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Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks PYPY’s Pagan Days

By Zachary Lipez | February 12, 2014

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks PYPY’s Pagan Days

I had to stop thinking about garage-rock for a spell; the sunglasses and shorts were bringing me down. As someone who has been reviewed poorly and...

David Harrington (Kronos Quartet) Talks Tinariwen’s Emmaar

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By David Harrington | February 11, 2014

David Harrington (Kronos Quartet) Talks Tinariwen’s Emmaar

It was Jim Thirlwell who first introduced me to the fact that deserts sing. Each dune has its own sound. Shifting sands create distinctive...

Alex Skolnick (Testament) Talks Dianne Reeves Beautiful Life

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By Alex Skolnick | February 10, 2014

Alex Skolnick (Testament) Talks Dianne Reeves Beautiful Life

Dianne Reeves is the type of artist I wasn’t supposed to be a fan of: a modern-day chanteuse who encapsulated the dignity, virtuosity and....

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) Talks Sun Kil Moon’s Benji

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By David Bazan | February 7, 2014

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) Talks Sun Kil Moon’s Benji

This record moves me deeply. So does the previous Sun Kil Moon record, 2012's Among the Leaves, and the two records under Mark Kozelek's..

Geoff Rickly (Thursday, UN, Ink & Dagger) Talks Nils Frahm’s Spaces

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By Geoff Rickly | February 6, 2014

Geoff Rickly (Thursday, UN, Ink & Dagger) Talks Nils Frahm’s Spaces

There are moments in life when the traffic clears and the streets quiet and the ten thousand things fall away from us. Life comes briefly into focus.

Ethan Iverson (the Bad Plus) Talks Marc-André Hamelin’s Busoni: Late Piano Music

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By Ethan Iverson | February 5, 2014

Ethan Iverson (the Bad Plus) Talks Marc-André Hamelin’s Busoni: Late Piano Music

Some composers are more about other music than others. Perhaps no one was about other music more than Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924), the virtuosic...

Anthony Anzaldo (Ceremony) Talks VNV Nation’s Transnational

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By Anthony Anzaldo | February 4, 2014

Anthony Anzaldo (Ceremony) Talks VNV Nation’s Transnational

While I would love to say that I became aware of the pioneering industrial group VNV Nation through following the Wax Trax! discography from the...

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Xiu Xiu’s Angel Guts: Red Classroom

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By David Hartley | February 3, 2014

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Xiu Xiu’s Angel Guts: Red Classroom

I'm not your typical Xiu Xiu listener — my musical tastes skew towards artists that can temporarily quell my simmering anxiety rather than dredge...

Matthew Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) Talks Various Artists’ And I’ll Scratch Yours

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By Matthew Friedberger | January 31, 2014

Matthew Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) Talks Various Artists’ And I’ll Scratch Yours

What a tremendous singer Paul Simon is! His rendition of "Biko" ends Scratch My Back... And I'll Scratch Yours, a (now) two-album set of

Elliott Sharp Talks Mogwai’s Rave Tapes

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By Elliott Sharp | January 30, 2014

Elliott Sharp Talks Mogwai’s Rave Tapes

Hitting "play" and hearing the first strains of Rave Tapes transported me back to September 2010 and Mt. Ezu in Japan, site of Metamorphose...