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Matthew Shipp Talks Herbie Hancock’s Memoir Possibilities, and Not Dying for Your Art

By Matthew Shipp | January 24, 2015

Matthew Shipp Talks Herbie Hancock’s Memoir Possibilities, and Not Dying for Your Art

The tale of a tech geek with a thirst for fame, Herbie Hancock's new autobiography "might shed some light on why jazz is so fucked up nowadays."

Louise Goffin Talks Marilyn Manson’s The Pale Emperor

Music

By Louise Goffin | January 20, 2015

Louise Goffin Talks Marilyn Manson’s The Pale Emperor

Caught between love and fear, Marilyn Manson once again pulls the pin on the grenade over our own complacency.

Novelist and Screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis (The Canyons) Talks Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice

Film

By Bret Easton Ellis | December 12, 2014

Novelist and Screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis (The Canyons) Talks Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice

One of Thomas Pynchon's novels is finally brought to the big screen, but can even of the greatest American cinematic visionaries do it justice?

Ed Schrader Talks the Documentary David Bowie Is

Music

By Ed Schrader | September 27, 2014

Ed Schrader Talks the Documentary David Bowie Is

A documentary about a museum exhibit about a rock star manages to convey an essential truth.

Duff McKagan (the Fastbacks, the Fartz, 10 Minute Warning, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) Talks Kiss’ Monster

Music

By Duff McKagan | September 1, 2014

Duff McKagan (the Fastbacks, the Fartz, 10 Minute Warning, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) Talks Kiss’ Monster

If you're around my age, you were probably introduced to rock & roll in the '70s. And so there is no doubt that Kiss played a part in your youth.

Frankie Latina (Modus Operandi) Talks Making No-Budget Arthouse Genre Movies in Milwaukee

Film

By Frankie Latina | July 5, 2014

Frankie Latina (Modus Operandi) Talks Making No-Budget Arthouse Genre Movies in Milwaukee

Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!
In 1974, Miller-Milkis Productions and Paramount produced a TV show ...

Alex Skolnick (Testament, Planetary Coalition) Talks Transatlantic’s Kaleidoscope

Music

By Alex Skolnick | March 21, 2014

Alex Skolnick (Testament, Planetary Coalition) Talks Transatlantic’s Kaleidoscope

The fact that a prog band like Transatlantic can exist in 2014, releasing an album with worldwide distribution and embarking on a string of...

Matthew Shipp Talks Chick Corea’s The Vigil

Music

By Matthew Shipp | October 25, 2013

Matthew Shipp Talks Chick Corea’s The Vigil

Wow. The Talkhouse has asked me back to write about another record. Someone must have gotten something out of the piece I did on Keith Jarrett's ...

Dave Hill Talks Earth, Wind & Fire and the Importance of Loose-Fitting Robes

Music

By Dave Hill | October 5, 2013

Dave Hill Talks Earth, Wind & Fire and the Importance of Loose-Fitting Robes

I was sitting around my apartment the other day, minding my own business while listening to Earth, Wind & Fire, when suddenly, and seemingly from...

Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) Talks the Grateful Dead’s Sunshine Daydream

Music

By Lee Ranaldo | September 21, 2013

Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) Talks the Grateful Dead’s Sunshine Daydream

To start with the pertinent facts: the new concert documentary Sunshine Daydream (just out on DVD) is the early-'70s Grateful Dead as I love...