Joseph Arthur Paints & Sings
Joseph Arthur plays music at his studio and talks about the Net as a force for artistic creativity.
MOGTV Interview/Performance Archives
Singer-songwriter Jolie Holland (a favorite of Tom Waits, M. Ward, Marc Ribot and others) performs "Mexico City," off The Living & the Dead, for MOG in her Brooklyn apartment.
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.)
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 Ruby Suns' Ryan McPhun talks about traveling to Kenya, writing songs there and recording animal sounds.
Singer-songwriter Jolie Holland (a favorite of Tom Waits, M. Ward, Marc Ribot and others) talks about Bob Dylan and Mr. Waits, and what their music means to her.
The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks about meeting Joe Strummer and Bruce Springsteen. Plus, some of the music that changed his life.
Boots Riley talks about artists and the environment that influenced The Coup's sound.
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.
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.
Singer-songwriter Jolie Holland (a favorite of Tom Waits, M. Ward, Marc Ribot and others) performs a portion of a new, not-yet-titled song for MOG in her Brooklyn apartment.
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.
MGMT members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden talk about their next album and what it might sound like.
Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger talk about the dream: collaborating with George Bush. And other silliness.
The members of Akron/Family talk about their "space-age democracy" approach to creating their experimental rock sound.
MGMT members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden talk about how they write songs, and the benefits of sleep deprivation.
Singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins talks about her "pop noir" sound, complete with "crooning," and her dream band.
Akron/Family members talk about their most recent album, Love Is Simple, and the eclectic influences they draw upon to make music.
Singer-songwriter Peter Moren talks about dealing with success, how he feels about his solo career, making The Last Tycoon and more.
Founder Ethan Holtzman explains how Dengue Fever became a reality and where they got their band name.
Joseph Arthur gets wacky, squirts paint, and sings a cappella about his new EPs.
Michael Stipe talks about how his dreams inspire his songwriting.
Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello talks about music for social change and his solo side project, The Nightwatchman.
Joseph Arthur plays music at his studio and talks about the Net as a force for artistic creativity.
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.
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.
Singer-songwriter Jolie Holland (a favorite of Tom Waits, M. Ward, Marc Ribot and others) performs a soulful version of Willie McTell's "Delia" for MOG in her Brooklyn apartment.
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.
The National's front-man Matt Berninger talks about the group's most recent album, Boxer, and its theme: the anxieties of growing up.
Singer-songwriter Jolie Holland (a favorite of Tom Waits, M. Ward, Marc Ribot and others) talks about songwriting, influences and resisting classification.
Drive-By Truckers' front-man Patterson Hood talks about Brighter Than Creation's Dark, and the band's near-break-up and resulting rebirth.
Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger talk about the music they love and the music they'd like to love.
MGMT members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden talk about their love of animals, insects and nature.
Drive-By Truckers' front-man Patterson Hood props the Hold Steady, My Morning Jacket, Centro-Matic and South San Gabriel, as well as his love of local Athens, GA bands.
The Ruby Suns' Ryan McPhun talks about digging Neutral Milk Hotel & Phil Collins, plus the odd instruments on Sea Lion.
Boots Riley talks about the Mau Mau Rhythm Collective and the roots of The Coup's political music.
Singer-songwriter Jolie Holland talks about her latest album, The Living & the Dead, and working with admirers/cohorts M. Ward and Marc Ribot.
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.
The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks the themes that run through the group's albums -- forgiveness and redemption.
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.
The Ruby Suns' Ryan McPhun talks about his D.I.Y. approach, creative freedom and the stress of touring.
Margie Wienk and Gillian Chadwick perform "Magpie Suite" off the new self-titled Fern Knight album.
Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about mixtapes he's made for his fiancee.
Gillian Chadwick and Margie Wienk perform "The Years" from Ex Reverie's debut album The Door Into Summer.
Joseph Arthur on: being discovered by Peter Gabriel; growing up in Akron, Ohio; and being a musician and painter.
Black Kids go CD shopping at NYC's famed Other Music and fill us in on music they're into.
Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about his current rotation and other music that has had an impact on him.
Freak Folk artists Gillian Chadwick and Margie Wienk talk about their collaboration and Ex Reverie's The Door Into Summer.
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."
Joseph Arthur plays a new song, talks about overcoming fear, and the Internet as the "digital collective unconscious.
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