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Matthew Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) Talks John Cale’s Shifty

By Matthew Friedberger | March 21, 2013

Matthew Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) Talks John Cale’s Shifty

Please don't get the wrong idea; this is a rave review. But the end of my second sentence is: the bad taste of a great artist is a tremendous...

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Wiz Khalifa’s o.n.i.f.c.

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By Ashok Kondabolu | March 20, 2013

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Wiz Khalifa’s o.n.i.f.c.

When "Black and Yellow" dropped in 2010 I was vaguely aware of Wiz Khalifa for his weird name and weed-heavy subject matter. After listening to...

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Waxahatchee’s Cerulean Salt

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By Mish Way | March 19, 2013

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Waxahatchee’s Cerulean Salt

I am video-chatting with Carson Cox, who is the frontman of the Tampa Bay punk band Merchandise. We're talking about pop music.

Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta) Talks Richard Hell’s I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp

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By Dean Wareham | March 16, 2013

Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta) Talks Richard Hell’s I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp

In 1979, at age 16, I saw Richard Hell & the Voidoids at CBGB, the first rock show I ever paid for with my own money. I remember being in awe of...

Paul Q. Kolderie Talks Ke$ha’s Warrior

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By Paul Q. Kolderie | March 15, 2013

Paul Q. Kolderie Talks Ke$ha’s Warrior

Generations change, and each one grows up with a new normal, a new set of heroes, a new way of doing things. Today, it's possible to record and mix...

James McNew (Dump, Yo La Tengo) Talks Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Cobra Juicy

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By James McNew | March 14, 2013

James McNew (Dump, Yo La Tengo) Talks Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Cobra Juicy

Black Moth Super Rainbow's records have always felt like getting a "thinking of you" card from a loving, possibly tripping robot.

Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Talks David Bowie’s The Next Day

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By Jonathan Meiburg | March 13, 2013

Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Talks David Bowie’s The Next Day

Even if you're a hardened, embittered Bowie fan who isn't interested by much after Scary Monsters, I think you'll find that his new album...

Vijay Iyer Talks Flying Lotus’ Until the Quiet Comes

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By Vijay Iyer | March 12, 2013

Vijay Iyer Talks Flying Lotus’ Until the Quiet Comes

To listen to this album on headphones is to be air-dropped into a teeming megacity in 2017: industrial runoff, overgrown wild vegetation...

Jana Hunter (Lower Dens) Talks Oneida’s A List of the Burning Mountains

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By Jana Hunter | March 11, 2013

Jana Hunter (Lower Dens) Talks Oneida’s A List of the Burning Mountains

Listening to someone else take what is more or less a familiar palette (guitars, drums, synths, but no vocals) and effectively express something...

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Pharrell Williams: Spaces and Places I’ve Been

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By Ashok Kondabolu | March 9, 2013

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Pharrell Williams: Spaces and Places I’ve Been

The music of Pharrell Williams and the Neptunes was a huge part of the meaty “trying drugs and sex” part of my childhood. The main part of my teen...