Echoes in the Moonlight
By KMRU | November 3, 2025
Echoes in the Moonlight
KMRU on carrying on the name and legacy of his grandfather, Joseph Kamaru.
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Stuck in the Land of Loops and Light: Living with Van Dyke Parks’s Song Cycle
By Xander Duell | October 22, 2025
By Xander Duell | October 22, 2025
Stuck in the Land of Loops and Light: Living with Van Dyke Parks’s Song Cycle
Xander Duell (Pegg) on how the record broke his 15 year old brain.
Role Models: How Janka Nabay Took My Snark Away
By Boshra AlSaadi | October 1, 2025
By Boshra AlSaadi | October 1, 2025
Role Models: How Janka Nabay Took My Snark Away
Boshra AlSaadi on how playing with the Bubu King helped her lose her “indie shield.”
Role Models: My Bloody Valentine Showed Lathe of Heaven How to Keep It Simple
By Lathe of Heaven | September 5, 2025
By Lathe of Heaven | September 5, 2025
Role Models: My Bloody Valentine Showed Lathe of Heaven How to Keep It Simple
Drummer Stephen Reader on how Colm Ó Cíosóig rearranged his creative virtues.
Role Models: Modou “Mamadou” Mbengue Sarr Changed Peter Manheim’s Life
By Peter Manheim | July 11, 2025
By Peter Manheim | July 11, 2025
Role Models: Modou “Mamadou” Mbengue Sarr Changed Peter Manheim’s Life
The artist remembers the Senegalese drummer, his late collaborator.
Role Models: Andy Bell (Erasure) Loved the Theatricality of the Wall of Sound
By Andy Bell | May 7, 2025
Role Models: Andy Bell (Erasure) Loved the Theatricality of the Wall of Sound
The artist talks discovering Phil Spector’s Greatest Hits in his parents’ record collection, and falling in love with the Ronettes.
Role Models: Hildegard von Bingen is Alive in Gowanus, Brooklyn
By Larum | April 25, 2025
Role Models: Hildegard von Bingen is Alive in Gowanus, Brooklyn
Micah Frank and Chet Doxas of Larum talk their exploration of the medieval composer’s work.
Role Models: Genesis Opened a Magical World for Rindert Lammers
By Rindert Lammers | April 17, 2025
By Rindert Lammers | April 17, 2025
Role Models: Genesis Opened a Magical World for Rindert Lammers
The ambient jazz artist on how The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway launched his musical journey.
Role Models: Rodriguez Sounds Like the Rez to Hataałii
By Hataałii | March 10, 2025
Role Models: Rodriguez Sounds Like the Rez to Hataałii
The Navajo singer-songwriter talks listening to Sixto, and writing the truth.
Role Models: For Crystal Waters, It All Goes Back to Ella Fitzgerald
By Crystal Waters | March 5, 2025
By Crystal Waters | March 5, 2025
Role Models: For Crystal Waters, It All Goes Back to Ella Fitzgerald
The house legend talks the jazz singer’s influence on her work, from “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)” to now.