May 22, 2019 By Joshua M. Miller Web Exclusive

On May 17, 1999, The Flaming Lips released The Soft Bulletin, an album that found them take a more conventional writing and recording path-at least compared to what came before.  More

May 21, 2019 By Charles Steinberg Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

"I know what it's like when I connect with a band. I don't forget about them. I'm with them till the end," says The Twilight Sad's James Graham, looking me straight in the eyes.  More

May 20, 2019 By Dom Gourlay Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

Ladytron are one of the most innovative bands of the 21st Century. Formed in Liverpool back in 1999 by Helen Marnie, Mira Aroyo, Reuben Wu, and Daniel Hunt and bonded by a love of experimental electronic music and pop, the four-piece released their debut album, 604, two years later after a batch of critically acclaimed singles and EPs.  More

May 17, 2019 By Christopher Roberts Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

To end out the week, we ask Telekinesis some questions about endings and death. Telekinesis is the project of Seattle-based singer/songwriter/drummer Michael Benjamin Lerner, whose new album is titled Effluxion, which comes from the Latin term meaning "to flow." More

May 16, 2019 By Conrad Duncan Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

Three decades on from a brief brush with international fame; after her 1988 single "Buffalo Stance" became a transatlantic hit, Neneh Cherry lives an understated life.  More

May 15, 2019 By Dom Gourlay Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

It's been an eventful year and a half for TOY. Having reached the end of their three albums deal with Heavenly Recordings in 2017, they eventually parted ways at the back end of that year.  More

May 14, 2019 By Dom Gourlay Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

Bradford Cox has never been one to sit on his laurels and wait for the next trend to come along. Always several steps ahead of the curve, his music has confounded expectations since the very first Deerhunter release almost a decade-and-a-half ago.  More

May 10, 2019 By Stephen Axeman Web Exclusive

Gathering her voice between intermittent coughing fits and sniffles, Stella Donnelly apologizes for being sick for the interview, wishing that she were more readily able to express herself.  More

May 09, 2019 By Laura Stanley Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius

After the release of her debut LP, 2016's Don't Let the Kids Win, Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin didn't think she had any more songs left in her to write. More