The Sarah Records Story

Clare Wadd and Matt Haynes started Sarah Records around the time that The Smiths called it quits in 1987.  A year later Moz gave us Viva Hate and Marr found his way back to music with Electronic, but the death of the most important English band of their generation, along with the release of the famous c86 album, helped nurture the seeds of the new generation of indie pop.  With releases by bands like Another Sunny Day, The Field Mice, and Heavenly, Sarah Records […]

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Rosecrans Baldwin’s French Experiments

Rosecrans Baldwin moved to Paris and wrote a book about it.  With Sarkozy ousted, Baldwin’s memoir Paris I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down, serves as a perfectly timed ode to the France he knew.  It’s also a heartfelt and enjoyable account of an American artist living abroad in the 21st century that never feels like a tourist guide to a city that has been written about over and over a thousand times. 

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