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Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Chrissie Hynde’s Stockholm

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By Peter Holsapple | June 9, 2014

Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Chrissie Hynde’s Stockholm

What's the difference between a Chrissie Hynde record and a Pretenders record?

Louise Burns (Gold & Youth, Lillix) Talks Robyn and Röyksopp’s Do It Again

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By Louise Burns | June 6, 2014

Louise Burns (Gold & Youth, Lillix) Talks Robyn and Röyksopp’s Do It Again

I've always seen Robyn as the gateway drug into pop music. She's the kind of singer who can make an anti-pop punk appreciate a melody, or a lo-fi...

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Ghetto Ghouls’ Ghetto Ghouls

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By Mish Way | June 5, 2014

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Ghetto Ghouls’ Ghetto Ghouls

For me, punk music has always been very sexual. Whether I’m performing or just listening, it’s all summoned from that sector of my brain. Now, this...

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks the Donkeys’ Ride the Black Wave

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By Craig Finn | June 4, 2014

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks the Donkeys’ Ride the Black Wave

I was introduced to the Donkeys sometime around the release of their 2008 record Living on the Other Side. My friend John Darnielle told me abo

Scott Devendorf (the National) Talks Bob Mould’s Beauty & Ruin

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By Scott Devendorf | June 2, 2014

Scott Devendorf (the National) Talks Bob Mould’s Beauty & Ruin

I've been a fan of Bob Mould's music for maybe half as long as he's been making it. In the '80s when we were in junior high, skateboarding and...

Norman Brannon (Texas Is the Reason) Talks Cher Lloyd’s Sorry, I’m Late

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By Norman Brannon | May 30, 2014

Norman Brannon (Texas Is the Reason) Talks Cher Lloyd’s Sorry, I’m Late

At some point in the fall of 2010 I realized that, with the help of the right websites, I could start watching U.K. television in semi-real time.

Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake) Talks Protomartyr’s Under Color of Official Right

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By Carey Mercer | May 29, 2014

Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake) Talks Protomartyr’s Under Color of Official Right

One month or one year ago — it doesn't really matter now — somewhere and some time — I can't remember — in this late-era at least, in the...

Meshell Ndegeocello Talks Michael Jackson’s Xscape

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By Meshell Ndegeocello | May 28, 2014

Meshell Ndegeocello Talks Michael Jackson’s Xscape

A long time ago, I had the chance to work in a studio where Michael Jackson had recently recorded. The engineers there told me that Michael...

Teeny Lieberson (Teen) Talks Ramona Lisa’s Arcadia

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By Teeny Lieberson | May 27, 2014

Teeny Lieberson (Teen) Talks Ramona Lisa’s Arcadia

In 1979, two years into Jimmy Carter’s presidency, a story of his interaction with a swamp rabbit (later termed the “Bonsai Bunny”) surfaced.

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks the Estranged’s The Estranged

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By Zachary Lipez | May 23, 2014

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks the Estranged’s The Estranged

There are few kinds of music reviews I detest more than the review that offers advice to the musician. It comes from the demonstrably false premise...