Paul Myers

Paul Myers is a Toronto, Canada-born, Berkeley, California-based journalist, musician and songwriter, and the author of three music biographies including A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio (Jawbone Press, 2010). He is also one-half of San Francisco music duo, The Paul & John.

Paul Myers

Correspondence Course: John Moe Is Deconstructing Pop Culture, One Letter At A Time

John Moe’s letters have imagined conversations between Luke and Darth, posited conspiracy theories around Gilligan’s Island and searched for answers to Hotel California’s eternal mysteries.

The Soothsayer: How Paddy Chayefsky’s “Network” Accidentally Predicted The Mad (As Hell) Future Of Cable News

Dave Itzkoff talks about uncovering the life of mad- and prescient-as-hell writer Paddy Chayefsky.

Aloha It’s Me: Todd Rundgren On How To Open An Authentic Hawaiian Tiki Bar

Todd and Michele Rundgren talk about their decades-long relationship with Hawaii, culminating in the creation of an authentic tiki bar.

Choirstarters: Toronto’s Choir! Choir! Choir! Sings The Praises Of A (Social-Media-Assisted) Real-World Experience

Inspired by Argentina’s peñas (and helped along by technology), Toronto’s Choir! Choir! Choir! created an analogue experience that’s caught the attention of the music world’s biggest names.

The State, Reunited For A Comedy Re-issue

The influential sketch comedy troupe, The State, reissues a forgotten U.S. travel guide for a digital world that has finally caught up to them.

Meet The Third Man: The Producer Who Orchestrated A Roots/Elvis Costello Collaboration

Steven Mandel, the co-producer of Elvis Costello and The Roots’ Wise Up Ghost, on dream projects, guerrilla tactics, and the magic of mistakes.

Why ABC’s Grand Ole Soap Opry ”Nashville” Feels So Damn Real

A crackerjack team of writers and actors and bona fide Nashville denizens make big hair and big drama sound at least as believable as Taylor Swift’s lyrics.

Go Fund Yourself: Sam Phillips Talks About Subscriptions, Crowdfunding, And Why We Still Need Corporations

Sam Phillips has been a master of reinvention over a platform- and genre-spanning career as well as a pioneer in audience-participation music models. Here, she talks about her new album and evolution of both independent and corporate-backed music.

A Super Graphic Look At The Whole Universe Of Comics

Tim Leong talks about mapping imaginary worlds with his book, Super Graphic.

Ghosts In The Machines: Can A Legendary Piece Of Gear Make Music Magic?

Recording artists from Dave Grohl and Phoenix to your local indie band seek That Elusive Quality promised by magic rooms and pre-loved gear. But are they wasting their time?

“Our Nixon”: Home Movies From The Original Over-Sharers

Seized footage from a group of powerful, camera-happy insiders provides a never-before-seen picture of the Nixon years.

A Belated Honor For Dave Smith, The Man With MIDI Touch

The Grammys provided some late-career recognition for a music pioneer.

How Rock And Comedy Can Win The Internet: An Infographical Guide

Fred Armisen, Aimee Mann, Marc Maron, Ben Gibbard, and Tom Scharpling on why serious artists make hilarious videos: Funny gets the clicks.

DJ Questlove On How To Rock Your New Year’s Eve Party

Of course, the Roots frontman/DJ/producer/walking music encyclopedia notes there are “certain liberties I’m allowed to take because of my Questlove-ness,” but he’s got some hardcore insight on how to get your own party started. Plus: can’t miss dance floor fillas!

Does Twitter Kill TV Comedy? Writers From “The Daily Show,” “SNL,” “Fallon” And Others Sound Off

Social media is a firehose of material, but what happens when some hack in that stream beats you to a one-liner?

Nile Rodgers On How To Collaborate With Anyone, Even Madonna

He’s made landmark albums for David Bowie, Duran Duran, Daft Punk, Diana Ross, and more. Here’s how he finds his place, even in a superstar’s galaxy.

Daryl Hall’s New Mobile Home

Unlike pop and soul icons who rest on their legacies, Daryl Hall broke new ground with his web show Live From Daryl’s House, which invited musicians–and viewers–into his tricked-out barn. Now the blond half of Hall & Oates is haulin’ his homeboys (and girls) out on the road.

Impact

The newest Silicon Valley perk: your own personal carbon offset

Stop trying to treat nonprofits “like a business”

Why haven’t we evolved a solution to aging?

Creativity

Move over TikTok: Bits is the new app that wants to launch comedy stars

“The day innocence died”: How the media covered Columbine 20 years ago

That tone-deaf Ancestry ad was playing on Canadian emotions about Americans

Co.Design

Welcome to the surveillance city, where street signs explain how you’re being watched

The shockingly simple way to make packaging more sustainable

The story behind the redesigned Game of Thrones title sequence

Work Life

These women entrepreneurs are working to help each other succeed

Why transparency is much more than just disclosing information

You should take “you have too much time on your hands” as a compliment