Interviews 140
Wasting Light: An interview with Respire
The Toronto black metal/hardcore outfit discusses their dark, emotionally intense work.
Everything’s Been Done: A conversation with Exene Cervenka of X
Treble talks to the Los Angeles punk legend ahead of their 40th anniversary tour.
The survivor’s advocacy of Beach Slang
James Alex discusses getting knocked down and getting back up again.
Alone with yourself: A conversation with Emma Ruth Rundle
The L.A. singer/songwriter discusses personal darkness, self-isolation and catharsis for all.
Reach your hands to heaven: An interview with Mono
We discuss Dante, heartbeats and beautiful music with the Japanese post-rock group.
One guy with one brain: An interview with Spirit Adrift
Arkansas doom-metal artist shares his reverence for the classics and aversion to being called a hipster.
Transcendental experience: A conversation with Inter Arma
The Richmond metal quintet discuss their complicated place in metal, and aversion to anti-intellectualism.
Chaotic frenzy: A conversation with Kel Valhaal’s Hunter Hunt-Hendrix
Liturgy frontman Hunter Hunt-Hendrix is no stranger to defying expectations. Following the New York black metal band’s 2011 album Aesthethica, he took a detour with the hypnotic and rhythmic Survival project, before transforming the band’s experimental, heavy sounds into a complex electronic and hip-hop inspired hybrid with 2015′s The Ark Work. The first album from […]
Disparate Youth: An interview with Mourn
Mourn’s hometown of Barcelona isn’t necessarily a post-punk hotspot. Bass-thumping electronic clubs, famed architecture and frequent waves of tourism make up most of the city’s core components. Sure, there will always be a handful of local venues like Sidecar Factory catering to fresh-faced locals aspiring to emulate the angst and aggression of bygone bands, but […]
Impossible to Ignore: A conversation with Diarrhea Planet
Despite enjoying greater exposure than ever before and a steadily swelling fanbase, Diarrhea Planet haven’t lost any of the pure rock fury that highlighted early releases such as Aloha and Loose Jewels. (Attend one of their shows if you have any doubts.) What they have done is found a way to streamline that relentless, quad-guitar-driven energy […]
The facade of control: An interview with Sumac
Aaron Turner has been a member of some of heavy music’s least conventional, most boundary-pushing bands of the past two decades. From the late ’90s up through their dissolution in 2010, he fronted atmospheric metal band Isis, whose fluid mixture of crushing volume and gracefully intricate instrumentation made them an influential figure in post-millennial metal. […]
The Drift: An interview with A Dead Forest Index
The two New Zealand musicians discuss their new LP, globe-trotting and the natural world.
Planned Chaos: A Conversation with Primal Scream
Guitarist Andrew Innes talks new album <i>Chaosmosis</i>, eviction notices and the tameness of mainstream music.
Cosmic darkness: An interview with Oranssi Pazuzu
The Finnish black metal band discusses cosmic music, constant change and alien symbiosis.
On the fringes: An interview with The Body
Chip King discusses gross pop, bleak viewpoints and a collaborative approach.
Interview: Shearwater
Jonathan Meiburg discusses <i>Jet Plane and Oxbow</i>, protest music and writing a book.
Like a dream: An interview with Deafheaven
George Clarke discusses the band's unexpected success and artistic path forward.
Riffs blazing: An interview with Windhand
Singer Dorthia Cottrell talks about going epic, Richmond metal, and her own solo recordings.
Extinction Agenda: An interview with Locrian
We talk to the Chicago drone metal band about humanity's extinction, telling a story, and ugly beauty.
Shadow of the Horns: An interview with Lucifer
Johanna Sadonis talks about <i>Lucifer I</i> and the importance of a good song.