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.

From Autumn to Ashes

Interviews

Margie Libling talks rock, wrasslin’, and world domination through fashionable bathrobes with the boys from From Autumn to Ashes.

Julia Fordham

Interviews

Steve Stav finds himself tongue-tied when he engages his favorite chanteuse-next-door in a revealing Q&A.

Laura Dawn

Interviews

Tony Bowman has an almost oracular knack for picking the next big thing, and he assures us Laura Dawn is it. Get to know her in this extensive conversation.

Greg Segal

Interviews

In an extensive chat with Dave Aftandilian, the “guitarist of a thousand sounds” reveals the secrets behind his new album, In Search of the Fantastic, and explains why “prog” is not a dirty word.

Greg Segal Part Two

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In the second part of Dave Aftandilian extended chat with “the guitarist of a thousand sounds,” Segal reveals more about the recording process for In Search of the Fantastic.

Peter Murphy

Interviews

Peter Murphy discusses Dust – his new East-meets-West CD – as well as David Bowie and the true meaning of “Gothic” in a surprisingly candid chat with Steve Stav.

The Go-Go’s

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Gail Worley’s got the beat of The Go-Go’s – drummer Gina Schock, that is – in this extensive interview!

311

Interviews

Margie Libling throws a baker’s half-dozen of off the wall questions at 311 bassist P-Nut. Here’s what sticks!

Fizzle Like a Flood

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Doug Kabourek was once part of the band that eventually became The Faint, but with Golden Sand and the Grandstand, he’s moved on to his own lo-fi indie pop gems as Fizzle Like a Flood. Stein Haukland gets the scoop on Kabourek’s music and that unusual name.

John Paul Jones

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Even if only his status as one-quarter of Led Zepplin is taken into account, few could deny that John Paul Jones deserves to be revered. But more than 20 years after the end of Zep, Jones remains a vital and diverse artist. Gail Worley talks to a true musical legend.

black tape for a blue girl

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Dave Aftandilian plays “20 Questions” with black tape for a blue girl (and Projekt Records) main man Sam Rosenthal, for an in-depth look at their new album, the scavenger bride.

The Bottle Rockets

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In a chat with drummer Mark Ortmann, Sean Slone discovers why all the songs on The Bottle Rockets’ new album remain the Sahm.

Super Furry Animals

Interviews

Matt Cibula braves transatlantic phone lines, shoddy recording devices, and one thick Welsh accent to catch up with Super Furry Animals keyboardist Cian Ciaran. Talk about running Rings Around the World!

The Mates of State

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The Mates of State aim to become the Captain and Tennille of indie-pop. Christopher R. Weingarten tries to find out if love can keep these musical and matrimonial partners together.

The Waifs

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Australian folk-pop trio The Waifs are working hard to get their charming and honest music heard in the rest of the world. Stein Haukland catches up with singer / guitarist Donna Simpson at the start of the band’s US tour.

Glenn Tilbrook

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Squeeze co-founder Glenn Tilbrook is taking it solo these days, touring the U.S. in an RV and having a great time of it. Steve Stav catches up with one of the premier songwriters of the ’80s.

Caitlin R. Kiernan

Interviews

Dark fantasy writer and palentologist Caitlin R. Kiernan explores the pain and wonder of modern fiction with James Mann.

Piebald

Interviews

Margie Libling discovers why it’s “cool to cry” when she talks with Travis, Andy, and Stuart of Piebald.

Judas Priest

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Stand by for Exciter, as David Lee Beowulf talks with Scott Travis, drummer for the legendary Judas Priest, about the state of metal in 2002!

Andrew W.K.

Interviews

It’s time to party, as Gail Worley gets Wet with Andrew W.K., America’s next big thing, and the man NME called “The Saviour of Music.”

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