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Interviews and Features
Read in-depth interviews and features about independent musicians and music industry professionals.
INTERVIEW: Best Coast Breaks Down Their Personal Growth on Latest LP
We recently had a chance to speak with Bethany Cosentino from Best Coast about their new album,...
INTERVIEW: Soccer Mommy on the Making of ‘Color Theory’
Soccer Mommy Uses Color Theory as a Kaleidoscopic Musical Lens Sophie Allison, known by her stage...
No Grrrls Allowed: Misogyny in the PDX Metal Scene
When I decided to start a band in Portland, Oregon, I took for granted that I would find the open-minded, queer friendly feminists I was looking for. I had no doubt that the birthplace of Riot Grrrl...
Eradicating Racial Divides Through the Power of Disco
Saucy Lady on Eradicating Racial Divides Through the Power of Disco Noe Carmichael, who is better known as the illustrious DJ Saucy Lady, possesses an array of traits that makes her quite the...
How Cutters Addresses Gender Identity Through Survival Punk
How Pierce Lightning of Cutters Addresses Gender Identity Through Survival Punk both//neither by CUTTERS Cutters is a Brooklyn-based, self-described “survival punk” outfit formed in 2012 by lead...
Kosha Dillz: Why I am a Jewish Rapper, Not a Rapper Who is Jewish
Kosha Dillz: "Why I am a Jewish Rapper, Not a Rapper Who is Jewish" [Editor’s note – as with all the articles in this month’s social justice issue, the following is a first-hand essay from a...
Guest Column: On the Overwhelming Whiteness of the Boston Music Scene
[Editor's note - as with all the articles in this month's social justice issue, the following is a first-hand essay from a musician. Their experiences and opinions are their own, and we encourage...
Show Preview: Aziz the Shake Plays a Sold Out Sinclair in Boston This Tuesday
Aziz the Shake certainly has a lot to be grateful for. The up and coming rapper not only had the opportunity to recently record in Boston's Converse Rubber Tracks Studio (it opened its doors this...
Records That Changed My Life with Slade Baird of Amigo
Records That Changed My Life by Slade Baird, Lead Singer/Guitarist of Amigo I grew up on a farm in South Carolina. Now, my hometown of Clover is a suburb of Charlotte but when I was coming along...
Watch New Hinds Video For “Garden” PLUS Read Our New Interview
HINDS On Pummeling Gender Stereotypes Into Submission & Fully Embracing The DIY Lifestyle Madrid-based lo-fi, garage quartet Hinds has experienced tremendous publicity since late last year, and...
WATCH Good Graeff Video for “I Want That” Plus Read Our Brand New Interview
GOOD GRAEFF How Globe-Trotting & Spontaneous Busking Can Sharpen Live Performance Skills The twin sensation Good Graeff has emerged on the music scene and people are certainly screaming I Want...
CAUSTIC CASANOVA On The Right Time to Use a Producer
CAUSTIC CASANOVA On The Importance of Knowing When to Use a Producer vs. Self-Producing an Album Caustic Casanova has a brand-new album out entitled Breaks, and we’re absolutely in love with it....