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Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz) Talks Real Estate’s Atlas

By Sadie Dupuis | March 5, 2014

Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz) Talks Real Estate’s Atlas

When I was 19, I studied abroad in Madrid, and for the most part I liked it a lot. Broke enough that I dared not waste my scant euros on Metro fare...

Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Talks Trust’s Joyland

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By Jake Shears | March 4, 2014

Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Talks Trust’s Joyland

Justin was the name of the first guy I ever made out with. He was pale, with dyed black hair, fishnets on his arms and a blank expression. I was 15...

Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra) Talks Schoolboy Q’s Oxymoron

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By Andy Hull | March 3, 2014

Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra) Talks Schoolboy Q’s Oxymoron

This is the type of hip-hop that can make you feel invincible. It makes you drive a little faster, scowl a little harder, move your head...

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Minibus Pimps’ Cloud to Ground

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By David Hartley | February 28, 2014

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Minibus Pimps’ Cloud to Ground

Jeff Lynne is the most analytical rock star of his generation. Take the Electric Light Orchestra hit "Strange Magic": there is a phaser on the...

Liam Wilson (the Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Mike Gordon’s Overstep

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By Liam Wilson | February 26, 2014

Liam Wilson (the Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Mike Gordon’s Overstep

Many moons ago, after I first picked up a bass, but likely before I experimented with any gateway drugs, my older sister was passing through a ...

Nika Danilova (Zola Jesus) Talks Neneh Cherry’s Blank Project

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By Nika Danilova | February 24, 2014

Nika Danilova (Zola Jesus) Talks Neneh Cherry’s Blank Project

Neneh Cherry’s first solo record in nearly 20 years, produced by Four Tet? How could you not feel the excitement and anticipation of what such a...

Kevin Morby (Woods, the Babies) Talks Mark McGuire’s Along the Way

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By Kevin Morby | February 21, 2014

Kevin Morby (Woods, the Babies) Talks Mark McGuire’s Along the Way

There is a landscape in my mind that is passing me by. I am usually looking at it from the inside of a moving car, although sometimes I'm in the...

Nathan Michel (Hospitality) Talks Eric Church’s The Outsiders

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By Nathan Michel | February 20, 2014

Nathan Michel (Hospitality) Talks Eric Church’s The Outsiders

I know very little about Eric Church, or country music, for that matter. I decided to write about Church's new record because I thought my....

Aaron Beam (Red Fang) Talks Neil Finn’s Dizzy Heights

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By Aaron Beam | February 19, 2014

Aaron Beam (Red Fang) Talks Neil Finn’s Dizzy Heights

Most people will be familiar with Neil Finn through his work in the '80s with Crowded House. A few years after their release, I began to appreciate...

Kathy Valentine (the Bluebonnets, the Go-Go’s) Talks Guided by Voices’ Motivational Jumpsuit

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By Kathy Valentine | February 18, 2014

Kathy Valentine (the Bluebonnets, the Go-Go’s) Talks Guided by Voices’ Motivational Jumpsuit

Taking into account the nearly 30 Guided by Voices records and his equally extensive solo work, one can safely assume that Robert Pollard has...