Oct 28, 2013 By Mark Redfern Telekinesis

We sent out the same set of Halloween-related questions to a bunch of different musicians. All Halloween week we are posting their responses. Here are some spooky answers from Michael Lerner of Telekinesis.

Oct 28, 2013 By Mark Redfern Wooden Shjips

We sent out the same set of Halloween-related questions to a bunch of different musicians. All Halloween week we are posting their responses. Here are some spooky answers from Sparks, Wooden Shjips, White Hills, Audacity, and His Clancyness. More

Oct 25, 2013 By Frank Valish Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

One of Thomas Sanders’ first musical memories involves music’s connection with a sense of exploration, wonder, and movement. More

Oct 25, 2013 By Matt Fink Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

She cuts an intimidating profile in her music, all powerhouse vocals and sharp-tongued lyrics, but Neko Case is surprisingly soft-spoken in person. More

Oct 24, 2013 By Matt Fink Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

It was an image that burned through the blogosphere in the spring of 2009—Neko Case crouching on the hood of a 1967 Mercury Cougar, ready to pounce as she brandished a sword on the cover of her Middle Cyclone album. More

Oct 23, 2013 By John Everhart Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

During the protracted gestation period since the release of 1999’s eponymous The Sebadoh, Lou Barlow would often say, “We’ll be back when our fans want us back.” Though they were not releasing material, aside from the occasional piece of tour merchandise and last year’s Secret EP (which was only available for digital download and at shows), the band stayed busy, both as a unit and with sundry side projects. More

Oct 23, 2013 By Frank Valish Issue #46 - June/July 2013 - Charli XCX

Midway through “Master Hunter,” the fifth song on London songwriter Laura Marling‘s fourth album, Once I Was an Eagle, she steals a lyric from Bob Dylan. Calling out a man who seems to want her for self-serving reasons, Marling sings, with a confident yet passive-aggressive viciousness: “It ain’t me, babe. No, no, no, it ain’t me, babe.” More

Oct 23, 2013 By Chris Tinkham Outfit

I’ve just finished one of the most disgusting jobs I’ve ever done in my life,” says Andrew Hunt, vocalist/ guitarist for the Liverpool art-rock five-piece, Outfit. In the weeks leading up to the release of the band’s debut LP, Performance, Hunt has been spending time in New York with his girlfriend, who lives in Brooklyn. More

Oct 21, 2013 By Matt Fink Web Exclusive

For our Track-by-Track feature, we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring of Montreal‘s Lousy With Sylvianbriar, and for the next three days we’ll post commentary by frontman Kevin Barnes on all of the album’s songs. More