weekender
Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Diarrhea Planet Shreds into the Weekend
The members of Diarrhea Planet share some of the nastiest shred-fests of all time.
Valentine’s Day By the Soft Moon — Or, How I Fell in Love with Music Again
Carlos Dengler attended his first show in five years on New York's coldest Hallmark holiday yet.
How Is a Concert Like a Ritual?
Musician and meditation guru Dinner serves up some musings on music and spirituality.
Freda Love Smith (Blake Babies, Antenna) Talks Eating on Tour
Musicians don’t care about your kegs of beer. What they’d like is a good meal.
Dan Wilson Talks John Seabrook’s The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
Wilson is a very successful hit pop songwriter who's worked with Adele and Taylor Swift. So why does this book about his craft fill him with despair?
Kiran Gandhi (Madame Gandhi) Talks Being Both a Musician and a Businessperson
A professional drummer and Spotify brainiac shares some valuable lessons she’s learned along the way.
Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie) Talks the Unbearable Weirdness of Returning from Tour
After five weeks on tour, our hero wonders two things: how to re-enter civilian life and how to get the smell of koala bear out of his jean jacket.
Sondre Lerche Talks Christmas Music Fatigue
A musician who wrote a new Christmas song talks about how there are too many Christmas songs.







