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Interviews and Features
Read in-depth interviews and features about independent musicians and music industry professionals.
COVER STORY: Justin Townes Earle Opens Up About Latest Album
A Kinder, Gentler (But Still Tough and Innovative) Justin Townes Earle He sings Billie Holiday...
DAVE DEPPER On Channeling Emotional Freedom Into His Musical Landscape
While staving off a sore throat with some tea, Death Cab for Cutie’s Dave Depper talks about his...
RULE: Using The Right Gear to Evoke ’80s Stadium Rock
RULE EP by RULE In the middle of Harvard Square, Boston metal quartet RULE is set up in a corner table upstairs at Charlie’s, a kitschy bar that would have probably been filled with cigarette smoke...
Ben Sollee Discusses Crowdfunding to Record New Album
http://youtu.be/xf29sAchQAw It’s a quiet, warm Saturday afternoon in downtown Louisville, and the lobby of the city’s most iconic display of Southern grandeur, The Seelbach Hotel, is bustling with...
Crushed Out On Analog Mixing and Learning From Fellow Musicians on the Road
http://youtu.be/dxnT5Wy6gwo Three years ago, Frank Hoier and Moselle Spiller probably didn’t picture themselves here: 1,200 miles from home, killing time between tour stops in a Kansas City bowling...
Blake Mills: December 2012 Cover Story
On His Life as a Side Musician & The Importance of Dynamics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AetBG8e-ECs Blake Mills can currently be seen on tour with Fiona Apple. Well, to be fair, at any point...
Spotlight on Goodnight, Texas
Self-Recording Appalachian Themes and Coal Mine Dreams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COob4dyRfHg GENRE: Ghost Town Folk HOMETOWN: San Francisco, CA & Chapel Hill, NC ARTISTIC APPROACH: Crafting...
Spotlight on Go Radio
Committed to Indie Label Support, No Matter Which Majors Come Knocking http://youtu.be/u41kwad6pCM GENRE: Alternative Rock HOMETOWN: Tallahassee, FL ARTISTIC APPROACH: Having the patience to develop...
Spotlight on BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW
Tripping Through the Vocoded Forest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L1jQ-VV9Fs GENRE: Vocoder Rock HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, PA ARTISTIC APPROACH: Hyper-processed vocals and hypnotic beats URL:...
Spotlight on Black Marble
Record First, Figure Out How to Perform it Later GENRE: Synth-Punk HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, NY ARTISTIC APPROACH: Trial and error songwriting and live arrangements URL: blackmarble.bandcamp.com A...
RUBBLEBUCKET: Attacking the Stage with Silver Robots and an Army of Horns
Rubblebucket has embraced the wave of YES that is crashing onto the shores of New York's music scene. Just a few years ago the eclectic group could still be seen, although with smaller audiences,...
The National Rifle: Booking House Concerts, Embracing Synths & Being DIY Out of Necessity
If you were to begin a search online for the NRA and got lazy, you might just stumble upon The National Rifle, and depending on what your idea of a good time is, it might be one of the best mistakes...