Even if you're not familiar with Ani DiFranco, the embodiment of independent music, this piece is informative and inspiring, and possibly motivating, especially to those who are involved in independent arts.
It was fun that this interview occurred at DiFranco's home in her native Buffalo, NY which seems most appropriate considering the city seems to be a microcosm of the society that the artist candidly and honestly reflects on in her work. Although the interview seemed polished and well-edited at many points, the location of the discussion between DiFranco and broadcaster Rita Houston provides a certain rawness and intimacy that isn't easily achieved in a radio station's studio.
This piece may disappoint many of the die-hard Ani DiFranco fans who have loyally followed the indy-rock goddess for her 15+ year career. Houston seems to ask relatively generic questions and as a DiFranco fan myself, I wished Houston would've asked more unique questions to feed my curiousity about the artist and her life. At the end of the interview, I was definitely left with a thirst for more...but that's what good people and good music and the profoundness of good art do to you.
Review of At Home with Ani DiFranco
Lisa Clancy
Posted on August 12, 2004 at 06:32 AM
Even if you're not familiar with Ani DiFranco, the embodiment of independent music, this piece is informative and inspiring, and possibly motivating, especially to those who are involved in independent arts.
It was fun that this interview occurred at DiFranco's home in her native Buffalo, NY which seems most appropriate considering the city seems to be a microcosm of the society that the artist candidly and honestly reflects on in her work. Although the interview seemed polished and well-edited at many points, the location of the discussion between DiFranco and broadcaster Rita Houston provides a certain rawness and intimacy that isn't easily achieved in a radio station's studio.
This piece may disappoint many of the die-hard Ani DiFranco fans who have loyally followed the indy-rock goddess for her 15+ year career. Houston seems to ask relatively generic questions and as a DiFranco fan myself, I wished Houston would've asked more unique questions to feed my curiousity about the artist and her life. At the end of the interview, I was definitely left with a thirst for more...but that's what good people and good music and the profoundness of good art do to you.