May 28, 2014
By Matt Fink
Dinosaur Jr.
He fearlessly stares down sociopathic killers and hordes of zombies every week as the crossbow-wielding, motorcycle-riding Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead, but Norman Reedus readily admits that what really makes him nervous is the idea of talking to legendary Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis. More
May 14, 2014
By Frank Valish
A Camp
It’s been 20 years since Nina Persson first emerged as the frontwoman for the Swedish five-piece The Cardigans. Now, after six Cardigans albums and two with her own A Camp project, Persson is finally stepping out on her own. More
May 05, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Metronomy
Joseph Mount, frontman of the English four-piece Metronomy, isn’t an Aquarius, despite what the title “I’m Aquarius,” the first single from his band’s fourth album, Love Letters, might imply. More
May 02, 2014
By Matt Fink
Carrie Brownstein
Portland is the place where young people go to retire—that’s arguably the most widely quoted line from season one of Portlandia. But if that’s true, Carrie Brownstein and Stephen Malkmus must be the old-soul exceptions, as both relocated there when they were in their prime early retirement years and have continued working at more or less the same prolific pace. More
Apr 30, 2014
By Laura Studarus
NONONO
NONONO launched their US invasion last October at CMJ. Although they had a blast performing for the first time at the New York music festival, the Swedish trio admits that they didn’t realize the impact they made stateside until returning several months later. More
Apr 28, 2014
By Stephen Humphries
Issue #49 - February/March 2014 - Portlandia
“I had a life-affirming bus journey last week,” says Elbow singer Guy Garvey during a phone call from New York. “I’d gotten the ferry over from Brooklyn. I didn’t have change for the machine. More
Apr 22, 2014
By Matt Fink
St. Vincent
Over the course of three albums—each arguably better than the last—Annie Clark has established herself as one of indie rock’s most reliably innovative acts. But as her strengths (dazzlingly ornate arrangements, intricately designed wordplay) have generally trended toward the cerebral, the literate, and the sophisticated, her music has never felt particularly dangerous. More
