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Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yaz, Erasure) Talks with Jean-Michel Jarre for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

Podcast

By Vince Clarke and Jean-Michel Jarre | December 6, 2016

Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yaz, Erasure) Talks with Jean-Michel Jarre for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

Gavin Russom of LCD Soundsystem begins the episode with a synthesizer tutorial.

The Problem with YACHT — and Understanding Overreaction in the Age of Outrage

Music

By Hutch Harris | May 11, 2016

The Problem with YACHT — and Understanding Overreaction in the Age of Outrage

Hutch Harris of the Thermals examines his reaction to YACHT’s faux sex tape scandal.

Dee Dee (Dum Dum Girls) Talks Kylie Minogue’s Kylie Christmas

Music

By Dee Dee | December 9, 2015

Dee Dee (Dum Dum Girls) Talks Kylie Minogue’s Kylie Christmas

For our writer, Minogue’s new Christmas album evokes the ghosts of Kylie Past, Present and Future.

Will Butler (Arcade Fire) Talks Grimes’ Art Angels

Music

By Will Butler | November 12, 2015

Will Butler (Arcade Fire) Talks Grimes’ Art Angels

With her new album, Grimes creates a giant, esoteric world teeming with all sorts of poisonous Jurassic life.

Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Talks La Roux’s Trouble in Paradise

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By Jake Shears | July 8, 2014

Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Talks La Roux’s Trouble in Paradise

The tragedy about a solid debut album, one where you've created a whole new sonic universe and vocabulary, is that you suddenly realize that you're...

Sondre Lerche Talks Kylie Minogue’s Kiss Me Once

Music

By Sondre Lerche | March 19, 2014

Sondre Lerche Talks Kylie Minogue’s Kiss Me Once

I remember when I first got word that there existed a new Destiny’s Child song called "Bootylicious." Like many others, I assumed it was a joke.

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...

Emily Robison (Dixie Chicks, Court Yard Hounds) Talks Icona Pop’s This Is… Icona Pop

Music

By Emily Robison | October 8, 2013

Emily Robison (Dixie Chicks, Court Yard Hounds) Talks Icona Pop’s This Is… Icona Pop

When the idea of writing about this album came up, I have to admit I was only familiar with the addictive single “I Love It.” It was a guilty...

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks the Julie Ruin’s Run Fast

Music

By Mish Way | September 11, 2013

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks the Julie Ruin’s Run Fast

Before my touring schedule became so demanding that I was hardly ever in my home city, I used to coach at Girls Rock Camp Vancouver every August.I

Paul Q. Kolderie Talks Ke$ha’s Warrior

Music

By Paul Q. Kolderie | March 15, 2013

Paul Q. Kolderie Talks Ke$ha’s Warrior

Generations change, and each one grows up with a new normal, a new set of heroes, a new way of doing things. Today, it's possible to record and mix...