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Ethan Iverson (the Bad Plus) Talks Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing

By Ethan Iverson | July 17, 2013

Ethan Iverson (the Bad Plus) Talks Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing

Is there anything Joss Whedon can't do? He's a phenomenally successful director and screenwriter with gigantic films and TV shows like...

Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) Talks David Lynch’s The Big Dream

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By Mark Eitzel | July 16, 2013

Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) Talks David Lynch’s The Big Dream

I wanna love this because I love David Lynch, and if I could just relax for 40 minutes, dammit, I would. Music is purity and pleasure and those...

Stew (Passing Strange, the Negro Problem) Talks SoKo’s I Thought I Was an Alien

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By Stew | July 15, 2013

Stew (Passing Strange, the Negro Problem) Talks SoKo’s I Thought I Was an Alien

I don’t wish to write about this great record from the perspective of an old man, nor from the point of view of a younger version of myself. I wish...

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Daughn Gibson’s Me Moan

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By Craig Finn | July 11, 2013

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Daughn Gibson’s Me Moan

Daughn Gibson's music is most notable for how it melds sounds rooted in the recent past with those from the not-so-distant future. We live in a...

Angel Del Villar II (Homeboy Sandman) Talks Eric Lau’s One of Many

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By Angel Del Villar II | July 10, 2013

Angel Del Villar II (Homeboy Sandman) Talks Eric Lau’s One of Many

British producer/DJ Eric Lau just put out a new album called One of Many, and I’m telling y’all this is some smoothed-out ish right here...

Grant Widmer (Generationals) Talks Ciara’s Ciara

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By Grant Widmer | July 9, 2013

Grant Widmer (Generationals) Talks Ciara’s Ciara

The backstory of Ciara's fifth, self-titled album is a twisted tale, but here's what you need to know: Ciara was signed by LA Reid to LaFace...

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Föllakzoid’s II

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By Mish Way | July 8, 2013

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Föllakzoid’s II

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Hawthorne Heights’ Zero

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By Zachary Lipez | July 4, 2013

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Hawthorne Heights’ Zero

In my previous band’s occasional forays into cross-country touring, we’d usually play small clubs with audiences made up of the local ex-hardcore...

Sage Francis Talks Bosnian Rainbows’ Bosnian Rainbows

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By Sage Francis | June 28, 2013

Sage Francis Talks Bosnian Rainbows’ Bosnian Rainbows

There's a dream I had in middle school that has stuck with me my whole life. In the dream I was offered a choice between two cars: a red 1988...

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Mavis Staples’ One True Vine

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By Shara Nova | June 27, 2013

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Mavis Staples’ One True Vine

In 1990, I heard Mavis Staples' voice for the first time. That year, I moved to a new state, a new culture, and a new high school, and I found...