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Glasser and Xol Meissner Get to the Guts

Music
By Xol Meissner | July 29, 2025
By Xol Meissner | July 29, 2025

Glasser and Xol Meissner Get to the Guts

The artists dive deep on crux and Excess of Loss.

Tom May (The Menzingers) is So Fucking Proud of Rodeo Boys

Music
By Rodeo Boys | July 10, 2025
By Rodeo Boys | July 10, 2025

Tom May (The Menzingers) is So Fucking Proud of Rodeo Boys

The producer catches up with Tiff Hannay about making Junior.

Benét and Margaux Build a LEGO Set

Music
By Benét | June 19, 2025
By Benét | June 19, 2025

Benét and Margaux Build a LEGO Set

The artists catch up about songwriting, touring burnout, and their new track over a pile of plastic bricks.

The Beths and Phoebe Rings Are Songwriting Gremlins

Music
By Phoebe Rings | June 18, 2025
By Phoebe Rings | June 18, 2025

The Beths and Phoebe Rings Are Songwriting Gremlins

Liz Stokes, Crystal Choi, and Ben Locke talk sharing writing duties on Aseurai, and much more.

Friendship and Lambchop Balance Art and Real Life

Music
By Dan Wriggins | June 11, 2025
By Dan Wriggins | June 11, 2025

Friendship and Lambchop Balance Art and Real Life

Dan Wriggins and Kurt Wagner talk taking dogs on tour, grad school, making time to write, and more.

Shura and Cassandra Jenkins Love New York

Music
By Cassandra Jenkins | April 9, 2025
By Cassandra Jenkins | April 9, 2025

Shura and Cassandra Jenkins Love New York

The friends catch up about their video for “Richardson,” Shura’s new record, songwriting processes, and more.

Merce Lemon Got Really Good Advice From Fust’s Dermatologist

Music
By Aaron Dowdy | March 18, 2025
By Aaron Dowdy | March 18, 2025

Merce Lemon Got Really Good Advice From Fust’s Dermatologist

The singer-songwriter catches up with bandleader Aaron Dowdy about their meeting at last year’s SXSW, their upcoming tour, and more.

Cici Arthur and Dorothea Paas Find a Way Through

Music
By Joseph Shabason | February 21, 2025
By Joseph Shabason | February 21, 2025

Cici Arthur and Dorothea Paas Find a Way Through

Joseph Shabason, Thom Gill, and Chris A. Cummings chat with the singer-songwriter about their new record (and much more).

It’s Tele Time All the Time, with Lily Seabird and Brennan Wedl

Music
By Lily Seabird | November 26, 2024
By Lily Seabird | November 26, 2024

It’s Tele Time All the Time, with Lily Seabird and Brennan Wedl

The songwriter-guitarists catch up about gear, Ween, their first songs, and more.

Max Keyes (Spiral XP) and Julia Shapiro (Chastity Belt) Schedule a Jam Sesh

Music
By Julia Shapiro | November 12, 2024
By Julia Shapiro | November 12, 2024

Max Keyes (Spiral XP) and Julia Shapiro (Chastity Belt) Schedule a Jam Sesh

The friends catch up about band admin work, living in the Singles building, subconscious lyricism, and I Wish I Was a Rat.

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