MIKE MCCREADY & KATE NECKEL DISCUSS INFINITE COLOR & SOUND
“Hi, Olivia and Shayne, this is Mike McCready.” “Hi! It’s Kate.” Like an airplane hitting turbulence, it felt like the room had dipped beneath…
Interviews
‘MUSIC IS LIKE A POTION YOU TAKE’: WAYNE COYNE ON THE FLAMING LIPS & MUCH MORE
Wayne Coyne must have been in the mood to talk, because an ordinary day took a wild turn when I found out I would…
BLACK PISTOL FIRE’S ERIC OWEN SHARES RAD STORIES, DETAILS ON NEW LP & MORE
“This is actually a very interesting time that you called. We’re in Richmond, Virginia, and our van is not broken down, but we can’t…
AN ENERGIZING TALK WITH SUNFLOWER BEAN: ‘THERE’S SO MUCH POTENTIAL IN YOUR ANGER’
Watching Sunflower Bean bewitch and amaze the large outdoor crowd during their headlining Waking Windows set, it was surreal to think we had just…
JORDAN COOK ON REIGNWOLF’S FIERY DEBUT LP: ‘IT’S NOT JUST MINE, IT’S EVERYBODY’S’
A moment in time has been sticking in my head like a needle on a dusty record ever since Reignwolf showered Brooklyn in their…
BACKSTAGE WITH WELLES: ‘ANY KID CAN MAKE ROCK & ROLL’
Jesse Wells is the coolest paradox. The music of Welles is an intense storm of sound and emotion that steals all your attention, and…
STEVEN PAGE SHARES SONGWRITING STORIES & BNL MEMORIES
When a voice you remember from well-loved, scratched-up CDs you borrowed for too long and felt very cool possessing at a single-digit age says…
WHAT FANS OF WELLES SHOULD KNOW: ‘YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY’
“It wasn’t a rap at first,” he joked. “When I wrote it, it was about twenty clicks slower, so all those words were just…
VISTA KICKS OVER WHISKEY: ‘PEOPLE SHOULD LOVE EACH OTHER MORE’
In no time at all, they’d revealed the title of their new album, offered up headphones for a first peek at a new track,…