenJan 1, 201510 Inspiring Life Lessons From My Conversations With Jane GoodallTHE HUFFINGTON POST One doesn’t need an encyclopedic knowledge of science to hang with Jane Goodall; instead, a dose of curiosity will...