May 06, 2015
By Mark Redfern
Crocodiles
My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Brandon Welchez of Crocodiles. More
May 03, 2015
By Laura Studarus
AURORA
Aurora Aksnes, (better known as simply Aurora) is in the middle of describing how she fell in love with music when reality chimes in. Loudly.
Apr 29, 2015
By Frank Valish
Web Exclusive
Lush never really fit in. Formed in London in 1988, the band—guitarists/vocalists Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson, bassist Philip King, and drummer Chris Acland—went on to release three proper full-length albums. More
Apr 28, 2015
By Frank Valish
Issue #51 - September/October 2014 - alt-J
The year was 1996. Lush had released its third full-length album, Lovelife. Although their shoegaze-crossed-with-pop songwriting never truly fit into Britain’s chart-centric musical atmosphere, the band was finally getting its due, with Lovelife cracking the Top 10 on Britain’s album charts and spawning three charting singles, “Single Girl,” “Ladykiller,” and “500 (Shake Baby Shake).” More
Apr 26, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Gruff Rhys
In the late 1700s, John Evans, Gruff Rhys’ great-great-something traveled from Wales to America. More
Apr 22, 2015
By Cody Ray Shafer
Built to Spill
If you hadn’t heard anything new from Built to Spill in the last 20 years and then picked up their eighth LP Untethered Moon, you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking they have not aged a day. Untethered Moon is full of the same charming guitar—heavy ‘90s rock that flooded their early alt—rock staples like Perfect From Now On and Keep It Like a Secret. More
Apr 14, 2015
By Hays Davis
Manic Street Preachers
As Britpop was taking off in 1994, the Welsh quartet Manic Street Preachers entered the marketplace with an acclaimed, dark classic of an album that exposed the raw nerves of the human experience. In this new interview bassist Nicky Wire discusses the band’s iconic 1994 album, The Holy Bible, as well as last year’s acclaimed album, Futurology. More