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Tag: role models

Role Models: Silver Liz Bonded Over Beach House

Music
By Silver Liz | January 30, 2026
By Silver Liz | January 30, 2026

Role Models: Silver Liz Bonded Over Beach House

Carrie and Matt Wagner talk their love for the dream pop band, and making music as a couple.

Role Models: Susan Alcorn Helped Sam Wenc Stay Curious

Music
By Sam Wenc | January 29, 2026
By Sam Wenc | January 29, 2026

Role Models: Susan Alcorn Helped Sam Wenc Stay Curious

The composer and pedal steel guitarist pays tribute to the late artist, his mentor.

Echoes in the Moonlight

Music
By KMRU | November 3, 2025
By KMRU | November 3, 2025

Echoes in the Moonlight

KMRU on carrying on the name and legacy of his grandfather, Joseph Kamaru.

Stuck in the Land of Loops and Light: Living with Van Dyke Parks’s Song Cycle

Music
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

Music
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

Music
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

Music
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

Music
By Andy Bell | May 7, 2025
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

Music
By Larum | April 25, 2025
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

Music
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.

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