On Maximum Rock'n'Roll, hardcore fanzines, and asking Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine about the last time he cried.
Norman Brannon (Texas Is the Reason) on "emocore," Ian MacKaye, and emo's origin as an epithet.
The singer-songwriter-producer talks overcoming introversion and the stigma of reality TV.
The JuJu Exchange pianist talks Pro Tools and human compassion.
Robbie Fulks explores the classic album on its 25th anniversary.
Jonathan Mattson on having “twin unity” with his brother Jared and their new album Paradise.
Morgan Enos (Other Houses) on how Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators uncovered a far-out undercurrent in everyday life.
Adam Schatz (Landlady) on how a persistent YouTube ad led him to a three-hour lesson about joy in music.
Hayden Thorpe talks how songwriting has made him “somewhat of a mystic.”
