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Bret Easton Ellis is the author of six novels including Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, Glamorama, Lunar Park and Imperial Bedrooms, and a collection of stories, The Informers. His works have been translated into 30 languages. He wrote the original screenplay for Paul Schrader&#8217;s The Canyons, and Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho and The Informers have all been made into films. He also hosts a podcast about movies, <a href="http://podcastone.com/Bret-Easton-Ellis-Podcast" target="_blank">The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast</a>, on PodcastOne.com. He lives in Los Angeles.

Bret Easton Ellis

Film

Novelist and Screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis (The Canyons) Talks Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice

Ed Schrader is the eponymous frontperson of the Baltimore-based rock duo Ed Schrader&#8217;s Music Beat. Their latest record Nightclub Daydreaming is out now on Carpark Records.
(Photo Credit: Micah E. Wood)

Ed Schrader

Music

Ed Schrader Talks the Documentary David Bowie Is

Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Famer Duff McKagan is a former member of the Fastbacks, The Fartz, 10 Minute Warning and Guns &#8216;n&#8217; Roses.  He plays bass in Velvet Revolver and founded Meridian Rock, a wealth management firm for musicians.

Duff McKagan

Duff McKagan (the Fastbacks, the Fartz, 10 Minute Warning, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) Talks Kiss’ Monster

Frankie Latina is an Italian-American independent writer-director born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who began using his uncle Dave&#8217;s Super 8mm camera to make movies when he was a teenager. He studied film at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he learned how to make 16mm movies, and made his feature debut in 2009 with Modus Operandi. It was released theatrically by Kino Lorber in 2010 and is now available on VOD. <a href="http://www.frankielatina.com/" target="_blank">Latina</a> is currently making his second feature, Snapshot.

Frankie Latina

Frankie Latina (Modus Operandi) Talks Making No-Budget Arthouse Genre Movies in Milwaukee

Alex Skolnick heads the jazz guitar group Alex Skolnick Trio and the acoustic world music ensemble Planetary Coalition, and is the lead guitarist of the Bay Area thrash metal band Testament, which he joined at 16. He has a BFA from the New School, where he studied jazz, philosophy and creative writing. He&#8217;s been a guest soloist for Rodrigo y Gabriela (appearing on their album 11:11), as well as participating in numerous other collaborations. He runs the popular blog <a href="http://skolnotes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Skolnotes</a> and his first book, Geek to Guitar Hero, was published in 2013. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. His website is <a href="http://alexskolnick.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and you can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSkolnick" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/alexskolnick#" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.

Alex Skolnick

Alex Skolnick (Testament, Planetary Coalition) Talks Transatlantic’s Kaleidoscope

Talkhouse Contributing Writer Matthew Shipp is a pianist and composer. You can visit his website <a href="http://www.matthewshipp.com/">here</a>.

Matthew Shipp

Matthew Shipp Talks Chick Corea’s The Vigil

Dave Hill&nbsp;is a comedian, writer, musician, and highly boneable public figure. He is the author of the book&nbsp;Tasteful Nudes&nbsp;(St. Martin&#8217;s Press, 2012), host of&nbsp;The Goddamn Dave Hill Show&nbsp;on New Jersey&#8217;s WFMU-91.1, frequent contributor to&nbsp;This American Life&nbsp;and singer-guitar player for the power-pop band Valley Lodge. His new comedy album Let Me Turn You On&nbsp;is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-me-turn-you-on/id992705195" target="_blank">available now</a>, as is his second collection of essays, Dave Hill Doesn&#8217;t Live Here Anymore (Penguin/Blue Rider Press).&nbsp;Dave also smells incredible and can play sweet guitar solos without even really trying. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/mrdavehill" target="_blank">here</a>.

Dave Hill

Dave Hill Talks Earth, Wind & Fire and the Importance of Loose-Fitting Robes

<a href="http://www.leeranaldo.com/">Lee Ranaldo</a> co-founded Sonic Youth in 1981. His latest album, with Raül Refree, <a href="http://namesofnorthendwomen.com">Names of North End Women</a>, came out February 21 via Mute Records.

Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) Talks the Grateful Dead’s Sunshine Daydream

As a member of the critically acclaimed, gold-selling hip-hop outfit Jurassic 5, Mark Potsic, aka DJ Nu-Mark, graces the group with precision production and cutting-edge stage routines. His most recent release as a solo artist is Broken Sunlight.

DJ Nu-Mark

DJ Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5) Talks Mayer Hawthorne’s Where Does This Door Go

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Dean Wareham is a musician (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean &amp; Britta) and a writer. His memoir, Black Postcards, was published by Penguin. You can follow him <a href="http://www.deanwareham.com/">here</a>.
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Dean Wareham

Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean & Britta) Talks Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories

As the frontman of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Kip Berman wrote songs about the thrills and ills of young adult life with the care and concern of a cool older sibling. The long-standing New York City indiepop group disbanded soon after releasing their final record, The Echo of Pleasure (2017), and Berman found himself at a creative crossroads. He wanted to keep making music, but the themes and sounds he was interested in had shifted; it felt time for a course correction.
Enter Tethers, Berman’s first solo record as The Natvral, which finds him coming to terms with the changes in his own life by observing those transformations in the people he’s known — a self-portrait in relief. In the time between making his last record with his former band, Berman’s life and location have shifted dramatically, as he welcomed a daughter, then a son, and moved from Brooklyn to Princeton. With his new identity as a parent came a crucial shift in how he approached music. Gone were the months in a cramped tour van and late nights rehearsing with his band in a windowless warehouse space. In its place were amorphous, suburban afternoons playing whimsical songs to two young children, while writing music for himself after their bedtime.
But in this time away from the life of a touring artist, Berman discovered an unvarnished, broken folk rock sound — a marked departure from his previous work.
(Photo Credit: Remy Holwick)

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