Kid Millions Archives

How Do You Cultivate Productivity and Creativity?

Music

By John Colpitts | November 2, 2020

How Do You Cultivate Productivity and Creativity?

John Colpitts (Kid Millions) reviews the new books from Jeff Tweedy and Brandon Stosuy.

How Will Artists Survive a Pandemic?

Music

By John Colpitts | March 27, 2020

How Will Artists Survive a Pandemic?

John Colpitts talks to musicians from China, Italy, and South Korea about life in lockdown, and what the hell we’re going to do next.

Dale Crover Is More Than Just a Drummer

Music

By John Colpitts | August 2, 2017

Dale Crover Is More Than Just a Drummer

The Melvins member's solo LP reveals the wide range of his influences and talent.

The Art of Iggy Pop’s Body

Music

By John Colpitts | January 4, 2017

The Art of Iggy Pop’s Body

John Colpitts (Kid Millions, Oneida) examines an iconic exhibition featuring an iconic exhibitionist.

Death By Audio’s Doc Inspires Us to Move Forward as We Look Back

Music

By John Colpitts | October 12, 2016

Death By Audio’s Doc Inspires Us to Move Forward as We Look Back

John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) examines Brooklyn DIY through Goodbye Brooklyn: The Story of Death By Audio.

Cameron Crowe’s Roadies is Basically a Baby Boomer’s Fantasy

Music

By John Colpitts | June 30, 2016

Cameron Crowe’s Roadies is Basically a Baby Boomer’s Fantasy

John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) finds the show to be nostalgic, pandering and disingenuous about its core: anxiety about the boomer’s relevance.

John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) Failed at His First Attempt to Soundtrack a Film

Music

By John Colpitts | May 31, 2016

John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) Failed at His First Attempt to Soundtrack a Film

And learned some pretty vital lessons in the process.

John Colpitts (Kid Millions, Oneida, Man Forever) Talks Stephen Witt’s How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy

Music

By John Colpitts | December 5, 2015

John Colpitts (Kid Millions, Oneida, Man Forever) Talks Stephen Witt’s How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy

The rise of the MP3 means that some wonderful things about making and listening to music are gone forever. A smart new book tells how we got there.

Kid Millions Talks Bill Kreutzmann’s Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead

Music

By John Colpitts | May 16, 2015

Kid Millions Talks Bill Kreutzmann’s Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead

Bill Kreutzmann's memoir is honest and revealing, if mostly for the already converted.

Kid Millions Talks the Jazz Film Whiplash, Drumming and Keepin’ It Real

Music

By John Colpitts | April 25, 2015

Kid Millions Talks the Jazz Film Whiplash, Drumming and Keepin’ It Real

The celebrated drummer and composer on what the much-ballyhooed film gets very wrong about its central topic: music.