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Joel Cummins (Umphrey’s McGee) Talks Built to Spill’s Untethered Moon

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By Joel Cummins | April 30, 2015

Joel Cummins (Umphrey’s McGee) Talks Built to Spill’s Untethered Moon

They’re not shy about their influences, but Built to Spill remain American originals.

Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers) Talks Calexico’s Edge of the Sun

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By Tony Dekker | April 29, 2015

Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers) Talks Calexico’s Edge of the Sun

Calexico’s Edge of the Sun is a testament to the ease with which music crosses borders.

Dean Spunt (No Age) Talks Wire’s Wire

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By Dean Spunt | April 28, 2015

Dean Spunt (No Age) Talks Wire’s Wire

How to explain the wonder that is Wire, the iconic post-punk band now on their 13th album? Perhaps they are like a Japanese game show.

Nicole Atkins Talks Speedy Ortiz’s Foil Deer

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By Nicole Atkins | April 27, 2015

Nicole Atkins Talks Speedy Ortiz’s Foil Deer

With its wit and melancholy, Speedy Ortiz’s new album is the sound of a woman stomping the sad feelings and then wearing them like a badge of honor.

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks 311’s Stereolithic

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By Zachary Lipez | April 24, 2015

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks 311’s Stereolithic

The human soul is invisible, but the sound it makes when it leaves the body, even if it leaves before the body dies, just forced out or fleeing...

Matthew Shipp Talks Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette’s Somewhere

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By Matthew Shipp | April 23, 2015

Matthew Shipp Talks Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette’s Somewhere

I have struggled long and hard to evaluate the position that Keith Jarrett's music occupies in the hierarchy of the jazz industry. I have always...

Charlotte Church Talks the Flaming Lips’ With a Little Help From My Fwends

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By Charlotte Church | April 22, 2015

Charlotte Church Talks the Flaming Lips’ With a Little Help From My Fwends

The Welsh renaissance woman explains why the Flaming Lips’ Sgt. Pepper tribute album is like filling prophylactics with mashed potato.

Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr) Talks Black Sabbath’s 13

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By Lou Barlow | April 21, 2015

Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr) Talks Black Sabbath’s 13

On my first listen to 13, I'm in France with Dinosaur Jr while the opening band, Mars Red Sky, is thundering above me in the hall.

Matthew Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) Talks John Mayer’s Paradise Valley

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By Matthew Friedberger | April 20, 2015

Matthew Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) Talks John Mayer’s Paradise Valley

I won't argue it, I'll just assume: John Mayer is a mainstream guy, as I might have even seen him quoted as saying. The effectiveness of his...

Princess Superstar Talks Action Bronson’s Mr. Wonderful

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By Princess Superstar | April 17, 2015

Princess Superstar Talks Action Bronson’s Mr. Wonderful

He has a bigger budget now, but Action Bronson still doesn’t take things too seriously on his major-label debut.