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Winston Marshall (Mumford & Sons) talks Villagers’ {Awayland}

By Winston Marshall | April 19, 2013

Winston Marshall (Mumford & Sons) talks Villagers’ {Awayland}

“I truly understand that I don’t understand a thing,” Conor O’Brien, of Villagers, sings in "Earthly Pleasure," a song from the band's new album...

Erika M. Anderson (EMA) Talks Anika’s Anika EP

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By Erika M. Anderson | April 18, 2013

Erika M. Anderson (EMA) Talks Anika’s Anika EP

When I first came across a profile of Anika a coupla years ago on The Stool Pigeon I remember letting out a silent little internet gasp...

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks the Knife’s Shaking the Habitual

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By Mish Way | April 17, 2013

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks the Knife’s Shaking the Habitual

When I worked at a rape crisis center, I had an older co-worker named Tamara. She was often invited to speak publicly about women’s issues...

Amber Papini (Hospitality) Talks Thee Oh Sees’ Floating Coffin

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By Amber Papini | April 16, 2013

Amber Papini (Hospitality) Talks Thee Oh Sees’ Floating Coffin

Looking at Thee Oh Sees' gear, you'll see paint-faded guitar pedals, scratched and dented drum heads, a keyboard covered in notes and tape...

Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) Talks the Rolling Stones’ “Doom and Gloom”

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By Greg Saunier | April 15, 2013

Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) Talks the Rolling Stones’ “Doom and Gloom”

When we first meet our hero, his maracas are too loud and his guitar is a rectangle. His journey is already complete and his balls are pre-expanded...

Dave Hill Talks About the Continuing Appeal of Bon Jovi

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By Dave Hill | April 13, 2013

Dave Hill Talks About the Continuing Appeal of Bon Jovi

Will we ever really understand Bon Jovi? Don’t get me wrong — I totally get the whole cowboy-and-steel-horse thing. That’s just common sense.

Elliott Sharp Talks Richard Thompson’s Electric

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By Elliott Sharp | April 12, 2013

Elliott Sharp Talks Richard Thompson’s Electric

The title alone: simple, direct, and loud. Electric. It gets me. But then all of Richard Thompson's titles have a quality that hooks and...

Bobby Matador (Oneida) Talks Broadcast’s Berberian Sound Studio

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By Bobby Matador | April 11, 2013

Bobby Matador (Oneida) Talks Broadcast’s Berberian Sound Studio

Berberian Sound Studio begins with a memory. Broadcast's 2005 album Tender Buttons opened with a repeated eight-note descending major...

Victor Vasquez (Das Racist) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city

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By Victor Vazquez | April 10, 2013

Victor Vasquez (Das Racist) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city

The new Kendrick Lamar album is hella good. Like, fuck Batman, feel me? Fuck Looper, this shit was better than Looper.

Sean Yeaton (Parquet Courts) Talks the Strokes’ Comedown Machine

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By Sean Yeaton | April 9, 2013

Sean Yeaton (Parquet Courts) Talks the Strokes’ Comedown Machine

My dad used to tell me he could use the sun to tell time. He'd grab a stick and jam it into the dirt and, while I wasn't looking, look at his watch...