Calexico is one of the most interesting bands that I had ever overlooked until 2004. For me, it was their collaboration with Iron and Wine’s Sam Beam that put the Tucson collective’s talents squarely on the popular indie map. Though they appeared out of nowhere and were sometimes boxed in as a mere “backing band,” it is now clear that their performance appeal goes as deep as their musical ambitions. Calexico is far from and…

It’s so nice to get to talk about someone else’s TO problem for a change. If you’ve only recently been rescued from a near-fatal spelunking accident, here’s the story: two years ago, the Philadelphia Eagles were weary of playing bridesmaid to the NFC Champion. To get over that hump, they solicited the services of a preening, narcissistic headline generator named Terrell Owens. With Owens on board, the Eagles went to a Superbowl, and ever…