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Sean McGuinness (Pissed Jeans, Rat Fist) Talks Ashrae Fax’s Never Really Been Into It

When you hit a creative wall, is it better to start over, or dig in until you get it right? And what’s the deal with the owls?

September 12, 2014

William Hutson (Clipping) Talks Jeezy’s Seen It All: The Autobiography

Clipping producer William Huston contemplates Jeez’s status as the platonic ideal of gangster rap, and the value of quality mastering.

September 11, 2014

Kevin Devine (the Goddamn Band, Bad Books) Talks David Bazan’s David Bazan + Passenger String Quartet, Volume 1

Hard-touring songwriter Kevin Devine finds a kindred spirit on David Bazan’s latest release.

September 10, 2014

Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas) Talks Blonde Redhead’s Barragán

Sometimes it’s not the band that changed, it’s you. And sometimes, the band is just out of ideas.

September 9, 2014

Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) Talks David Crosby’s Croz

“Even if I dream alone on such a dangerous night, somehow I know I am going to dream again tonight,” sings David Crosby on "Dangerous Night," a...

September 5, 2014

Duff McKagan (the Fastbacks, the Fartz, 10 Minute Warning, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) Talks Kiss’ Monster

If you're around my age, you were probably introduced to rock & roll in the '70s. And so there is no doubt that Kiss played a part in your youth.

September 1, 2014

Elizabeth Sankey (Summer Camp) Talks Jungle’s Jungle

On their debut album, Jungle mine the ’70s in search of the perfect groove, but this is more than just a nostalgia trip.

August 29, 2014

Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) Talks David Mackenzie’s Starred Up

We mostly know about prison from films or TV, and this tough movie about life inside teaches us another thing: Jack O'Connell is a real movie star.

August 28, 2014

Norman Brannon (Texas Is the Reason) Talks Basement Jaxx’s Junto

Basement Jaxx: Still doing their own thing after all these years, even if everyone else is now doing their thing as well.

August 27, 2014

Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding) Talks Opeth’s Pale Communion

The acclaimed singer-songwriter outs Opeth's prog-metal mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt as… a singer-songwriter.

August 26, 2014

Roger C. Miller (Mission of Burma) Talks Battle Trance’s Palace of Wind

No stranger to ecstatic noise or meticulous composition himself, Mission of Burma’s guitarist rhapsodizes over the brilliant Palace of Wind.

August 25, 2014

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Cerebral Ballzy’s Jaded & Faded

It might be a bit overproduced, but Cerebral Ballzy still nail the punk formula on their sophomore album.

August 22, 2014