Interview Posts

Progress Report: Jeff Tweedy
Jun 18th 7 Comments
In the two years since Wilco released their eighth album, The Whole Love, frontman Jeff Tweedy has busied himself with an impressive array of extracurriculars. He applied starkly organic production…   Read Story »
Gold Panda Talks About His New Record, The Trouble With Playing Live, And Having Realistic Expectations About Life In The Music Business
Jun 11th 1 Comment
It’s been three years since Gold Panda released Lucky Shiner – a sparkly debut album that showed off the British producer’s uncanny ability to bend and twist samples in ways that were both…   Read Story »
Beacon Talk About Their Debut Album - And How They Aren’t Really Trying To Make R&B Music
Jun 7th Comment
This has been a good year for bands making music that might ostensibly be referred to minimalist R&B. In addition to great offerings in that vein from the likes of inc. and Autre Ne Veut, we also…   Read Story »
Turntable Interivew: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Jun 6th 1 Comment
As Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott make effervescent dance music with unstoppable beats and energetic electro-pop songs that are impossible to listen to while standing still.…   Read Story »
A Night With Disclosure: Meet The Brothers Behind The Year's Best Dance Record
Jun 6th 5 Comments
The music video for Disclosure’s second single “You & Me” carries YouTube’s boldly stamped “Parental Advisory” disclaimer along with it. It’s unwarranted for the most part; the…   Read Story »
The Lonely Island On The Wack Album, The Hurdles Of Putting Together A Tour, And Stinkë Diqué
Jun 6th 3 Comments
For the past month, fans have been getting peeks at the Lonely Island's upcoming release, The Wack Album, through the group's #WACKWEDNESDAYS campaign, beginning with "Spring Break Anthem" and most…   Read Story »
Smith Westerns On Their New Album Soft Will And Making A Career Out Of Music
Jun 3rd 2 Comments
It’s been over two years since Chicago’s Smith Westerns released Dye it Blonde — the hooky sophomore album that finally allowed them to quit their day jobs. Since that album’s release the…   Read Story »
Dirty Beaches' Alex Zhang Hungtai On Confounding Expectations (Mostly His Own) And His Musical Future
May 29th 2 Comments
There is no denying that Alex Zhang Hungtai is an intense dude. As the heart and soul behind Dirty Beaches, he makes music that is equal parts beautiful, heartbreaking, and (occasionally) terrifying.…   Read Story »
The National’s Matt Berninger On Trouble Will Find Me, That Six-Hour MoMA Performance, And Going Back On The Road
May 24th 3 Comments
If it seems as though we've been talking about the National's excellent new record Trouble Will Find Me for weeks now it's because we have. Even though the record was just released this week,…   Read Story »
Turntable Interview: The Boy Least Likely To
May 23rd Comment
The Boy Least Likely To reached a certain level of fame in the '00s on the strength of their debut album The Best Party Ever and the singles “Paper Cuts” and "Be Gentle With Me" (the video for…   Read Story »