IN CONVERSATION
Erika de Casier and Sega Bodega on Sinners, Samples, and Songwriting
March 25, 2024
“I know a lot of artists that force the unhappy artist ideal,” the Danish singer-songwriter told the DJ and producer. “But I don’t think that’s what it’s about.”
OPENING
“You Can’t Teach Sauce”: Allen-Golder Carpenter Examines Rap Culture at No Gallery
March 22, 2024
“If I really spoke and acted the way I wanted to, I’d scare all the money away,” says the artist, who walked us through their brand-new solo show at No Gallery downtown.
SOLO
Big Thief’s Buck Meek Tells Us How to Write a Love Song
March 21, 2024
The Big Thief guitarist, now a solo musician in his own right, joined us to discuss love, ego, made-up words, and his third solo studio album, “Haunted Mountain.”
SOUND ADVICE
Only Fire Tells Us Which Lana Del Rey Song He Wishes He’d Written
March 21, 2024
In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the 24-year old Croatian DJ and producer makes a playlist of his faves to prepare us for his new EP, “Moana Lisa.”
ALBUM
How Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee Learned to Tune Out the Noise
March 20, 2024
As the singer-songwriter prepares to drop “Tigers Blood,” her follow-up to the pandemic smash-hit “Saint Cloud,” she talked to us about love, fame, and starting a Substack.
SOUND ADVICE
Whistling Wunderkind Molly Lewis Finds Safety in Her Wired Headphones
March 18, 2024
The LA-based musician and whistler, whose new album “On the Lips” came out last month, makes us a playlist of “beloved tunes,” she says, “sealed with a kiss.”
IN CONVERSATION
The Kills Talk to Ethan Hawke About God, Mortality, and Trashy Art
March 18, 2024
As Jamie Hince and Allison Mosshart tour their first album in seven years, they got deep with Ethan Hawke about out-of-body sensations and the pursuit of happiness.
IN CONVERSATION
Devon Welsh And Sean Nicholas Savage Aren’t Afraid of Sincerity
March 13, 2024
Before releasing his first album in five years, Welsh caught up with friend and fellow Canadian Sean Nicholas Savage to talk poetry and border agents.
tour diary
Bad Gyal Takes Us From Her Dressing Room to the Afters
March 12, 2024
“Usually I go party,” the Spanish singer says of her post-show routine. “I start smoking my cigarettes and drinking all the champagne.”
SOUND ADVICE
HOMESHAKE’s Peter Sagar Makes Us the Dream Alt-Rock Playlist
March 11, 2024
For this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the Toronto-based musician reveals his studio uniform, current cocktail of choice, and pushes back against the shoegaze allegations.
tour diary
“I’m Normal as Fuck”: Ekkstacy Takes Us Inside His Worldwide Tour
March 8, 2024
“I want to be more of a human on stage,” says the Canadian singer-songwriter. “I don’t want people to think that I’m some stuck-up kid.”
SOUND ADVICE
Hitmaker Tayla Parx Makes Us a Playlist for International Women’s Day
March 8, 2024
For this week’s Sound Advice, the songwriting maven curated a playlist for the girls, featuring Hemlocke Springs, Bree Runway, and Doja Cat.
ICON
“If You’re Cool, Aren’t You Sexy?”: Kim Gordon, in Conversation With Chloe Sevigny
March 8, 2024
Before the release of her brand-new solo record, the alt-rock icon met up with Chloe Sevigny to talk fashion, womanhood, dystopian futures, and the “dirty” 90s.
campaign
Ice Spice Rides the Chopper for Alexander Wang Spring 2024
March 7, 2024
The rapper, who fronts the new Spring 2024 campaign from Alexander Wang, revealed what’s inside her Wang bag: “lip gloss, a tiny mirror, and gum.”
NOSTALGIA
“I Was a Grumpy Bitch”: Bananarama, in Conversation With Boy George
March 6, 2024
“Before Kylie [Minogue], all the queens in the universe were obsessed with Bananarama,” says Boy George, who interviewed his old friends before the release of their brand-new compilation album.
Tour Diary
“The Vibes Are Incredibly Strange”: On the Road With the Boys of Militarie Gun
March 5, 2024
In this week’s Tour Diary, Ian Shelton, William Acuña, and Waylon Trim called us from the slopes at Elk Mountain to talk pre-show tequila and aux chord policy.
sound advice
Julie Ragbeer Invites Her “Ragdolls” to Listen to This Playlist
March 4, 2024
For this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the viral bedroom pop sensation made us a playlist of songs by the women she stans.
Sound Advice
Twin Peaks Composer Angelo Badalamenti Drops a Posthumous Playlist for Balenciaga
February 29, 2024
For this week’s SOUND ADVICE series, Danielle Badalamenti answers a few questions about her late-father’s career.
adrenaline
Bktherula Is Always Up
February 27, 2024
The Atlanta-based rapper spills on house parties, Pedialyte, and her go-to order at American Deli.
sound advice
Houston Rapper KenTheMan Makes Us a Playlist Fit For a Gemini
February 26, 2024
In this week’s Sound Advice, the “He Be Like” rapper confessed to a DoorDash snafu ahead of the release of her punchy new single, “Pussy.”