Jeff Tweedy talks to Spin
Spin: Wilco, Frankly. “I always think of the song [“Wilco (the song)”] as meaning not just Wilco,” Tweedy tells me at the band’s rehearsal space, the Loft. “I always think that song is saying, ‘Your...
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Glorious Noise Interview: Daniel Edlen, VinylArt
When CDs debuted on a large scale in the mid-80s everyone was sure it was the death knell for vinyl. I remember watching a stereo salesman at the mall throw a CD on the floor and step on it to...
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Ace Frehley vs. the Phantom
Kiss was my favorite band when I was eight years old. My cousin Mike and I would act out all the songs and recreate our favorite scenes from Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. The above photo is my...
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1987 Interview with George Martin
Recently found this 1987 interview with George Martin by Allan Kozinn, wherein the Beatles producer tackles the mono vs. stereo debate and explains why he remixed Help! and Rubber Soul for CD. GEORGE...
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John Darnielle vs. Religion
John Darnielle tells the story behind the Mountain Goats‘ Biblical new album to Pitchfork: If you’re into music, you’re into religion, somehow or another. Religion, that’s the bloodline of music. The...
View ArticleMonsters of Folk: Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis
MP3: Monsters of Folk – “Say Please” from Monsters of Folk, out now on Shangri-La (courtesy of Magnet) Paste has a good interview with Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis, who together...
View ArticleIan Brown: Not a Crackhead
While promoting the release of his new solo album, former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown wanted to clarify a few misperceptions: Because of my cheekbones, people think I’m a crackhead. When the Roses...
View ArticleThe goal of Wilco
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy talks to the Chicago A.V. Club about making “challenging” music, or not: People really think narrowly when it comes to those types of challenges, and the idea that something has to...
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Glorious Noise Interview with Visqueen
Do a search on “Visqueen” and you get as many results for the kick ass Seattle band that’s been hailed by NPR as “The Year’s Biggest Surprise” and the epitome of a working band out hustiling for every...
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Beggars Group Knows What’s Up
I’ve known for a while that the Beggars Group has its shit together. This might be “inside baseball” but as the publisher of an online music zine, I’ve been very impressed with how their publicity...
View ArticleHandsome Family interview: hillbillies, moths, swamps and toilets
Magnet talks to the Handsome Family‘s Brett and Rennie Sparks. On songwriting: Brett: When you’ve been called “the Gomez and Morticia Adams of country music” enough times, you will fucking take off...
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Glorious Noise Interview: Eric Matthews
Glorious Noise talks to orchestral pop pioneer Eric Matthews about recording technology, Star Wars, and the golden age of Chrysler muscle cars. Read more at Glorious Noise...
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GLONO Interview: Shane Sweeney of Two Cow Garage
We get a road report from one of our all-time favorite bands and find out if it's still worth it. Read more at Glorious Noise...
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Glorious Noise Interview: Blind Pilot
Glorious Noise chats with Ryan Dobrowski of Portland's Blind Pilot. Read more at Glorious Noise...
View ArticleDuff reveals GNR's inspiration for Appetite
In an interview with our homeboy John Sellars for Spin, Duff McKagan reveals what he and his bandmates in Guns N’ Roses were listening to while they recorded their seminal album, Appetite for...
View ArticleJim Diamond talks about Detroit
Legendary Detroit producer Jim Diamond talks to the Phoenix New Times about whether he realized the White Stripes were going to be huge: No, you never think anyone is going to become a mega-star. These...
View ArticleJeff Tweedy, Volunteer Babysitter
The New York Times profiles Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy as a Not-So-Tortured Star. Drummer Glenn Kotche shares an anecdote: “He’s generous as an artist and as a person. The other night in El Paso some of us...
View ArticleBeck interviews Tom Waits
Beck has started a new thing on his website called Irrelevant Topics that features “conversations between musicians, artists, writers, etc. on various subjects, without promotional pretext or editorial...
View ArticleMike Nesmith Talks about the Monkees
These have been up for a while, but the official Monkees site has three great podcasts featuring Mike Nesmith being interviewed by Rhino’s Chief Monkees Officer, Andrew Sandoval. The best one is Part...
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D’Arcy Dishes on Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, and Davy Jones
Original Smashing Pumpkins bass player D’Arcy Wretzky unexpectedly called in to Q101 on their request line to ask about an upcoming Davy Jones show and to find out the name of the band who sings “Panic...
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