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Double Wish and Always You Get Nostalgic for The Strokes, Fingerboarding, and More

Music

By Double Wish | March 16, 2023

Double Wish and Always You Get Nostalgic for The Strokes, Fingerboarding, and More

The OC band catches up with Christoph and Anton Hochheim.

How the Parental Dating Scene of the 1980s Led Me to Direct To the Stars

Film

By Martha Stephens | May 4, 2020

How the Parental Dating Scene of the 1980s Led Me to Direct To the Stars

Director Martha Stephens traces back the roots of her fascination with being a teenager in the '50s and '60s, the focus of her latest film.

The Sci-Fi That Ignited My Brain

Film

By Brendon Small | May 8, 2018

The Sci-Fi That Ignited My Brain

The comedian and animator (who loves live-action movies) explains how his childhood passion for sci-fi and fantasy fueled his latest creative project.

Tracking My On-Again, Off-Again Love Affair with VHS

Film

By Aaron Katz | March 30, 2018

Tracking My On-Again, Off-Again Love Affair with VHS

Aaron Katz looks back on his history with home entertainment's answer to vinyl, and how it inspired his latest film, Gemini.

Jess Wolfe (Lucius) Talks Annie Lennox’s Nostalgia

Music

By Jess Wolfe | October 24, 2014

Jess Wolfe (Lucius) Talks Annie Lennox’s Nostalgia

The iconic Annie Lennox travels back through time and the American Songbook on her latest album.

Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas) Talks Godflesh’s A World Lit Only by Fire

Music

By Trevor Dunn | October 15, 2014

Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas) Talks Godflesh’s A World Lit Only by Fire

There’s a lot to love about the new Godflesh album. But there’s even more to hate.

Trevor de Brauw (Pelican) Talks Toad the Wet Sprocket’s New Constellation

Music

By Trevor de Brauw | October 18, 2013

Trevor de Brauw (Pelican) Talks Toad the Wet Sprocket’s New Constellation

"For every path you follow there's another left behind/every door you don't kick open there's a million more to try," sings Glen Phillips on...

Gareth David (Los Campesinos!) Talks Placebo’s Loud Like Love

Music

By Gareth David | September 19, 2013

Gareth David (Los Campesinos!) Talks Placebo’s Loud Like Love

"My computer thinks I'm gay/I threw that piece of junk away" went the opening lines of "Too Many Friends," the first track to be released from the...

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

Music

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...

Eddie Argos (Art Brut) Talks Man or Astro-man?’s Defcon 5… 4… 3… 2… 1

Music

By Eddie Argos | May 24, 2013

Eddie Argos (Art Brut) Talks Man or Astro-man?’s Defcon 5… 4… 3… 2… 1

The UK at the end of the '90s was an awful time for music. Brit-pop had died — some would argue the death was deserved — at some point during 1997...