Jan 14, 2021
By Lily Moayeri
Issue #67 - Phoebe Bridgers and Moses Sumney
There is a one-of-a-kind, universally intriguing musical product that is generated when Khruangbin’s guitarist Mark Speer, bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, and drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson come together. A student of the world, Ochoa is a cultural anthropology enthusiast. It was her learning Thai that led to the band’s name, which loosely means “airplane.” More
Jan 11, 2021
By Dom Gourlay
Lost Horizons
Simon Raymonde has been a prominent figure in some of the most innovative music to emerge over the past four decades. Whether that be as a musician himself (as a member of Cocteau Twins), or in his guise as founder of highly respected independent label Bella Union. Here he talks about his new album with Lost Horizons (which is a duo with Richie Thomas). More
Jan 08, 2021
By Celine Teo-Blockey
Web Exclusive
Musician and composer Terence Blanchard (BlackkKlansman, Malcolm X) and playwright-screenwriter Kemp Powers (Soul, Star Trek) worked together on the hotly-anticipated, Regina King-directed movie One Night In Miami—but the two mavericks had never met in person or really spoken to each other until The Backstory, the new podcast hosted by ex-KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic host, Jason Bentley. More
Jan 06, 2021
By Dom Gourlay
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Andy Bell has had an illustrious career over the past 30 years as a member of Ride, Oasis, Beady Eye, and Hurricane #1. Last year he released his debut solo album The View From Halfway Down, which turned out to be one of 2020’s finest. More
Jan 05, 2021
By Jake Uitti
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John Cameron Mitchell is a Renaissance man. The creative individual behind the indelible musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, is also a songwriter, actor, and writer. More
