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Gig Economy: Greg Fox

On opening for DMX, painting houses, and the two best rules for any professional scenario.

October 18, 2017

Why I Wrote a Song About My Arab Muslim Family

"I wanted to remind people that those involved in the Syrian refugee crisis are human."

October 13, 2017

An Illustrated Guide to The Twin

Sound of Ceres takes us on a journey through the German literature and transnational recording process that inspired their new album.

October 4, 2017

Yammer of Thor: On Death

"There is a kind of wisdom one only gains through pain or loss."

September 26, 2017

Gig Economy: Death From Above

Sebastien Granger discusses inheritances and airline points in the latest in a series about work, money, and making it.

September 18, 2017

Party of One: Kelcey Ayer on Local Natives and Jaws of Love.

In this new Talkhouse series about going solo, the frontman and pianist advises "scrupulous honesty."

September 14, 2017

Songs of Worship

My time in the Christian ministry and work as a musician are deeply connected.

September 12, 2017

Giving Up the Fight

The lead singer of Art Brut reflects on a career spent being a real dick to other bands.

August 30, 2017

Rock ’N’ Roll: America’s Midlife Crisis

A history of existential freakouts, from 1953 to the current age.

August 28, 2017

Françoise Hardy Has a New Favorite Band

The legendary French singer on Cigarettes After Sex, "which I have been looking for all my life."

August 24, 2017

No Human Being Is Illegal

Trump's incompetence hasn't kept him from enacting hateful immigration enforcement policies.

August 11, 2017

Gig Economy: Washed Out

How Ernest Greene works, from late shifts at a Georgia gas station to his newest album, Mister Mellow.

August 3, 2017