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Tag: role models

Jon Langford (the Mekons, the Skull Orchard) Talks Meeting Your Heroes

Music
By Jon Langford | April 5, 2014
By Jon Langford | April 5, 2014

Jon Langford (the Mekons, the Skull Orchard) Talks Meeting Your Heroes

“Never meet your heroes” is a useful mantra. It keeps illusions intact and prevents precious chunks of your record collection from being rendered...

James Rickman (People Get Ready) Talks the Horrifically Happy Stirrings of GWAR’s Dave Brockie

Music
By James Rickman | March 29, 2014
By James Rickman | March 29, 2014

James Rickman (People Get Ready) Talks the Horrifically Happy Stirrings of GWAR’s Dave Brockie

One freezing November afternoon in 2007, I was getting ready for a show in Williamsville, New York with a band I was in at the time when I learned...

Liam Wilson (the Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Mike Gordon’s Overstep

Music
By Liam Wilson | February 26, 2014
By Liam Wilson | February 26, 2014

Liam Wilson (the Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Mike Gordon’s Overstep

Many moons ago, after I first picked up a bass, but likely before I experimented with any gateway drugs, my older sister was passing through a ...

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Discovering the Beatles In a Post-Beatles World

Music
By Amy Klein | February 15, 2014
By Amy Klein | February 15, 2014

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Discovering the Beatles In a Post-Beatles World

On February 7, 1964, the Beatles' plane arrived at the newly named John F. Kennedy International Airport, the beginning of a six-year run that...

Gareth David (Los Campesinos!) Talks Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ Wig Out at Jagbags

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By Gareth David | January 16, 2014
By Gareth David | January 16, 2014

Gareth David (Los Campesinos!) Talks Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ Wig Out at Jagbags

I wonder how Stephen Malkmus feels. For the most part, it's been impossible, really, to get inside his mindset throughout his near quarter-century...

Various Artists (Elliott Sharp, Liam Wilson, Ethan Iverson and more) Talk Musicians Who Passed Away in 2013

Music
By Various Artists | January 11, 2014
By Various Artists | January 11, 2014

Various Artists (Elliott Sharp, Liam Wilson, Ethan Iverson and more) Talk Musicians Who Passed Away in 2013

Some of our favorite Talkhouse writers remember musicians who passed away in 2013.

Ben Greenberg (the Men, Hubble) Talks Black Flag’s What The…

Music
By Ben Greenberg | November 29, 2013
By Ben Greenberg | November 29, 2013

Ben Greenberg (the Men, Hubble) Talks Black Flag’s What The…

Black Flag is my favorite band ever. In their sound, their work ethic, and their attitude towards the outside world they have embodied everything...

Geoff Rickly (Thursday, UN, Ink & Dagger) Talks the Live Evolution and Devolution of Nine Inch Nails and Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Music
By Geoff Rickly | November 9, 2013
By Geoff Rickly | November 9, 2013

Geoff Rickly (Thursday, UN, Ink & Dagger) Talks the Live Evolution and Devolution of Nine Inch Nails and Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Before I get started, I should probably mention that reviewing a Nine Inch Nails/Godspeed You! Black Emperor show is a personal and slightly...

Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Talks Ministry’s From Beer to Eternity

Music
By Jake Shears | October 24, 2013
By Jake Shears | October 24, 2013

Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Talks Ministry’s From Beer to Eternity

No matter how many years and trends have flown by and no matter how many drugs he's ingested, Al Jourgensen has been nothing if not consistent.

Sondre Lerche Talks Prefab Sprout’s Crimson Red

Music
By Sondre Lerche | October 15, 2013
By Sondre Lerche | October 15, 2013

Sondre Lerche Talks Prefab Sprout’s Crimson Red

If you held a gun against my head and asked me who my favorite pop group is, I’d have to say Prefab Sprout. I’ve loved Prefab Sprout ever since I...

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