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…
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TWIN PEAKS DISCUSS NEW LP & MORE: ‘IF IT FEELS GOOD, IT FEELS GOOD’
In a room upstairs at Rough Trade that I had never noticed before – where I got to talk to Twin Peaks’ Clay Frankel…
NEW TWIN PEAKS LP ‘LOOKOUT LOW’ IS DRIPPING WITH GOOD CLASSIC VIBES
Just a few bars in, it’s hard to deny that Twin Peaks’ new record sounds as exuberant and free as their live presence. In…
‘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…
SCREAMING FEMALES ‘JUST LIKE MAKING MUSIC BECAUSE IT’S SATISFYING’
“Just go ahead,” said Marissa Paternoster, very quietly and politely. She laughed and nodded at the in-progress drawing she had placed on her lap….
SCREAMING FEMALES STUNNED AT INDUSTRY CITY WITH SWEARIN’
We didn’t need to see the size of the crowd to get revved up for Screaming Females’ Brooklyn show on Friday night, but the…
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…
BLACK PISTOL FIRE ROCKED MHOW INCREDIBLY HARD
This is no exaggeration: there was a moment when Kevin McKeown moved so quickly between the strobe lights that I screamed like a jump-out…
NEW CAGE THE ELEPHANT ALBUM ‘SOCIAL CUES’: A HORROR-INSPIRED RIDE TO CATHARSIS
The evolving album art is fascinating when you put Cage The Elephant’s new record, Social Cues – due for release tomorrow (April 19th) – side…