Black Pumas’ Eric Burton on Keeping it Simple and Being the Man of the People In the middle of...
Interviews and Features
Read in-depth interviews and features about independent musicians and music industry professionals.
Sunny War: Punk-Folk Guitarist on Optimism and Survival
Sydney Ward (aka Sunny War) isn’t your typical blues guitarist. Raised in a musical family between...
Lou Barlow and the Quest for Change Amidst Chaos
Few musical artists from the last few decades have been as prolific as Lou Barlow. Ever since...
Show Preview: Artist Ashwin Shenoy Opens Up About His Many Creative Pursuits
Ashwin Shenoy recently selected the moniker Xenai to help categorize his creative work. The Boston based musician boasts an impressive resume that includes producer, composer, engineer, singer, and...
INTERVIEW: On ‘Die Cut,’ Cut Chemist Learns to Love Live Music
After almost three decades in the music business, Cut Chemist (aka Lucas MacFadden) is redefining himself, yet again. It’s been about 12 years since Cut Chemist released his highly praised debut The...
COVER STORY: Courtney Barnett Opens Up About Her Creative Process on New LP
"He said 'I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup And spit out better words than you' But you didn’t Man you’re kidding yourself if you think The world revolves around you" So sings Melbourne,...
THE USED On Celebrating The Human Element During The Recording Process
The Canyon, the seventh incendiary and politically charged album from The Used, displays the growth of a band that was once steeped in demons and self-deprecation, yet one that continues to use...
UK Punks Shame Open up About New LP, ‘Songs of Praise’
Shame: UK Punks Tackle Frenzied Stage Shows, Social Media & Hygiene on the Road UK’s Shame has been building a buzz based their frenzied, can’t miss live shows since their inception a few years...
Watch new Milk & Bone Video for “Nevermore”
Milk & Bone Open Up About the Transition from Solo to Duo Songwriting and Touring Simon and Garfunkel, Fripp and Eno, Sonny and Cher, The Black Keys, to name a few, are some of the great duos in...
Handsome Ghost On Using the Home Studio to Balance Vulnerability and Experimentation
Handsome Ghost is certainly a band to watch right now. After releasing singles dating back to 2015 (and garnering well-deserved acclaim while they were at it) and working on eclectic side projects,...
Cover Story: Django Django on the Making of ‘Marble Skies’
Django Django are back with their latest album, the first since Born Under Saturn in 2015. Marble Skies dropped last month, and we’re already calling it one of 2018’s best. Django Django, a...
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[INTERVIEW] King Khan Distills the Power of Oakland on His First-Ever Solo Outing
Psyche-soul veteran King Khan returns to the scene with his first-ever solo record, backed by the Oakland band Gris Gris. An eclectic stew of aural delights, the new LP, Murder Burgers, comes out on...
Demo Taped On His Layered Recording Process and Learning How to Scale Back
Adam Alexander has a favorite pew at the Antioch Baptist Church North. It’s the one in the balcony that overlooks the choir stand. From up there, he can see it all: his dad leading the band...