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Twin Peaks’ Colin Croom on the Merits of Having a Studio Game Plan

Music
By Colin Croom | October 29, 2019
By Colin Croom | October 29, 2019

Twin Peaks’ Colin Croom on the Merits of Having a Studio Game Plan

The multi-instrumentalist explains how the band recorded and mixed Lookout Low in only three weeks.

Does Changing Your Location Change Your Art?

Music
By Black Marble | October 25, 2019
By Black Marble | October 25, 2019

Does Changing Your Location Change Your Art?

Black Marble’s Chris Stewart examines his move from New York to LA in the context of his new album, Bigger Than Life.

On 10 Years of A Balloon Called Moaning

Music
By Ritzy Bryan | October 24, 2019
By Ritzy Bryan | October 24, 2019

On 10 Years of A Balloon Called Moaning

The Joy Formidable’s Ritzy Bryan talks the band’s breakthrough EP and their new double-album reissue of it.

On 30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Music
By Zachary Lipez | October 10, 2019
By Zachary Lipez | October 10, 2019

On 30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Zachary Lipez’s love letter to the Mekons, a band who takes the win where they can find it.

How I Accidentally Ripped Off the Jerry Garcia Band

Music
By Dominic Angelella | October 3, 2019
By Dominic Angelella | October 3, 2019

How I Accidentally Ripped Off the Jerry Garcia Band

Dominic Angelella on the time he unknowingly plagiarized a riff from “Rubin and Cherise” (and learned to appreciate the Dead along the way).

The Roots Are the Only People Who Could Have Made Things Fall Apart

Music
By Open Mike Eagle | September 27, 2019
By Open Mike Eagle | September 27, 2019

The Roots Are the Only People Who Could Have Made Things Fall Apart

Open Mike Eagle talks his “backpacker b-boy jazz-bo baggy heroes” on the album’s 20th anniversary.

Tom Fleming On Class, Machismo, and Hopelessness in the UK

Music
By Tom Fleming | September 24, 2019
By Tom Fleming | September 24, 2019

Tom Fleming On Class, Machismo, and Hopelessness in the UK

The Wild Beasts and One True Pairing frontman contemplates the state of his homeland.

Christina Puerto Quit Her Day Job to Join Bethlehem Steel

Music
By Christina Puerto | September 18, 2019
By Christina Puerto | September 18, 2019

Christina Puerto Quit Her Day Job to Join Bethlehem Steel

The guitarist talks insecurity and the importance of playing music with other women.

I Made a Daniel Johnston-Themed Cartoon Video and Daniel Watched It

Music
By Morgan Enos | September 17, 2019
By Morgan Enos | September 17, 2019

I Made a Daniel Johnston-Themed Cartoon Video and Daniel Watched It

Morgan Enos (Other Houses) talks the animated music video he made for a Daniel Johnston song as a teenager.

Remembering Daniel Johnston

Music
By Shamir Bailey | September 17, 2019
By Shamir Bailey | September 17, 2019

Remembering Daniel Johnston

Shamir pays tribute to the godfather of bedroom pop.

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