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Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Rosanne Cash’s The River & the Thread

By Peter Holsapple | January 13, 2014

Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Rosanne Cash’s The River & the Thread

We never knew how good we had it. There was a more civilized time in the latter part of the 20th century when Rosanne Cash was a fixture on...

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Vex Ruffin’s Vex Ruffin

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By Zachary Lipez | January 10, 2014

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Vex Ruffin’s Vex Ruffin

There are two directions you can go in this world if you're choosing to live your life as an early '80s synth-pop band (which, for the purposes of...

Eddie Argos (Art Brut) Talks Toy’s Join the Dots

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By Eddie Argos | January 9, 2014

Eddie Argos (Art Brut) Talks Toy’s Join the Dots

The end of the year is a funny time of year to be reviewing albums. The list of upcoming releases I was sent to choose from was chock-a-block with...

Ben Allison Talks Schematic’s Color (n.) Inside the Lines

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By Ben Allison | January 8, 2014

Ben Allison Talks Schematic’s Color (n.) Inside the Lines

I'm a jazz musician. I live and create in a world of instrumental music, a world without lyrics, where musical conversations happen in the moment.

Various Artists (Mish Way, Matthew Shipp, Eddie Argos and more) Talk Overlooked Albums of 2013 Part Two

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By Various Artists | January 7, 2014

Various Artists (Mish Way, Matthew Shipp, Eddie Argos and more) Talk Overlooked Albums of 2013 Part Two

Every year, a few great albums slip through the cracks. That's sad but inevitable — you just can't hear 'em all, especially when more than...

Various Artists (James McNew, Laura Pleasants, Sean Yeaton and more) Talk Overlooked Albums of 2013 Part One

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By Various Artists | January 6, 2014

Various Artists (James McNew, Laura Pleasants, Sean Yeaton and more) Talk Overlooked Albums of 2013 Part One

Every year, a few great albums slip through the cracks. That's sad but inevitable — you just can't hear 'em all, especially when more than...

Devon Welsh (Majical Cloudz) Talks Mutual Benefit’s Love’s Crushing Diamond

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By Devon Welsh | December 20, 2013

Devon Welsh (Majical Cloudz) Talks Mutual Benefit’s Love’s Crushing Diamond

To me, Mutual Benefit's debut Love’s Crushing Diamond is foremost about the constant passage of momentary time and the recognition of this...

Nico Muhly Talks Beyoncé’s Beyoncé

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By Nico Muhly | December 19, 2013

Nico Muhly Talks Beyoncé’s Beyoncé

Let me tell you a story about my phone. Four times in the last few years, it has made a certain series of Noises. My current theory is that the...

Erika M. Anderson (EMA) Talks Britney Spears’s Britney Jean

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By Erika M. Anderson | December 18, 2013

Erika M. Anderson (EMA) Talks Britney Spears’s Britney Jean

At the end of some dark-hole internet night years ago I ended up watching a video of Britney Spears going through a McDonald's drive through.

Marnie Stern Talks Boston’s Life, Love & Hope

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By Marnie Stern | December 17, 2013

Marnie Stern Talks Boston’s Life, Love & Hope

I keep the radio in my bathroom tuned to the classic rock station so that when I get in the shower, I can have some fun listening to familiar stuff.