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When It Comes to the Residents, Obscurity Is Its Own Reward

Music
By Homer Flynn | April 12, 2017
By Homer Flynn | April 12, 2017

When It Comes to the Residents, Obscurity Is Its Own Reward

Homer Flynn on his shadowy role behind the shadows

The Past is Future and the Future is Past: On (and Against) Shred

Music
By Chris Forsyth | April 10, 2017
By Chris Forsyth | April 10, 2017

The Past is Future and the Future is Past: On (and Against) Shred

Chris Forsyth (the Solar Motel Band) does not want you to call him a shredder.

Katie Harkin (Sleater-Kinney, Sky Larkin) on Songs About People the Protagonist Hasn’t Met Yet – [Updated]

Music
By Katie Harkin | April 7, 2017
By Katie Harkin | April 7, 2017

Katie Harkin (Sleater-Kinney, Sky Larkin) on Songs About People the Protagonist Hasn’t Met Yet – [Updated]

An exploration of the form, including responses from Shamir, Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak), Tom Fleming (Wild Beasts), Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney) and more.

How I Came to Play with Dinosaur Jr. in a Bike Shop

Music
By Chad Peck | April 5, 2017
By Chad Peck | April 5, 2017

How I Came to Play with Dinosaur Jr. in a Bike Shop

Chad Peck (Kestrels) on a very memorable show.

Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Remembers That Time Pharmakon Charmed the Cops

Music
By Jamie Stewart | March 30, 2017
By Jamie Stewart | March 30, 2017

Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Remembers That Time Pharmakon Charmed the Cops

He also makes contact with Contact.

Sevyn Streeter on that Time She Crashed Chris Brown’s Session

Music
By Sevyn Streeter | March 22, 2017
By Sevyn Streeter | March 22, 2017

Sevyn Streeter on that Time She Crashed Chris Brown’s Session

The singer-songwriter waxes poetic on waxing poetic.

How Being the Editor-in-Chief of Talkhouse Music Finally Made Me Start a Band

Music
By Brenna Ehrlich | March 17, 2017
By Brenna Ehrlich | March 17, 2017

How Being the Editor-in-Chief of Talkhouse Music Finally Made Me Start a Band

Thank you all.

The Art of Listening and Thinking for Yourself

Music
By Louise Goffin | March 17, 2017
By Louise Goffin | March 17, 2017

The Art of Listening and Thinking for Yourself

Louise Goffin calls for us all to have faith in the unseen.

How Heart Problems Led this Couple to Finally Form a Band

Music
By Orenda Fink | March 15, 2017
By Orenda Fink | March 15, 2017

How Heart Problems Led this Couple to Finally Form a Band

Orenda (Azure Ray) and Todd Fink (the Faint) became CLOSENESS after Orenda’s surgery.

Break Your Phone? Break the Law!

Music
By Stephen Lee Clark | March 8, 2017
By Stephen Lee Clark | March 8, 2017

Break Your Phone? Break the Law!

Stephen Lee Clark (Deafheaven, Field Agent) on repairing a musician’s best friend: the smartphone.

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