Interviews

As curious humans with a predilection for creative types, our writers offer an inside scoop of conversation from the directors, musicians, and entertainment professionals currently turning everyone’s heads.

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.

Luka Nikolić

Luka Nikolić

Interviews

Ink 19’s Randy Radic talks with songwriter/guitarist Luka Nikolić, of the Serbian band Bitter Blue.

Amaris Emersleben

Amaris Emersleben

Interviews

Fantasy author Amaris Emersleben talks with Randy Radic about publishing her new novel, Shadows of Cerulean, in an increasingly algorithmic literary industry.

Adam DeGraide

Adam DeGraide

Interviews

On the heels of “Fame,” their latest single release, Randy Radic talks with A.D.A.M. Music Project founder Adam DeGraide about the collective and its formula for success.

Alejo Moguillansky

Alejo Moguillansky

Interviews

With just a few days before his appearance at AFI Fest 2025, Lily and Generoso interview director, editor, and co-founder of the El Pampero Cine collective, Alejo Moguillansky, to discuss his virtuosic new feature, Pin de Fartie, which draws inspiration from Samuel Beckett’s Endgame.

Seán Griffin

Seán Griffin

Interviews

Randy Radic talks with singer-songwriter and Ruffians frontman Seán Griffin about his new solo project and single, “People Are Mad.”

Best of Five

Best of Five

Interviews

Ian Koss interviews Chris Higgins and Carl King on the enduring charm, challenges, and artistry behind competitive Tetris and its global community as seen on their documentary, Best of Five.

Sunrise in Jupiter

Sunrise in Jupiter

Interviews

Ink 19’s Randy Radic gets fresh with Sonny, the creative spirit behind emerging modern rock force Sunrise in Jupiter.

Midnight Cowgirls

Midnight Cowgirls

Interviews

Boasting a bounty of country-fried sing-alongs that shine as brightly as their rhinestone-studded outfits, Midnight Cowgirls is one of those special new bands that just demands attention. Christopher Long recently chatted up guitarist / vocalist Blaise Dahl about the Cowgirls’ warp-speed world.

Brendan James

Brendan James

Interviews

Ink 19 spoke with Brendan James to discuss the inspiration behind Chasing Light, his uniquely alluring sound, and why he makes music.

C.L. Turner of Arctic Wave

C.L. Turner of Arctic Wave

Interviews

Ink 19’s Randy Radic spoke with C.L. Turner of the band Arctic Wave to discuss the latest single, inspirations, and next directions.

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Trương Minh Quý

Trương Minh Quý

Interviews

Five years have passed since the release of the The Tree House, the remarkable hybrid documentary film by director Trương Minh Quý. Việt and Nam is Trương’s first fiction feature, and with about a week before it screens at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, Lily and Generoso had an in-depth discussion with Trương about his ethereal and complex film.

Jeffrey Foucault

Jeffrey Foucault

Interviews

Judy Craddock speaks with Jeffrey Foucault about his first album in six years, The Universal Fire, and connecting all kinds of dots in the wake of loss.

Greg Hoy

Greg Hoy

Interviews

Fascinated by the arcane world of musical gear, Randy Radic spoke with dyed-in-the-wool gearhead Greg Hoy about his setup on new EP Holy Mother of God, how he produces his unique sound, and a gear-gone-wrong moment.

Matías Meyer

Matías Meyer

Interviews

With only a week to go before powerful new feature Louis Riel or Heaven Touches The Earth premieres in the Main Slate at UNAM International Film Festival, Lily and Generoso sat down for an in-depth conversation with the film’s director, Matías Meyer.

Phạm Thiên Ân

Phạm Thiên Ân

Interviews

Lily and Generoso spoke at length with writer/director Phạm Thiên Ân, whose stunning and pensive feature, Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, garnered the Camera d’Or at the most recent Cannes Film Festival.

A.J. Croce

A.J. Croce

Interviews

Concert addict Jeremy Glazier talked with A.J. Croce near the beginning of his year-long Croce Plays Croce tour about embracing his father’s music and his own while honoring both their familial bond and shared influences.

Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

Interviews

During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.

Mike Baggetta

Mike Baggetta

Interviews

Steven Garnett has a conversation with Mike Baggetta on the night of a mssv show at Will’s Pub.

Radu Jude

Radu Jude

Interviews

During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso spoke at length with director Radu Jude about his darkly comedic feature, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, the winner of the Special Jury Prize at this year’s Locarno Film Festival and Romania’s entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards.

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Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.