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Twin Peaks’ Colin Croom on the Merits of Having a Studio Game Plan

Music
By Colin Croom | October 29, 2019
By Colin Croom | October 29, 2019

Twin Peaks’ Colin Croom on the Merits of Having a Studio Game Plan

The multi-instrumentalist explains how the band recorded and mixed Lookout Low in only three weeks.

Not All Who Wander Aren’t Lost

Music
By David Huckfelt | February 7, 2019
By David Huckfelt | February 7, 2019

Not All Who Wander Aren’t Lost

David Huckfelt (The Pines) on solitude, wildnerness, and his time as Artist-In-Residence at the remote Isle Royale National Park.

The Spectacle and Sensation of Shania Twain

Music
By Robbie Fulks | February 4, 2019
By Robbie Fulks | February 4, 2019

The Spectacle and Sensation of Shania Twain

Robbie Fulks delves into how Shania’s impeccable pop-country sound came to be.

Andrew Falkous Presents: Falkous Vs. 10K

Music
By Andy Falkous | November 28, 2018
By Andy Falkous | November 28, 2018

Andrew Falkous Presents: Falkous Vs. 10K

“I had given everything to it, to this, and now, well, now I was making a call which started with the words ‘We don’t have an album.’”

Listen, Listen: Damon Krukowski (Galaxie 500, Damon & Naomi) on Sounds as Silence

Music
By Damon Krukowski | April 24, 2017
By Damon Krukowski | April 24, 2017

Listen, Listen: Damon Krukowski (Galaxie 500, Damon & Naomi) on Sounds as Silence

The author of The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World wonders about finding quiet in a world of back-up alarms.

Adam Schatz (Landlady) Talks Micachu and the Shapes’ Good Sad Happy Bad

Music
By Adam Schatz | October 5, 2015
By Adam Schatz | October 5, 2015

Adam Schatz (Landlady) Talks Micachu and the Shapes’ Good Sad Happy Bad

When it comes to music, do we really want to know how the metaphorical sausage gets made?

Dylan Baldi (Cloud Nothings) Talks Malcolm Goldstein’s Full Circle Sounding

Music
By Dylan Baldi | September 2, 2015
By Dylan Baldi | September 2, 2015

Dylan Baldi (Cloud Nothings) Talks Malcolm Goldstein’s Full Circle Sounding

How the new album by a 73-year-old extended-technique avant-garde violinist inspired a creative breakthrough for a twentysomething rock guitarist.

Matt LeMay (Get Him Eat Him) Talks “Forensic Listening” and the Dilemma of “Correct” Sound

Music
By Matt LeMay | October 26, 2013
By Matt LeMay | October 26, 2013

Matt LeMay (Get Him Eat Him) Talks “Forensic Listening” and the Dilemma of “Correct” Sound

A couple of months ago I got an email from a friend who, like I do, spends a good deal of his time recording and mixing music. The e-mail read...

Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, Blackout Beach) Talks Josephine Foster’s Blood Rushing

Music
By Carey Mercer | May 16, 2013
By Carey Mercer | May 16, 2013

Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, Blackout Beach) Talks Josephine Foster’s Blood Rushing

‪Josephine Foster's Blood Rushing was recorded in the Colorado mountains, high up in the gold-green air — recorded as a band playing together...

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