In this interview, Juliana Hatfield joins WUSM Music Director Clinton Kirby by phone. Kirby mixes the converstation with select cuts from the latest Hatfield album, "In Exile Deo". Kirby's eager questions reflect his knowledge and appreciation of Hatfield's career. Hatfield's melancholic responses are often confrontational, bordering on the hostile. Kirby could have edited out the awkward interactions that ensue. Instead, he let's the tape roll, giving the audience a revealing look at this idol/idolator interaction. The finished product likely will appeal to die hard Hatfield fans who relate to her attitude.
Review of Interview with Juliana Hatfield
Kerry Seed
Posted on February 03, 2005 at 06:32 AM
In this interview, Juliana Hatfield joins WUSM Music Director Clinton Kirby by phone. Kirby mixes the converstation with select cuts from the latest Hatfield album, "In Exile Deo". Kirby's eager questions reflect his knowledge and appreciation of Hatfield's career. Hatfield's melancholic responses are often confrontational, bordering on the hostile. Kirby could have edited out the awkward interactions that ensue. Instead, he let's the tape roll, giving the audience a revealing look at this idol/idolator interaction. The finished product likely will appeal to die hard Hatfield fans who relate to her attitude.