INTERVIEWS
MARK LINKOUS:4
Spin Magazine “Crazy Horse” [Sia Michel] (1996)
NME [John Mulvey] (1996)
Puncture Magazine “Go For A Ride” [Richard Martin] (1996)
Rip It Up Magazine “It’s A Sad And Beautiful World” [Bronwyn Trudgeon] (1996)
Option Magazine (1996)
Bucketful Of Brains [Joss Hutton] (1996)
The Telegraph “Too Good To Be Famous” [Neil McCormick] (1996)
Alternative Press “Sparklehorse: The Music Of Chance” [David Daley] (1996)
Lava Magazine “Sparklehorse” [Kim Taylor] (1996)
Philadelphia Enquirer “Adversity? Sparklehorse Leader Lives With It” (1996)
Pavement Magazine “Sparkle And Shine” [Desmond Sampson] (1998)
Real Groove Magazine “Nature Calls” [John Russell] (1998)
The Sydney Daily Telegraph (1998)
Thebaselineshift “Sheffield Leadmill 1998” [Peter Doherty] (1998)
Musician Magazine “Home Studio: Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous” [Mac Randall] (1998)
CMJ New Music Monthly “Ride A Painted Pony” [Richard Martin] (1999)
Swizzle Stick “Sparklehorse” [Chip Midnight] (1999)
Rolling Stone “Good Evening Obscurity” [Jonathan Perry] (1999)
The Boston Phoenix “Sparklehorse Come Back To Life” [Jonathan Perry] (1999)
PBS-FM [Sophie Best] (1999)
Addicted To Noise “Sparklehorse Revealed” [Gil Kaufman] (1999)
Grip Monthly “Here Comes The Painbird” [Don Harrison] (1999)
UWO Gazette “Sparklehorse Shines Through Trauma” [Mark Pytlik] (1999)
Tape Op Magazine “Sparklehorse” [Adam Selzer] (1999)
New York Times “Acting Out Contradictions” [Neil Strauss] (1999)
Los Angeles Times “Back From The Brink” [Steve Hochman] (1999)
Sparklehorse.org “News From The Road” [Eric Ackroyd] (1999)
Chicago Tribune “Linkous And Chesnutt Sing Of Life’s Little Details” [Linda Ray] (1999)
WHYY “Fresh Air” (1999)
NME “On The Couch With Mark Linkous” (1999)
Cleaveland Scene “Shine On” [Amy Kiser] (1999)
Q Magazine “King Of The Wild Frontier” [Stuart Maconie] (2001)
Q Magazine “Life’s Not So Bad After All” [Gavin Hilzbrich] (2001)
“Sparklehorse” [Alec Michod] (2001)
Richmond Magazine “Saint Of Lost Causes” [Richard Foster] (2001)
Rolling Stone “Sparklehorse’s Good Life” [Andrew Dansby] (2001)
Roofdog “Straight From The Horse’s Mouth” [Karl Cremin] (2001)
Richmond.com “The Wonderful World Of Sparklehorse” [Kate Bredimus] (2001)
Atomic Duster [Tone E] (2001)
Drowned In Sound “Sparkle And Shine” [Martin Sainsbury] (2001)
The Observer “Six Years In The Saddle” [Burhan Wazir] (2001)
Mojo Magazine “Out Of The Woods” [Keith Cameron] (2001)
The Big Issue [Leon McDermott] (2001)
3RRR “Sparklehorse” [Bec Hornsby] (2001)
Hot Press “The ‘Horse Whisperer” [Kim Porcelli] (2001)
Exclaim Magazine “Ghosts In The Machine” [Roman Sokal] (2001)
Jane Magazine “The Horse And The Crow” (2001)
Pur Jus “Mark Linkous De Sparklehorse” (2001)
Devil In The Woods Magazine “Back To Life” [Adam Lauridsen] (2001)
Record Collector Magazine “The Year Of The Horse” [David Hemingway] (2001)
New York Daily News “A Musician Whose Fidelity Is To Lo-Fi” [Isaac Guzman] (2001)
CMJ Directory “Sparklehorse: Back In The Sadle Again” [Colin Helms] (2001)
Magnet “Night On Earth: Sparklehorse” [Jonathan Valania] (2002)
Free Williamsburg “Sparklehorse” [Alexander Laurence] (2002)
Gigbite [Alexander Laurence] (2002)
The Hook “Mark Linkous Sparkles” [James Graham] (2002)
ICE Magazine [Kurt Orzeck] (2003)
Kevchino [Kevin Serra] (2003)
BBC Southampton [Indy Almroth-Wright] (2003)
Vanguard Online [Ross McGibbon] (2003)
Harp Magazine “Mark Linkous: Viva Vintage” [Andrew Dansby] (2004)
The Guardian “His Work Just Bores Into You” [Dave Simpson] (2004)
Rick’s Cafe [Tim Thompson] (2006)
Junkmedia “Sparklehorse” [Christine Wright] (2006)
Subculture Magazine “Sparklehorse: Out Of The Blues” [Bob Lovik] (2006)
Interboro Rock Tribune “Riding Through The Fields” [Damien Napoli] (2006)
Magnet “Sparklehorse: Mark Linkous Finds The Natural Cure” [Tom Lanham] (2006)
The List “Why The Long Face?” [Doug Johnstone] (2006)
Under The Radar “Fearing Pop” [Matt Fink] (2006)
Houston Chronicle “Sparklehorse Conquers The Flickinger” [Andrew Dansby] (2006)
Harp Magazine “Mark Linkous: It’s A Wonderful Life” [Trevor Kelley] (2006)
Alive [Ned Netherwood] (2006)
The Guardian “I Think I Kind Of Blew It” [Amy Raphael] (2006)
The Skinny “Sparklehorse: Dreaming For Light Years” [Caroline Hurley] (2006)
Urzine “Sparklehorse” [Aline Giordano] (2006)
Left Lion “Buzz Lightyears” [Dannii Levers] (2006)
The Hook “Light Years Later: Linkous Back After Five Years” [Lindsay Barnes] (2006)
Pitchfork “Sparklehorse” [Stephen Deusner] (2006)
Drowned In Sound “Dreaming Of Fiery, Misty Mountains” [Mike Diver] (2006)
Vanguard Online [Ross McGibbon] (2006)
Thrasher Magazine “Sparklehorse” [Kaleb Gay] (2006)
Copper Press “Sparklehorse: The Man Who Dreamt For Lightyears” [Kaleb Gay] (2006)
Impose Magazine “Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous” [John Bohannon] (2006)
Space City Rock “Digging Out Of The Heart Of The Mountain” [Jeremy Hart] (2006)
Style Weekly “Ghost Of His Smile” [Don Harrison] (2006)
Kid Vinyl “Kid Vinyl Meets Sparklehorse” (2006)
Exclaim Magazine “Sparklehorse Emerges Slowly” [James Keast] (2006)
Glasswerk “Sparklehorse Interview” [Heidi Duff] (2006)
State Magazine “Homecoming King” [Hilary White] (2006)
PC Magazine “Horsing Around In Your Home Studio” [Tim Gideon] (2006)
AV Club [Scott Gordon] (2007)
Nerve Magazine “Sparklehorse Wields Its Magic” [Lillian Van Weelden] (2007)
Soundcheck “And Your Horse Can Sing” [Janine Trinidad] (2007)
Concert Livewire “Sparklehorse’s Musical Brain” [Martha Berner] (2007)
Philadelphia Weekly [Michael Alan Goldberg] (2007)
The Boston Phoenix “King Of The Hill” [Michael Alan Goldberg] (2007)
Westword “Sparklehorse” [Rob Trucks] (2007)
Los Angeles Times “Free The Sound Inside” [Chris Barton] (2007)
“Sparkling Once More” [Jim DeRogatis] (2007)
Seattle Weekly “Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous Finds His Muse” [Darryl Smyers] (2007)
Pop Matters “Linkous Says It’s Lonely Being A One-Man Band” [Joshua Klein] (2007)
San Francisco Chronicle “Sparklehorse Brightens” [Sylvie Simmons] (2007)
Pitchfork “Mark Linkous Discusses The State Of Sparklehorse” [Dave Maher] (2008)
Sparklehorse.com Newsletter “Greetings” (2008)
Dazed Digital [Tim Noakes] (2009)
Shuffle “Some Sweet Music” [John Schacht] (2009)
The Telegraph “A Fitting Tribute To A Brittle Talent” [Neil McCormick] (2009)
Spin Magazine “Dark Night Returns” [David Marchese] (2009)
LA Times “Dark Night Of The Soul Can Be Seen But Not Heard” [Chris Lee] (2009)
Rolling Stone “Danger Mouse Looks Through A Label Darkly” [Austin Scaggs] (2009)
Uncut “Dark Night Of The Soul” [Sam Richards] (2009)
OTHERS:
Adam Wiltzie
The Stool Pigeon “A Winged Victory For The Sullen” [Jazz Monroe] (2011)
Futuresequence “A Winged Victory For The Sullen” (2011)
Adrian Utley
“Mark Linkous” (2010)
Alex Crowton
Style Weekly “Southern Gothic” [Richard Foster] (2013)
Angela Faye Martin
Smoky Mountain News [Bibeka Shrestha] (2010)
The Daily Times [Steve Wildsmith] (2010)
“Remembering Mark Linkous” [Steve Wildsmith] (2010)
Mountain Xpress “Dark Ages” [Alli Marshall] (2010)
Knoxville.com “Last Stop For Producer Mark Linkous” [Wayne Bledsoe] (2010)
Stomp And Stammer “Morning’s Muffled Guns: A Tribute To Mark Linkous” (2011)
Music Times Two [Benson Simbirski] (2011)
Blurt Magazine “A Little Lamp Wanting To Be Lightning” [Alli Marshall] (2012)
Shuffle Magazine “Angela Faye Martin Discusses” [John Schacht] (2012)
Tastemakers Magazine “Requiem For The Static King” [Nicholas C] (2013)
Beau Sorenson
Tape Op Magazine “Beau Sorenson Cares About Coffee” [Andy Brawner] (2012)
Bob Bortnick
Los Angeles Times “Back From The Brink” [Steve Hochman] (1999)
Brian Burton
Los Angeles Times “Free The Sound Inside” [Chris Barton] (2007)
The Guardian “Noir Friends Eclectic” [Steve Rose] (2009)
Spin Magazine “Dark Night Returns” [David Marchese] (2009)
LA Times “Dark Night Of The Soul Can Be Seen But Not Heard” [Chris Lee] (2009)
Rolling Stone “Danger Mouse Looks Through A Label Darkly” [Austin Scaggs] (2009)
The Guardian “Working With Mark Linkous” (2010)
The Telegraph “A Fitting Tribute To A Brittle Talent” [Neil McCormick] (2010)
Q Magazine “Dark Night Of The Soul” [Andy Thomson] (2010)
Clash Magazine “Soul Survivor” [Adam Anonymous] (2010)
KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic” [Jason Bentley] (2010)
Christian Fennesz
Pitchfork “Fennesz” [Mark Richardson] (2009)
“Mark Linkous” (2010)
Colin Greenwood
Whirlpool Ezine [Caitlin Moran] (1996)
“Mark Linkous RIP” (2010)
Cruz Contreras
Metro Pulse “Mark Linkous Commits Suicide” [Matthew Everett] (2010)
Daniel Johnston
Ink 19 [Stein Haukland] (2003)
Dave Ayers
Los Angeles Times “Back From The Brink” [Steve Hochman] (1999)
David Lowery
The Hook “Mark Linkous Sparkles” [James Graham] (2002)
Interview Magazine “Cracker Jack Of All Trades” [David Coggins] (2009)
The Hollywood Reporter “Remembering Mark Linkous” [Sofia Fernandez] (2010)
300 Songs “001: The Chemist Said It Would Be Alright” (2010)
300 Songs “003: Guarded By Monkeys” (2010)
300 Songs “009: Unter Dem Rhein” (2010)
300 Songs “013: Darling One” (2010)
300 Songs “031: Brides Of Neptune” (2010)
300 Songs “053: Tribute Albums” (2010)
300 Songs “066: Raise ‘Em Up On Honey” (2011)
The Trichordist “Letter To Emily White At NPR All Songs Considered” (2012)
David Lynch
The Guardian “Noir Friends Eclectic” [Steve Rose] (2009)
Spin Magazine “Dark Night Returns” [David Marchese] (2009)
LA Times “Dark Night Of The Soul Can Be Seen But Not Heard” [Chris Lee] (2009)
Sight And Sound Magazine “Stars In His Eyes” [James Bell] (2009)
New York Times “Sing Along With David Lynch” [Dave Itzkoff] (2010)
The Hollywood Reporter “Remembering Mark Linkous” [Sofia Fernandez] (2010)
KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic” [Jason Bentley] (2010)
Billboard Magazine “It’s Crazy Clown Time” [Richard Smirke] (2011)
David Sims
“Mark Linkous 1962-2010” (2010)
Ed Harcourt
The Quietus “Ed Harcourt Remembers Mark Linkous Of Sparklehorse” (2010)
Emily Haines
Drowned In Sound “The Rings Of Saturn On Your Fingers” (2010)
Style Weekly “Southern Gothic” [Richard Foster] (2013)
Eric Drew Feldman
Bearded Magazine “Interview: Eric Drew Feldman” [Ben Wood] (2012)
Gemma Hayes
NME “Gemma Hayes Gets Some Extra Sparkle” (2001)
Pop Dirt “Gemma Hayes Devastated By Mark Linkous’ Suicide” (2010)
Hot Press “Gemma Hayes Pays Tribute To Mark Linkous” (2010)
Style Weekly “Southern Gothic” [Richard Foster] (2013)
Jason Lytle
Tastemakers Magazine “Requiem For The Static King” [Nicholas C] (2013)
Jesse Sykes
Seattle Weekly “Sparklehorse And The Symphony Of Sadness” (2012)
Tastemakers Magazine “Requiem For The Static King” [Nicholas C] (2013)
Jim Fairchild
“Mark Linkous, Remembered” (2010)
Jodie Marie
The Independent “Shy Singer Who Became A Folk-Pop Sensation” [Elisa Bray] (2012)
Joel Hamilton
Tape Op Message Board “Picture This” (2010)
Tastemakers Magazine “Requiem For The Static King” [Nicholas C] (2013)
John Leahy
Caught By The Reaper “Mark Linkous: 1962-2010” (2010)
John Murry
Echoes And Dust “Interview: John Murry” [Martyn Coppack] (2012)
Pior Que Um Estranho “It’s In The Longing That I Find Solace” (2013)
John Parish
Tastemakers Magazine “Requiem For The Static King” [Nicholas C] (2013)
Style Weekly “Southern Gothic” [Richard Foster] (2013)
Jonathan Segel
Sparklehorse.org “News From The Road” [Eric Ackroyd] (1998)
Sparklehorse.org “News From The Road” [Eric Ackroyd] (1999)
“Sparklehorse Spring 1999 Tour Diary” (1999)
“Another Inadequate Eulogy For Mark Linkous” (2010)
Joshua Camp
Surgery Of Modern Warfare “The Day Tom Waits Called The Hohner Warehouse” (2003)
Keeley Davis
Left Of The Dial [Louis Miller] (2002)
Mary Timony
In Music We Trust [Alex Steininger] (2002)
Matt Johnson
Sparklehorse.org “News From The Road” [Eric Ackroyd] (1999)
Matt Linkous
Style Weekly “Band Of Brothers” [Richard Foster] (2010)
Michael Stipe
“Mark Linkous 1962-2010” (2010)
Miguel Rodriguez-Urbiztondo
Style Weekly “Mark Linkous 1962-2010” [Richard Foster] (2010)
Nina Persson
The Hollywood Reporter “Remembering Mark Linkous” [Sofia Fernandez] (2010)
Music Times Two [Benson Simbirski] (2012)
Norman Blake
“Dreadful News” (2010)
Death And Taxes “Teenage Fanclub: Exclusive Interview” [Drew Fortune] (2010)
Patti Smith
“Mark Linkous Gave Us So Many Dark And Beautiful Songs” (2010)
Pickney Benedict
Tastemakers Magazine “Requiem For The Static King” [Nicholas C] (2013)
Polly Jean Harvey
Los Inrockuptibles (2000)
Randy Edwards
Chicago Sun Times “Mark Linkous, Sparklehorse, RIP” [2010]
Sage Francis
Exclaim Magazine [Vish Khanna] (2010)
URB “Sage Francis: On Li(f)e, Old Age, And Selling Indie Rap” [Adam Figman] (2010)
Scott Minor
Sparklehorse.org “News From The Road” [Eric Ackroyd] (1999)
Steve Albini
“RIP Mark Linkous” (2010)
Steven Drozd
“A Nice Memory” (2010)
Steve Nistor
Bobby Six “Steve Nistor Interview” [Rob Townsend] (2010)
Susanna Hoffs
Bullz Eye “A Chat With Susanna Hoffs” [Will Harris] (2007)
AV Club “Susanna Hoffs Of The Bangles” [Will Harris] (2011)
Tom Waits
Los Angeles Times “Back From The Brink” [Steve Hochman] (1999)
Wayne Coyne
The Hollywood Reporter “Remembering Mark Linkous” [Sofia Fernandez] (2010)
NPR “Sparklehorse Singer Mark Linkous Remembered” [Joel Rose] (2010)
Will Gregory
Sound On Sound “Recording Black Cherry” [Nigel Humberstone] (2003)
BIOGRAPHIES
REVIEWS
RECORDS:
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OTHER ARTICLES
Sparklehorse.org “Old News” [Eric Ackroyd] (1997-2006)
Los Angeles Magazine “Porch Songs” [R J Smith] (2001)
“Laurel Canyon Press Kit” (2002)
Knoxville News Sentinel “Musician’s Musician” [Kristen Letsinger] (2010)
The Independent “Mark Linkous: Troubled Singer & Songwriter” [Pierre Perrone] (2010)
Pop Matters “It’s A Sad And Beautiful World” [Mehan Jayasuriya] (2010)
The Hook “Darkness And Divorce” [Courteney Stuart] (2010)
BBC News “Sparklehorse Singer Mark Linkous Takes His Own Life” (2010)
Los Angeles Times “Mark Linkous Dies At 47” [Valerie Nelson] (2010)
NME “Why Mark Linkous Was A Genius” [Luke Lewis] (2010)
NPR “A Tribute To Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous” [Terry Gross] (2010)
WIUX “There’s A Heaven And There’s A Star For You” [Dylan Samson] (2010)
Houston Chronicle “Mark Linkous Wrote Gorgeous Songs” [Andrew Dansby] (2010)
Sydney Morning Herald “Sparklehorse Founder Made Haunting Music” (2010)
New York Times “Singer-Songwriter Known As Sparklehorse” [Ben Sisario] (2010)
“Memorial Obituary: Mark Linkous” (2010)
Rolling Stone “Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous Takes Own Life” [Caryn Ganz] (2010)
Gigwise “The Flaming Lips Pay Tribute To Mark Linkous At SXSW Gig” (2010)
Magnet “In Memoriam: Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous” [Rocco Dicicco] (2010)
State Magazine “Memories Of Mark Linkous” [Hilary White] (2010)
The Guardian “Sparklehorse Singer Mark Linkous Dies” [Sean Michaels] (2010)
The Guardian “Mark Linkous’s Life Was One Dark Night” [Rob Fitzpatrick] (2010)
The Guardian “Mark Linkous Obituary” [Rob Hughes] (2010)
The Guardian “Mark Linkous Remembered” [Sean Michaels] (2010)
The Guardian “Sparklehorse Took The Ugly And Made It Beautiful” [Tim Jonze] (2010)
The Guardian “Sparklehorse: Saint Mary” [Peter Walker] (2012)
Spectrum Culture “Revisit: Sparklehorse” [Cole Waterman] (2013)
BLOGS
Dawidge’s Blog “London De Sparklehorse” [Thierry Magniere] (2010)
Long Fade “There Ain’t No Easy Runs” [Mike Chylinski] (2010)
Debriefing “West Of Rome” [Charles Fontaine] (2010)
Monodrone “Requiem Aeternam” [Jeff Gehard] (2010)
The Whale-Ship Globe “RIP Static King: Mark Linkous” (2010)
“Mark Linkous” [Tommy Udo] (2010)
The Fly “The Night I Met Mark Linkous” (2010)
“There’s A Star For You: RIP Mark Linkous” [Martin Pribble] (2010)
Bradley’s Almanac “In Memory Of Mark Linkous: Sparklehorse In Boston” (2010)
Part Time Man Of Rock “Cover Of The Week 73” [Bill Janovitz] (2010)
The Art Of The Rural “In Memory Of Mark Linkous” [Matthew Fluharty] (2010)
The Daily Vault “Mark Linkous Of Sparklehorse: An Appreciation” [Melanie Love] (2010)
Moonshine Junkyard “Rest In Peace Mark Linkous” (2010)
The Steinberg Principle “A Tribute To A Hero: Mark Linkous” [Euan McMeeken] (2010)
Downbeast “Rest In Tempo: Requiem For A Happy Man” [Matthew Duersten] (2010)
The Future Heart “Colton And Coyne Record Tribute To Sparklehorse” (2012)
Ferric Tape Re-assessment “Sick Of Goodbyes” [Matt Langham] (2012)
The Mad Dalton “A Horsey Who Sparkled” [Peter Sumadh] (2012)
Vitamin String Quartet “Remembering Mark Linkous” [Justin Pansacola] (2012)
The Man From Mitch And Murray “Cover A Month Challenge” [Benjamin Jones] (2012)
Meadow Music “The Artist’s Story” [Jon Rinneby] (2012)
Fractured Air “The Last Waltz: Mark Linkous” [Craig Carry] (2013)
OTHER RESOURCES
http://web.archive.org/web/*/sparklehorse.com
http://web.archive.org/web/*/sparklehorse.org
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/painbirds/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparklehorse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Linkous
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