The Hold Steady on Rock & Religion

The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks the themes that run through the group's albums -- forgiveness and redemption.

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Akron Family Videos
Akron/Family on "Magic" Music Making

The members of Akron/Family talk about their "space-age democracy" approach to creating their experimental rock sound.

Akron/Family on Love Is Simple

Akron/Family members talk about their most recent album, Love Is Simple, and the eclectic influences they draw upon to make music.

Black Kids Videos
Black Kids' Reggie Youngblood On His Obsession With Music

Black Kids' Reggie Youngblood talks about "throwing my life away on music."

Black Kids Go CD Shopping

Black Kids go CD shopping at NYC's famed Other Music and fill us in on music they're into.

The Coup Videos
The Coup on Political Music

Boots Riley talks about the Mau Mau Rhythm Collective and the roots of The Coup's political music.

The Coup on Musical Influences

Boots Riley talks about artists and the environment that influenced The Coup's sound.

Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie on Neil Young & Other Favorite Artists

Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and Jason McGerr talk about their love of '60s rockers, Danger Mouse, Neil Young, Wilco, Talking Heads and Brian Eno.

Death Cab for Cutie "Exactly like the Beatles?"

Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and Jason McGerr talk about having a #1 album, loving "pop songs" and being (in their words) "exactly like the Beatles."

Death Cab for Cutie & the Impact of the Pacific Northwest

Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and Jason McGerr talk about how living in Seattle and Portland impacts their music. They also shed light on the creation of "I Will Possess Your Heart."

Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla on Producing

Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and Jason McGerr talk about Chris's role as producer of the group's albums, including the "live" feel and analog sound of Narrow Stairs.

Dengue Fever Videos
Dengue Fever On Their Name

Founder Ethan Holtzman explains how Dengue Fever became a reality and where they got their band name.

Drive By Truckers Videos
Drive-By Truckers on Their Latest Album

Drive-By Truckers' front-man Patterson Hood talks about Brighter Than Creation's Dark, and the band's near-break-up and resulting rebirth.

Drive-By Truckers on the Americana Revival

Drive-By Truckers' front-man Patterson Hood discusses the new, cool Americana bands and the swampy soul of Muscle Shoals Studios. (Plus the Jack Daniels connection.)

Drive-By Truckers on Fave Sounds

Drive-By Truckers' front-man Patterson Hood talks about digging the usual suspects (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc.), plus some punk rock and, surprise, Todd Rundgren.

Drive-By Truckers' Fave '08 Albums

Drive-By Truckers' front-man Patterson Hood props the Hold Steady, My Morning Jacket and Athens (the city in GA).

Ex Reverie Videos
Ex Reverie's Gillian Chadwick And Fern Knight's Margie Weink

Freak Folk artists Gillian Chadwick and Margie Weink talk about their collaboration and Ex Reverie's The Door Into Summer.

Everclear Videos
Everclear's Art Alexakis On How The Pixies Changed His Life

Interviewed in Portland, OR, Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about the first time he heard the Pixies' Doolittle, and how it inspired him to get a band.

Everclear's Art Alexakis On Making Mixtapes

Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about mixtapes he's made for his fiancee.

Everclear's Art Alexakis On The Music He Digs

Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about his current rotation and other music that has had an impact on him.

Everclear's Art Alexakis On The Vegas Years

Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about the group's album of cover songs, The Vegas Years, and why they recorded Tom Petty's "American Girl."

Fiery Furnaces Videos
The Fiery Furnaces On Dream Collabos

Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger talk about the dream: collaborating with George Bush. And other silliness.

The Fiery Furnaces On Their Favorite Music

Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger talk about the music they love and the music they'd like to love.

Fern Knight Videos
Fern Knight's Margie Wienk Performs "Magpie Suite"

Margie Wienk and Gillian Chadwick perform "Magpie Suite" off the new self-titled Fern Knight album

Ex Reverie's Gillian Chadwick And Fern Knight's Margie Weink

Freak Folk artists Gillian Chadwick and Margie Weink talk about their collaboration and Ex Reverie's The Door Into Summer.

Jolie Holland Videos
Jolie Holland on Bob Dylan & Tom Waits

Jolie Holland talks about Bob Dylan and admirer Tom Waits, and what their music means to her.

Live: Jolie Holland Sings "Delia"

Jolie Holland exclusively performs a soulful version of Willie McTell's "Delia."

Jolie Holland on The Living & the Dead

Jolie Hollands talks about The Living & the Dead, and working with M. Ward and Marc Ribot.

Live: Jolie Holland Sings "Mexico City"

Jolie Holland exclusively performs "Mexico City," off The Living & the Dead.

Joseph Arthur Videos
Joseph Arthur Paints & Sings

Joseph Arthur gets wacky, squirts paint, and sings a cappella about his new EPs.

Joseph Arthur On Internet Creativity

Joseph Arthur plays music at his studio and talks about the Net as a force for artistic creativity.

Joseph Arthur On Being Signed By Peter Gabriel

Joseph Arthur on: being discovered by Peter Gabriel; growing up in Akron, Ohio; and being a musician and painter.

Joseph Arthur In His Recording Studio

Joseph Arthur plays a new song, talks about overcoming fear, and the Internet as the "digital collective unconscious."

Hold Steady Videos
The Hold Steady on Favorite Music

The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks about meeting Joe Strummer and Bruce Springsteen. Plus, some of the music that changed his life.

The Hold Steady on Stay Positive

The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks about the latest Hold Steady album, hanging onto youthful idealism and the responsibility we all share to stay informed.

The Hold Steady on Favorite Music

The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks about the Bay City Rollers, the Replacements and other music he dug as a kid -- plus what he digs now.

The Hold Steady on Rock & Religion

The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks the themes that run through the group's albums -- forgiveness and redempti

Lou Reed Videos
Perry Farrell Interviews Lou Reed About Berlin.

The Jane's Addiction front man talks to Lou Reed about Berlin and Madonna.

MGMT Videos
MGMT on 'Stereotypical Pop Songs'

MGMT members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden talk about how they write songs, and the benefits of sleep deprivation.

MGMT on Their Love of Nature

MGMT members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden talk about their love of animals, insects and nature.

MGMT on Their New Sound

MGMT members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden talk about their next album and what it might sound like.

Michael Stipe Videos
R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe On Accelerate

Michael Stipe talks about how his dreams inspire his songwriting.

Nicole Atkins Videos
Nicole Atkins On Her "Pop Noir" Sound

Singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins talks about her "pop noir" sound, complete with "crooning," and her dream band.

Nicole Atkins On Her Hometown, And More

Singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins talks about infomercials, "beautiful decay," and NJ's Asbury Park as she knows it.

The National Videos
The National on Touring

The National's front-man Matt Berninger talks about the tedium of touring and what it would be like to hit the road with Mother Teresa and Gandhi in a tour bus.

The National on Boxer

The National's front-man Matt Berninger talks about the group's most recent album, Boxer, and its theme: the anxieties of growing up.

The National on Becoming a Musician

The National's front-man Matt Berninger talks about how he went from being a music fan to the leader of a critically acclaimed band. Plus, his thoughts on band names.

The National on Performing Live

The National's front-man Matt Berninger talks about his onstage stance, his comfort level on stage and the feeling of playing a great show.

Peter Moren Videos
Peter Moren Of Peter Bjorn And John On Success

Singer-songwriter Peter Moren talks about his lo-fi solo album, The Last Tycoon, and why "This Is What I Came For" is his favorite song on the album.

Peter Moren Of Peter Bjorn And John On Success

Singer-songwriter Peter Moren talks about dealing with success, how he feels about his solo career, making The Last Tycoon and more.

Tom Morello Videos
Tom Morello On Social Justice

Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello talks about music for social change and his solo side project, The Nightwatchman.

Tom Morello On Being Inspired By The Clash, And More

Tom Morello shares his thoughts on Barack Obama, the politics of John Coltrane, how The Clash inspired him to play music, and his role in the band that made him famous, Rage Against the Machine.

Tom Morello Videos
The Ruby Suns on Their Groovy Pop Sound

The Ruby Suns' Ryan McPhun talks about traveling to Kenya, writing songs there and recording animal sounds.

The Ruby Suns' Favorite Music

The Ruby Suns' Ryan McPhun talks about digging Neutral Milk Hotel & Phil Collins, plus the odd instruments on Sea Lion.

The Ruby Suns: D.I.Y.-Style

The Ruby Suns' Ryan McPhun talks about his D.I.Y. approach, creative freedom and the stress of touring.

Calexico
Calexico on Their New Album

Joey Burns of Calexico talks about their new album, Carried to Dust, including the writing process and the literary/electrical influences behind the title.

Calexico on I'm Not There

Joey Burns of Calexico discusses their work on the soundtrack of the Dylan biopic I'm Not There, on both the score and a collaboration with Willie Nelson.

Calexico on a Musical Upbringing

Joey Burns of Calexico goes into a couple of his influences, namely: A) his formal music training, and B) post-punkers the Minutemen.

Calexico on Their Favorite Albums

Joey Burns of Calexico names his top albums of all time: the Minutemen, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Conor Oberst, an anthology of Mexican folk...

Calexico on Music and Regions

Joey Burns of Calexico discusses the effects of where he's lived - Los Angeles, CA and Tuscon, AZ - without neglecting his band's international palette and make-up.

Tegan and Sara
Tegan & Sara on Growing Up

Tegan & Sara share their thoughts on their upbringing in Canada (and how it relates them to Britney Spears). Plus: not writing love songs.

Tegan & Sara on Living Apart

Tegan & Sara talk about their separate home lives and cities, and how it allows for the perfect working atmosphere.

Tegan & Sara on Neil Young

Tegan & Sara recall an encounter with Neil Young that prefigured their now eight-year run of records on his label, Vapor Records.

Tegan & Sara on Songwriting

Tegan & Sara discuss their song-personalities and how the band succeeds as a contrast between them. Plus: whose material is loved more by "the kids?

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