Trey Kay

The avant-garde composer and vocalist, Diamanda Galas, tells us what she looks for in a critic of her music. Galas is Greek and sings many languages, so she immediately went to the etymology of the matter. Produced by Trey Kay.

In the 1990s, when animation took on a new edge, subversive wit became the order of the day, with the rise of The Simpsons, Beavis and Butthead, Ren and Stimpy and dozens more. We asked Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere, creators of The Rugrats on Nickleodeon, why the 90s was ...

Rick Moody burst on the scene in the 90s with novels about the dark side of suburban America. He's best known for his book The Ice Storm which was made into a film in 1997. Moody told us how he fell in love with the grunge and ...

For some art critics, calling a painter’s work "beautiful" is a subtle dis while calling a work “decorative” is a total slap in the face. But Fred Tomaselli’s work is decorative. It is also beautiful, smart and provocative. Tomaselli covers his canvases with beautiful arcs, ovals and swirls ...

Last year the movie Monster told the brutal, horrific story of the real life hooker Aileen Wuornos, who was executed by the state of Florida for killing 7 of her clients. One of the artists who spoke out against her execution was the avant-garde singer

Pop music is often endlessly toyed with, tweaked and layered before being released on CD. But producer Ethan Johns’ process is much cleaner without a lot of fuss. Trey Kay observed Johns at the helm while he produced an album for the rock band The Kings of Leon.

The dark horse winner at the 2004 Golden Globe awards was the BBC series The Office, which is broadcast on BBC America. The series is shot as a mock-documentary about the mundane and ridiculous life of workers in a British paper company. Trey Kay looks at how The Office is ...

The painter Alexis Rockman gets worked up by news from the scientific world. He wants his paintings to help people visualize — and get a little freaked out by — big phenomena like genetic engineering and global warming. He doesn’t have a science background, but Rockman consults with so many ...

Roman Catholicism inspired centuries of great Christian painting by artists like Giotto and Michelangelo. But after the Reformation, many Protestants were content to let the visual tradition wither. Trey Kay spoke to one contemporary Christian artist who is trying to help evangelicals embrace pictures again.

In the dark fall of 2001, images from Moby-Dick surfaced in the press, as a strange literary footnote to the most shocking event of the last half century. Producer Trey Kay speaks with Professors Andrew Delbanco and Samuel Otter about a metaphor that is undeniably powerful and impossible ...

Bob Marley was the undisputed king of reggae music. When he died of cancer in 1981 he was just 36 years old. Marley left behind many songs, a legion of adoring fans, and quite a few talented children to carry on his legacy. This summer, for the first ...

BJ Snowden is a musician who’s earned a great following partly because of her surprising rhythms and unusual melodies — and partly because of the passion in her songs. Snowden trained in music, but it’s her rawness that appeals. Fred Schneider, of the band The B52s, tells Studio ...

The art world uses the label “outsider artist” to apply to a whole range of self-taught creative types — from people in prison to folk painters. But for many people the term is personified by the late Reverend Howard Finster. The Baptist preacher from Summerville, Georgia first began ...

For some art critics, calling a painter’s work "beautiful" is a subtle dis — a code for pleasing but shallow. Calling a work “decorative” is a total slap in the face. Fred Tomaselli’s work is decorative. It is also smart and provocative. Tomaselli’s canvases are full of beautiful arcs, ovals ...

The Democrats have little trouble finding support among pop musicians. But on websites such as conservativepunk.com and GOPunk.com rockers are rallying around the current president. We sent Trey Kay to talk to members of Third Day and Gotham Road, conservatives who rock.

The studio producer Ethan Johns rejects the endless tweaking and layering of tracks that have become industry standard for pop music. Johns’ process is much cleaner without a lot of fuss. Trey Kay caught up with him in the studio with the rock band The Kings of Leon. ...

We asked the avant-garde composer and vocalist Diamanda Galas what she looks for in a critic of her music. Galas is Greek and sings many languages, so she immediately went to the etymology of the matter. Produced by Trey Kay.

Norman Mailer never took critics very seriously; 50 years ago he bought a full-page ad quoting their attacks on one of his early novels. He told us about the critic he liked best: Dwight MacDonald, one of the literary heavyweights of mid-century America. MacDonald was anything but dogmatic. Produced ...

Roman Catholicism inspired centuries of great Christian painting by artists such as Giotto and Michelangelo. But after the Reformation, many Protestants were content to let the visual tradition wither. Trey Kay spoke to some contemporary Christian artists who are trying to help Evangelicals embrace pictures again.

The former Attorney General Janet Reno said that The Exonerated will do more to promote justice than any literary effort she knows. It's a play that features the real life stories of people who were arrested, tried, and committed to death row for years — before having their sentence overturned. ...