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Talkhouse Music Contributors Remember Leonard Cohen

Music
November 11, 2016
November 11, 2016

Talkhouse Music Contributors Remember Leonard Cohen

Robyn Hitchcock, David J. (Bauhaus), Domenic Palermo (Nothing) and more reflect on a legend.

Talkhouse Playlist: No Folks Given with Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker

Music
October 13, 2016
October 13, 2016

Talkhouse Playlist: No Folks Given with Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker

A classically trained folk guitarist gives us a playlist with (almost) no guitars.

Two Generations of Musicians Share How One Inspired the Other

Music
By Jarrett and Dennis Dougherty | September 13, 2016
By Jarrett and Dennis Dougherty | September 13, 2016

Two Generations of Musicians Share How One Inspired the Other

Jarrett Dougherty (Screaming Females) helped his father release his record — years after his father helped him realize his dream.

Here’s What It’s Like to Go on Tour…in National Parks

Music
By Dana Falconberry | August 26, 2016
By Dana Falconberry | August 26, 2016

Here’s What It’s Like to Go on Tour…in National Parks

Dana Falconberry’s most recent tour is every avid camper’s ultimate vacation.

M.C. Taylor Remembers His Songwriting Hero, Guy Clark

Music
By M.C. Taylor | May 19, 2016
By M.C. Taylor | May 19, 2016

M.C. Taylor Remembers His Songwriting Hero, Guy Clark

The Hiss Golden Messenger frontman never met Clark, but he knows exactly what he would have told the legend.

Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) Talks a Playlist of Songs from His Favorite Albums of 2015

Music
By Patterson Hood | January 20, 2016
By Patterson Hood | January 20, 2016

Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) Talks a Playlist of Songs from His Favorite Albums of 2015

Hood's playlist will make you laugh, cry and... cry some more.

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Lasher Keen’s The Middle Kingdom

Music
By Zachary Lipez | April 16, 2015
By Zachary Lipez | April 16, 2015

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Lasher Keen’s The Middle Kingdom

Zachary Lipez thinks the new album from myth-rocket Lasher Keen is worthy, but not a (chaotic) good place for new fans to start.

Ron Sexsmith Talks Laura Marling’s Short Movie

Music
By Ron Sexsmith | April 3, 2015
By Ron Sexsmith | April 3, 2015

Ron Sexsmith Talks Laura Marling’s Short Movie

Darkly atmospheric, emotionally tough and fiercely individual, Laura Marling’s new album reminds a great songwriter of an episode from his youth.

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Inside Llewyn Davis and the Art of Failure

Music
By Amy Klein | January 18, 2014
By Amy Klein | January 18, 2014

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Inside Llewyn Davis and the Art of Failure

For every Bob Dylan, there are a 1,000 Llewyn Davises — hopeful young men whose voices crack in all the right places, but reach in all the wrong...

Devon Welsh (Majical Cloudz) Talks Mutual Benefit’s Love’s Crushing Diamond

Music
By Devon Welsh | December 20, 2013
By Devon Welsh | December 20, 2013

Devon Welsh (Majical Cloudz) Talks Mutual Benefit’s Love’s Crushing Diamond

To me, Mutual Benefit's debut Love’s Crushing Diamond is foremost about the constant passage of momentary time and the recognition of this...

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