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Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Surfer Blood’s Pythons

Music
By Mish Way | June 12, 2013
By Mish Way | June 12, 2013

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Surfer Blood’s Pythons

The elephant in the room: Surfer Blood leader John Paul Pitts’ 2012 domestic battery charges.

Mickey Melchiondo (Ween) Talks Anvil’s Hope in Hell

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By Mickey Melchiondo | June 11, 2013
By Mickey Melchiondo | June 11, 2013

Mickey Melchiondo (Ween) Talks Anvil’s Hope in Hell

Anvil didn’t really come onto my radar until the documentary The Story of Anvil came out in 2008. I remember seeing their name in the...

Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) Talks Sonny and the Sunsets’ Antenna to the Afterworld

Music
By Janet Weiss | June 10, 2013
By Janet Weiss | June 10, 2013

Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) Talks Sonny and the Sunsets’ Antenna to the Afterworld

For the past 20 years, throughout my continuing course as a rock & roll drummer, my paramount aspiration has been to get through to someone — to...

Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger) Talks Eleanor Friedberger’s Personal Record

Music
By Sean Nelson | June 7, 2013
By Sean Nelson | June 7, 2013

Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger) Talks Eleanor Friedberger’s Personal Record

Even though it’s kind of lazy and wishful to seize on an opening line to confer an overarching thematic intention on an album, it’s hard not to be...

Anika Talks Mount Kimbie’s Cold Spring Fault Less Youth

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By Anika | June 6, 2013
By Anika | June 6, 2013

Anika Talks Mount Kimbie’s Cold Spring Fault Less Youth

I've been waiting for this album for quite some time. The first Mount Kimbie album, 2010's Crooks & Lovers, made quite an impression...

Laura Pleasants (Kylesa) talks Alice in Chains’ The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

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By Laura Pleasants | May 31, 2013
By Laura Pleasants | May 31, 2013

Laura Pleasants (Kylesa) talks Alice in Chains’ The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

When I was in ninth grade, I had a pink lava lamp set up in my closet that illuminated the small walls with curvy color and atmosphere. The nearly...

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Kylesa’s Ultraviolet

Music
By Amy Klein | May 30, 2013
By Amy Klein | May 30, 2013

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Kylesa’s Ultraviolet

I remember the spring I turned 18, when the universe seemed to be opening up to let me in, and, at the same time, making sure I knew I couldn’t go...

Nika Danilova (Zola Jesus) Talks Tricky’s False Idols

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By Nika Danilova | May 29, 2013
By Nika Danilova | May 29, 2013

Nika Danilova (Zola Jesus) Talks Tricky’s False Idols

Not even halfway through the first song, and a dense wave of nostalgia runs down my spine. Oh Tricky, how you remind me of being a bitter backwoods...

Erika M. Anderson (EMA) Talks John Fogerty’s Wrote a Song for Everyone

Music
By Erika M. Anderson | May 28, 2013
By Erika M. Anderson | May 28, 2013

Erika M. Anderson (EMA) Talks John Fogerty’s Wrote a Song for Everyone

I have a thought in my head that I wrap around myself like a warm blanket whenever I am completely overwhelmed. No matter how bad things get, if...

JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN) Talks CocoRosie’s Tales of a Grass Widow

Music
By JD Samson | May 27, 2013
By JD Samson | May 27, 2013

JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN) Talks CocoRosie’s Tales of a Grass Widow

This isn't my first review of a CocoRosie record. I have sat alone with my best headphones and thought. Just like this. And I have choreographed...

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