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Jordan Beckett (Bootstraps) Talks Conor Oberst’s Upside Down Mountain

By Jordan Beckett | May 19, 2014

Jordan Beckett (Bootstraps) Talks Conor Oberst’s Upside Down Mountain

One of my best friends has a motto: In life, he who gives the least fucks wins. Which is basically saying, a successful person cares very little.

Simone Dinnerstein Talks Molly Drake

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By Simone Dinnerstein | May 17, 2014

Simone Dinnerstein Talks Molly Drake

My husband will, on occasion, wax lyrical about British autumn afternoons, sitting, as a toddler, next to his mother and listening to her play...

Andrew Falkous (Mclusky, Future of the Left) Talks Thee Oh Sees’ Drop

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By Andy Falkous | May 16, 2014

Andrew Falkous (Mclusky, Future of the Left) Talks Thee Oh Sees’ Drop

Sometime in the early 2000s, back when I was fat (but not so fat that I couldn’t walk up some stairs) I saw a band called the Coachwhips play Cardiff.

Reggie Watts Talks Tune-Yards’ Nikki Nack

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By Reggie Watts | May 15, 2014

Reggie Watts Talks Tune-Yards’ Nikki Nack

I'm not a huge lyrics person — I hear the music first. But sometimes tuning in to the words can clarify things. And when I checked out the lyric...

Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) Talks Tori Amos’ Unrepentant Geraldines

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By Owen Pallett | May 13, 2014

Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) Talks Tori Amos’ Unrepentant Geraldines

Being a teenage Tori Amos fan in the ‘90s was, of course, the greatest. A strong — the strongest ever! — run of albums with no fan consensus on a...

Kurt Wagner (Lambchop) Talks Tiny Ruins’ Brightly Painted One

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By Kurt Wagner | May 12, 2014

Kurt Wagner (Lambchop) Talks Tiny Ruins’ Brightly Painted One

The last thing I remember was lying on the operating room table staring at all these lights shaped like UFOs on the ceiling like a scene out of ER...

Daniele Daniele (Priests) Talks Papercuts’ Life Among the Savages

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By Daniele Daniele | May 9, 2014

Daniele Daniele (Priests) Talks Papercuts’ Life Among the Savages

I think the most accurate thing I can say about the new Papercuts album is that it’s honest. Normally, that would be a compliment. Usually, albums...

Andy McCluskey (OMD) Talks Lily Allen’s Sheezus

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By Andy McCluskey | May 7, 2014

Andy McCluskey (OMD) Talks Lily Allen’s Sheezus

Lily Allen writes tunes. The currency of popular music, regardless of style and genre, is tunes. Lily writes good tunes.

Robbie Fulks Talks Bryan Sutton’s Into My Own

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By Robbie Fulks | May 6, 2014

Robbie Fulks Talks Bryan Sutton’s Into My Own

Bryan Sutton’s new record Into My Own compresses about all you need to know about why he's the hottest name in contemporary bluegrass guitar...

Nika Danilova (Zola Jesus) Talks Olga Bell’s Krai

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By Nika Danilova | May 5, 2014

Nika Danilova (Zola Jesus) Talks Olga Bell’s Krai

As a Russian-American, I’ve always been very conscious of myself: What exactly does it mean to be Russian? Composer, musician, electronic artist...