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Ben Merlis’s History (and Future) of Hip-Hop

Music
By Ben Merlis | November 5, 2019
By Ben Merlis | November 5, 2019

Ben Merlis’s History (and Future) of Hip-Hop

The author of Goin’ Off: The Story of the Juice Crew & Cold Chillin’ Records talks the state of hip hop today.

Jenna Putnam on Turning Self-Destruction Into Something Beautiful

Music
By Jenna Putnam | November 4, 2019
By Jenna Putnam | November 4, 2019

Jenna Putnam on Turning Self-Destruction Into Something Beautiful

The artist talks the background of her new track “Make War.”

Mid-Level Indie Band Touring Is My Favorite Sport

Music
By Craig Hendrix | October 31, 2019
By Craig Hendrix | October 31, 2019

Mid-Level Indie Band Touring Is My Favorite Sport

Craig Hendrix (Japanese Breakfast) talks Snail Mail, Olive Garden, and the glamor of eating breakfast in a Guitar Center parking lot.

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.

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