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Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Why They Might Be Giants Are a Punk Rock Band

By Meredith Graves | December 31, 2014

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Why They Might Be Giants Are a Punk Rock Band

I started having trouble on the bus when I was six years old. I was a little nerd who couldn’t keep my mouth shut. I would lip off to boys twice my...

Louise Burns Talks Flunking Out of Pop Star Boot Camp

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By Louise Burns | December 27, 2014

Louise Burns Talks Flunking Out of Pop Star Boot Camp

The former Lillix singer invited a devil onto her shoulder. It’s been there ever since. But at least she got to meet Madonna.

Norman Brannon (Texas Is the Reason) Talks Basement Jaxx’s Junto

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By Norman Brannon | August 27, 2014

Norman Brannon (Texas Is the Reason) Talks Basement Jaxx’s Junto

Basement Jaxx: Still doing their own thing after all these years, even if everyone else is now doing their thing as well.

Louise Burns (Gold & Youth, Lillix) Talks Robyn and Röyksopp’s Do It Again

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By Louise Burns | June 6, 2014

Louise Burns (Gold & Youth, Lillix) Talks Robyn and Röyksopp’s Do It Again

I've always seen Robyn as the gateway drug into pop music. She's the kind of singer who can make an anti-pop punk appreciate a melody, or a lo-fi...

Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) Talks Tori Amos’ Unrepentant Geraldines

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By Owen Pallett | May 13, 2014

Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) Talks Tori Amos’ Unrepentant Geraldines

Being a teenage Tori Amos fan in the ‘90s was, of course, the greatest. A strong — the strongest ever! — run of albums with no fan consensus on a...

Liam Wilson (the Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Winger’s Better Days Comin’

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By Liam Wilson | April 17, 2014

Liam Wilson (the Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Winger’s Better Days Comin’

So, Winger has a new album.

Jacob Bannon (Converge, Wear Your Wounds) Talks Pearl Jam’s Lightning Bolt

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By Jacob Bannon | October 28, 2013

Jacob Bannon (Converge, Wear Your Wounds) Talks Pearl Jam’s Lightning Bolt

When it rains, it pours. I'm writing this while lying on a friend's livingroom floor, recuperating from a knee surgery brought on from years of...

Tim McIlrath (Rise Against) Talks Mark Lanegan’s Imitations

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By Tim McIlrath | September 16, 2013

Tim McIlrath (Rise Against) Talks Mark Lanegan’s Imitations

I was just going into high school when I first heard Mark Lanegan's soulful voice. It was 1992 and he was fronting Screaming Trees. Their single...

Kurt Braunohler Talks Superchunk, Music, Time and Loss

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By Kurt Braunohler | August 24, 2013

Kurt Braunohler Talks Superchunk, Music, Time and Loss

Let’s get this out of the way: I don’t know how to review music. I could say “I love it!” or “It sounds angry like a blender!” But is that helpful...

Eddie Argos (Art Brut) Talks Man or Astro-man?’s Defcon 5… 4… 3… 2… 1

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By Eddie Argos | May 24, 2013

Eddie Argos (Art Brut) Talks Man or Astro-man?’s Defcon 5… 4… 3… 2… 1

The UK at the end of the '90s was an awful time for music. Brit-pop had died — some would argue the death was deserved — at some point during 1997...