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

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

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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...

Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) Talks the Grateful Dead’s Sunshine Daydream

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By Lee Ranaldo | September 21, 2013

Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) Talks the Grateful Dead’s Sunshine Daydream

To start with the pertinent facts: the new concert documentary Sunshine Daydream (just out on DVD) is the early-'70s Grateful Dead as I love...

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

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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...

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Mavis Staples’ One True Vine

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By Shara Nova | June 27, 2013

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Mavis Staples’ One True Vine

In 1990, I heard Mavis Staples' voice for the first time. That year, I moved to a new state, a new culture, and a new high school, and I found...

Laura Pleasants (Kylesa) talks Alice in Chains’ The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

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By Laura Pleasants | May 31, 2013

Laura Pleasants (Kylesa) talks Alice in Chains’ The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

When I was in ninth grade, I had a pink lava lamp set up in my closet that illuminated the small walls with curvy color and atmosphere. The nearly...

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Kylesa’s Ultraviolet

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By Amy Klein | May 30, 2013

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Kylesa’s Ultraviolet

I remember the spring I turned 18, when the universe seemed to be opening up to let me in, and, at the same time, making sure I knew I couldn’t go...

Austin Brown (Parquet Courts) Talks the Baptist Generals’ Jackleg Devotional to the Heart

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By Austin Brown | May 20, 2013

Austin Brown (Parquet Courts) Talks the Baptist Generals’ Jackleg Devotional to the Heart

In the March of my 23rd year, I was laid up at my parents' house in southeast Texas, on a liquid diet consisting mostly of Vicodin. I couldn't...

Sean Yeaton (Parquet Courts) Talks the Strokes’ Comedown Machine

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By Sean Yeaton | April 9, 2013

Sean Yeaton (Parquet Courts) Talks the Strokes’ Comedown Machine

My dad used to tell me he could use the sun to tell time. He'd grab a stick and jam it into the dirt and, while I wasn't looking, look at his watch...

Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta) Talks Richard Hell’s I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp

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By Dean Wareham | March 16, 2013

Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta) Talks Richard Hell’s I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp

In 1979, at age 16, I saw Richard Hell & the Voidoids at CBGB, the first rock show I ever paid for with my own money. I remember being in awe of...