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Steve Wynn (the Dream Syndicate, Gutterball, the Baseball Project) Talks Ringo Starr’s Postcards from Paradise

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By Steve Wynn | April 13, 2015

Steve Wynn (the Dream Syndicate, Gutterball, the Baseball Project) Talks Ringo Starr’s Postcards from Paradise

Don’t expect anything too serious, just be glad that Ringo Starr is still having fun after all these years.

Nikhil P. Yerawadekar (Antibalas, Low Mentality) Talks Lightning Bolt’s Fantasy Empire

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By Nikhil P. Yerawadekar | April 10, 2015

Nikhil P. Yerawadekar (Antibalas, Low Mentality) Talks Lightning Bolt’s Fantasy Empire

Two decades into their chaotic career, Lightning Bolt have learned to surprise with subtlety.

Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Ray Wylie Hubbard’s The Ruffian’s Misfortune

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By Peter Holsapple | April 9, 2015

Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Ray Wylie Hubbard’s The Ruffian’s Misfortune

Ray Wylie Hubbard might not be a household name, but the long-running singer-songwriter does Texas proud with his latest.

JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN) Talks the Go! Team’s The Scene Between

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By JD Samson | April 8, 2015

JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN) Talks the Go! Team’s The Scene Between

JD Samson loves the new Go! Team album, but she has some issues with its press campaign.

Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks) Talks the Mountain Goats’ Beat the Champ

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By Tim Showalter | April 7, 2015

Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks) Talks the Mountain Goats’ Beat the Champ

Somehow, John Darnielle only gets better with age. A dedicated student pays tribute to the champ.

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Talks Blind Idiot God’s Before Ever After

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By Randy Blythe | April 6, 2015

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Talks Blind Idiot God’s Before Ever After

On their first album in 23 years, post-everything band Blind Idiot God brutally conjures all kinds of emotions without singing a single word.

Ron Sexsmith Talks Laura Marling’s Short Movie

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By Ron Sexsmith | April 3, 2015

Ron Sexsmith Talks Laura Marling’s Short Movie

Darkly atmospheric, emotionally tough and fiercely individual, Laura Marling’s new album reminds a great songwriter of an episode from his youth.

Ben Greenberg (Uniform, Hubble) Talks JEFF the Brotherhood’s Wasted on the Dream

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By Ben Greenberg | April 1, 2015

Ben Greenberg (Uniform, Hubble) Talks JEFF the Brotherhood’s Wasted on the Dream

Forget about the music on the new JEFF the Brotherhood album, what's the deal with the band's label switcheroo?

Robbie Fulks Talks Ron Sexsmith’s Carousel One

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By Robbie Fulks | March 30, 2015

Robbie Fulks Talks Ron Sexsmith’s Carousel One

On his new album, one of the great living songwriters delivers a big payoff with the barest-seeming tools.

Stew (Passing Strange, the Negro Problem) Talks Earl Sweatshirt’s Doris

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By Stew | March 27, 2015

Stew (Passing Strange, the Negro Problem) Talks Earl Sweatshirt’s Doris

Musical genres are as groundless as racial categories. Genres don't describe music, they describe sales categories, marketing ploys, demographic...