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Interview: Mason Jennings

Katie Bolton October 4, 2011 0

I don’t have many superlatives to my name. I’m tall for a woman, but not exceptionally so. I run at an unremarkable speed. I am passable at a couple of instruments and by dumb

Interview: Tom Fleming of Wild Beasts

Nick Hanover September 20, 2011 0

Eager to prove they’re immune to the sophomore slump, Wild Beasts are currently in the midst of an incredible opening run from a band, with three excellent albums issued one after the other. The

Interview: Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon

Frank Matt September 14, 2011 0

With the release of a single song on his bandcamp page a few months ago, Trevor Powers rose from total obscurity to musical prominence under the Youth Lagoon moniker. The track “July” starts small

Seeing Julianna Barwick’s name on a bill with Okkervil River and Titus Andronicus was disconcerting. The songwriter responsible for the ethereal The Magic Place is definitely no rock ‘n roller. Instead, her ethereal music

Interview: Grieves and Budo

Chaz Kangas August 31, 2011 0

Few fanbases have become as ravenous as quickly as Rhymesayers’ recent signees, rapper Grieves and multi-instrumentalist Budo. After making a name for themselves by touring extensively off the strength of making friends on MySpace

Interview: Erika M. Anderson of EMA

David Harris July 26, 2011 0

The second time was the charm. By the time Erika M. Anderson and I sat down for an interview before EMA’s set at Portland’s Mississippi Studios, neither one of us was in the right

Interview: Palaceer Lazaro of Shabazz Palaces

Chris Middleman July 19, 2011 0

I’ve already written about the uncanny career comeback of the Palaceer, the suave, sagely badass behind Seattle Afro-eccentric rap duo Shabazz Palaces; you can click to find his backstory and his actual name –

Interview: Brendan Perry

Sky Madden July 14, 2011 0

Brendan Perry has been recording music for over a quarter century now. A darling of first generation bands signed to 4AD records, he played drums on This Mortal Coil’s It’ll End in Tears and

Interview: Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz of Hail Mary Mallon

David Harris July 7, 2011 0

We haven’t heard from Aesop Rock since 2007 but that doesn’t mean the MC isn’t working. Teaming up with Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz, Aesop has a new supergroup of sorts under his

Interview: Ary Warnaar of Anamanaguchi

Katie Bolton June 28, 2011 0

At first listen, New York chiptune band Anamanaguchi might sound like the kind of hyperactive, noisy kids you don’t want living next door. They specialize in sprinting garage rock propelled by the melodic blipping