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Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group) Talks the Melvins’ Tres Cabrones

By Lenny Kaye | November 4, 2013

Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group) Talks the Melvins’ Tres Cabrones

There is staying power in the thick ooze of sludge, the enveloping immersion of igneous riff and rhythm, and it pays (not well, but enough to keep...

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Katy Perry’s Prism

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By Shara Nova | November 1, 2013

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Katy Perry’s Prism

The past is not repeatable. There is only the future. There are times in some artists' lives when they strike a chord with the culture at a...

Rennie Sparks (the Handsome Family) Talks Barry McCormack’s Cut Throat Lane

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By Rennie Sparks | October 31, 2013

Rennie Sparks (the Handsome Family) Talks Barry McCormack’s Cut Throat Lane

Barry McCormack’s songs are gritty short films that deeply and sensitively evoke the dark, damp streets of modern Dublin. It feels like it's been...

Missy Mazzoli (Victoire) Talks Laurel Halo’s Chance of Rain

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By Missy Mazzoli | October 30, 2013

Missy Mazzoli (Victoire) Talks Laurel Halo’s Chance of Rain

After listening to Laurel Halo’s new album Chance of Rain for the fourth time, I’m left with an impression that is more visual than aural...

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Talks Pusha T’s My Name is My Name

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By Randy Blythe | October 29, 2013

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Talks Pusha T’s My Name is My Name

The beats on Pusha T's My Name Is My Name make you want to install and then blow a set of very expensive speakers as you drive your hooptie...

Jacob Bannon (Converge, Wear Your Wounds) Talks Pearl Jam’s Lightning Bolt

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By Jacob Bannon | October 28, 2013

Jacob Bannon (Converge, Wear Your Wounds) Talks Pearl Jam’s Lightning Bolt

When it rains, it pours. I'm writing this while lying on a friend's livingroom floor, recuperating from a knee surgery brought on from years of...

Matthew Shipp Talks Chick Corea’s The Vigil

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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 ...

Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Talks Ministry’s From Beer to Eternity

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By Jake Shears | October 24, 2013

Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Talks Ministry’s From Beer to Eternity

No matter how many years and trends have flown by and no matter how many drugs he's ingested, Al Jourgensen has been nothing if not consistent.

Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Talks Paul McCartney’s New

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By Jonathan Meiburg | October 22, 2013

Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Talks Paul McCartney’s New

Paul McCartney’s New is a deeply sad record. I don’t mean that in the sense of it being a disgrace (it’s not) or that it’s mopey or...

Nika Danilova (Zola Jesus) Talks Tim Hecker’s Virgins

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By Nika Danilova | October 21, 2013

Nika Danilova (Zola Jesus) Talks Tim Hecker’s Virgins

Attempting to put words to the sonic world of Tim Hecker is a tall order. For the past 15 years he has explored an uncharted backcountry of sound...