Interviews
Sep 13, 2024
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Matthew Caws of Nada Surf some questions about endings and death. More
Aug 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Hamish Hawk some questions about endings and death. More
Fighting the Beast of Mediocrity
Dec 22, 2023
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods some questions about endings and death. More
May 26, 2023
By Mark Redfern
To conclude the week, we ask Elizabeth Stokes of The Beths some questions about endings and death. More
Apr 28, 2023
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Raphaelle Standell-Preston of Braids some questions about endings and death. More
Mar 24, 2023
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Duncan Wallis and Robin Richards of Dutch Uncles some questions about endings and death. More
Mar 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Steve Mason some questions about endings and death. More
Sep 30, 2022
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Kurt Wagner, the creative force behind Lambchop, some questions about endings and death. His approach to the task was quite different than any other artist who has taken part in our The End interview series over the years. More
May 27, 2022
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Jonathan Higgs, frontman of British art-rockers Everything Everything, some questions about endings and death. More
May 20, 2022
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask SOAK (aka Northern Ireland singer/songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson) some questions about endings and death. More
Feb 18, 2022
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Joseph Mount of British electro-pop band Metronomy some questions about endings and death. More
Feb 18, 2022
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Jan Scott Wilkinson of the British band Sea Power some questions about endings and death. More
Nov 26, 2021
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai some questions about endings and death. More
Nov 19, 2021
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Tom McGreevy of Ducks Ltd. some questions about endings and death. More
Nov 05, 2021
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Sam Evian some questions about endings and death. More
Oct 01, 2021
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Timothy Showalter of Strand of Oaks some questions about endings and death. More
A Poorly Attended Funeral
Jul 09, 2021
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Louis Forster of The Goon Sax some questions about endings and death. More
Jun 04, 2021
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Ben Schneider, frontman of Lord Huron, some questions about endings and death. More
“I’d like to come back as one of those old school trains with a steam whistle.”
Sep 25, 2020
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Kilian O’Kelly of Silverbacks some questions about endings and death. More
“I’d like to be reincarnated as a supermodel.”
Jul 31, 2020
By Mark Redfern and Samantha Small
To end out the week, we ask Alex Izenberg some questions about endings and death. Izenberg’s new album, Caravan Château, came out today via Domino imprint Weird World. More
Jun 12, 2020
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Sondre Lerche some questions about endings and death. More
May 08, 2020
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask James Wetzel, the drummer for Melkbelly, some questions about endings and death. More
Apr 17, 2020
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Brandon Hagen and Drew McDonald of Boston duo Vundabar some questions about endings and death. More
Feb 21, 2020
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Alaina Moore of the Denver indie pop duo Tennis some questions about endings and death. More
Jan 24, 2020
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Carl Newman (aka A.C. Newman) of The New Pornographers some questions about endings and death. More
Where Nothing Ever Happens
Jan 17, 2020
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask British musician William Doyle (formerly known as East India Youth) some questions about endings and death. More
Nov 15, 2019
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Kate Tempest some questions about endings and death. More
Jul 12, 2019
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Pixx (aka British musician Hannah Rodgers) some questions about endings and death. More
May 17, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
To end out the week, we ask Telekinesis some questions about endings and death. Telekinesis is the project of Seattle-based singer/songwriter/drummer Michael Benjamin Lerner, whose new album is titled Effluxion, which comes from the Latin term meaning “to flow.” More
Apr 19, 2019
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask John Grant some questions about endings and death.
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Mar 15, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
To end out the week, we ask Jake Webb of Methyl Ethel some questions about endings and death. More
Dec 14, 2018
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Graham Wright of Tokyo Police Club some questions about endings and death. Wright talks about how he’d like to die, what song he’d like performed at his funeral, his favorite endings to books and movies, his concepts of heaven and hell, and his unique plan for not dying. More
"[My version of hell would be] sitting on the tarmac of an airplane after an international journey waiting for the gate, but the gate never opens up."
Nov 16, 2018
By Chris K. Davidson
To end out the week, we ask Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie (and also The Postal Service) some questions about endings and death. Death Cab for Cutie has been a pivotal act in bringing indie rock to the mainstream in the mid-to-late 2000s with seminal releases such as Transatlanticism, Plans, and Narrow Stairs. More
"You have to go on a really slow desktop computer and read everyone's political opinions on Twitter for all eternity [is my version of hell]."
Jul 13, 2018
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Tancred some questions about endings and death. Tancred is the project of Jess Abott. Last month the Maine musician released her fourth full-length album, Nightstand, via Polyvinyl. Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, Generationals) produced Nightstand, which is the follow-up to 2016’s Out of the Garden. More
"I would like to die the way Tea Leoni and her dad dies at the end of Deep Impact."
Nov 03, 2017
By Mark Redfern
To end out the week, we ask Kelcey Ayer some questions about endings and death. Ayer is Local Natives’ vocalist, pianist, and one of the band’s primary songwriters, but in September he released his debut solo album as Jaws of Love. (the period at the end of the name is intentional). More