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Reading Music: Brian “Head” Welch’s (Korn) Newest Book is Heavy on the Mistakes, Light on the Miracles

No matter how spectacularly he fails, there’s always Jesus, standing there like a pushover mom, ready to forgive and forget and repeat.

June 14, 2016

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Diarrhea Planet Shreds into the Weekend

The members of Diarrhea Planet share some of the nastiest shred-fests of all time.

June 10, 2016

Hot Love: Here’s How to Love Yourself While Listening to Motorhead

Dave Hill has even more excellent love advice — and tunes — for the lovelorn.

May 24, 2016

BarRoom Blitz: One Bartender/Musician Shares His Playlist Secrets

Zachary Lipez talks TEEN, PWR BTTM and more.

April 4, 2016

Hot Love: How to Ask Your Boyfriend to Marry You While Listening to Cheap Trick

Dave Hill has even more excellent love advice — and tunes — for the lovelorn.

March 14, 2016

Hot Love: How to Find Love Without Tinder — and Which Smiths Song to Listen to While Doing So

Dave Hill dishes out love advice — and love songs — to the lovelorn.

February 29, 2016

The 2015 Talkies: Complete Listing of Talkhouse Writers’ Year-End Top Tens

Year-end top ten lists from Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!), Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie), Merrill Garbus (Tune-Yards), Spencer Tweedy and more.

January 8, 2016

Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux, Pussy Galore) Talks Napalm Death’s Apex Predator — Easy Meat

How does Napalm Death's new album fare when subjected to the rigorous 27 Facets Analysis of True Metal? Read on for the answer.

January 26, 2015

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Andrew W.K., Lana Del Rey and Authenticity at Basilica Soundscape 2014

With devastating clarity, Perfect Pussy's singer damns the cavernous double standard applied to Andrew WK's authenticity and Lana Del Rey's.

September 15, 2014

George Clarke (Deafheaven) Talks Jucifer’s There Is No Land Beyond the Volga

Jucifer has managed to accomplish something that few bands surviving 20 years do, and that's to slowly build on their sound with each release...

December 12, 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.

October 23, 2013

Dave W. (White Hills) Talks Jesu’s Everyday I Get Closer to the Light from Which I Came

Music has always been an inward journey for me. Whether it's by listening to others' music or by creating my own, I use it as a tool to free myself...

September 26, 2013