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Podcasting Desires and Delusions, and Dedicating Yourself to Both

Music
By Vish Khanna | July 30, 2025
By Vish Khanna | July 30, 2025

Podcasting Desires and Delusions, and Dedicating Yourself to Both

Vish Khanna celebrates 1,000 episodes of Kreative Kontrol.

Costco is a Holy Place

Music
By Spring Onion | March 14, 2025
By Spring Onion | March 14, 2025

Costco is a Holy Place

An essay by Catherine Dwyer, to introduce Spring Onion’s Seated Figure — out today on Anything Bagel Records.

Cat Matthews Had to Kill Cat Matthews

Music
By Cat Matthews | January 17, 2025
By Cat Matthews | January 17, 2025

Cat Matthews Had to Kill Cat Matthews

In 2020, a five-centimeter tear along her trachea temporarily left her completely mute. The singer-songwriter talks finding her voice again.

Play the Techno Song!

Music
By Joel Gion | January 15, 2025
By Joel Gion | January 15, 2025

Play the Techno Song!

To celebrate DiG! XX (Oscilloscope), Joel Gion (Brian Jonestown Massacre) remembers Christmas with the Dandy Warhols.

Who Are We This Christmas?

Music
By Pleasure Systems | November 22, 2024
By Pleasure Systems | November 22, 2024

Who Are We This Christmas?

Clarke Sondermann (Pleasure Systems) on the holidays as a reminder of the passage of time.

Deap Vally’s Lindsey Troy is Keeping the Dream Alive

Music
By Lindsey Troy | July 24, 2024
By Lindsey Troy | July 24, 2024

Deap Vally’s Lindsey Troy is Keeping the Dream Alive

The singer/guitarist tells the story of the band, from the beginning to the end.

For Thalia Ho, Food and Music Are the Same Thing

Music
By Thalia Ho | April 25, 2024
By Thalia Ho | April 25, 2024

For Thalia Ho, Food and Music Are the Same Thing

The cookbook author on how Nick Cave, Chris Isaak, and more have influenced her work in the kitchen.

Comparison is a Boogeyman

Music
By Nacho Cano | March 26, 2024
By Nacho Cano | March 26, 2024

Comparison is a Boogeyman

Nacho Cano (Harmless) on the ever-shifting goalposts of “success.”

Farm-to-Turntable

Music
By Shaina Hayes | March 15, 2024
By Shaina Hayes | March 15, 2024

Farm-to-Turntable

Singer-songwriter Shaina Hayes on making the shift from farmer to musician in her 30s.

On the Absurdity of Navigating a Posthumous Record Release

Music
By Linwood Regensburg | February 22, 2024
By Linwood Regensburg | February 22, 2024

On the Absurdity of Navigating a Posthumous Record Release

Linwood Regensburg (Those Darlins) talks revisiting the album he made with Jessi Zazu, and putting it out nearly seven years later.

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