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Anthony Anzaldo (Ceremony) Talks VNV Nation’s Transnational

By Anthony Anzaldo | February 4, 2014

Anthony Anzaldo (Ceremony) Talks VNV Nation’s Transnational

While I would love to say that I became aware of the pioneering industrial group VNV Nation through following the Wax Trax! discography from the...

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Xiu Xiu’s Angel Guts: Red Classroom

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By David Hartley | February 3, 2014

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Xiu Xiu’s Angel Guts: Red Classroom

I'm not your typical Xiu Xiu listener — my musical tastes skew towards artists that can temporarily quell my simmering anxiety rather than dredge...

Matthew Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) Talks Various Artists’ And I’ll Scratch Yours

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By Matthew Friedberger | January 31, 2014

Matthew Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) Talks Various Artists’ And I’ll Scratch Yours

What a tremendous singer Paul Simon is! His rendition of "Biko" ends Scratch My Back... And I'll Scratch Yours, a (now) two-album set of

Elliott Sharp Talks Mogwai’s Rave Tapes

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By Elliott Sharp | January 30, 2014

Elliott Sharp Talks Mogwai’s Rave Tapes

Hitting "play" and hearing the first strains of Rave Tapes transported me back to September 2010 and Mt. Ezu in Japan, site of Metamorphose...

Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Dum Dum Girls’ Too True

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By Lauren Mayberry | January 28, 2014

Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Dum Dum Girls’ Too True

If, in some strange Desert Island Discs twist of fate, I was told that I was allowed to have only one trait as a musician, I would choose...

Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Talks Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra’s Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

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By Corey Taylor | January 27, 2014

Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Talks Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra’s Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

When I was a kid, I bought albums based on two sets of criteria: 1) if I knew the band and I’d been waiting patiently for the new release, or 2) on...

Tift Merritt Talks Doug Paisley’s Strong Feelings

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By Tift Merritt | January 24, 2014

Tift Merritt Talks Doug Paisley’s Strong Feelings

I should first begin by admitting that Doug Paisley's 2010 album Constant Companion has been my constant companion. I've heard people talk...

Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) Talks Damien Jurado’s Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son

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By Mark Eitzel | January 23, 2014

Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) Talks Damien Jurado’s Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son

Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son is a good name for a record that spins like a top shooting sparks. The production is enormous: lots...

Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Warpaint’s Warpaint

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By Lauren Mayberry | January 21, 2014

Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Warpaint’s Warpaint

Boyfriend and I were recently discussing what I was writing about for the Talkhouse. I told him Warpaint. He asked me if I liked the band.

Anaïs Mitchell Talks James Vincent McMorrow’s Post Tropical

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By Anaïs Mitchell | January 20, 2014

Anaïs Mitchell Talks James Vincent McMorrow’s Post Tropical

I had never heard the Irish artist James Vincent McMorrow before signing on to write about his second album Post Tropical, but I did see...