Interview

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  ​Sudan Archives Reflects on Her Triumphant Year of "Kinda Sassy, Kinda Sensual" Music

  PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2022

  The challenges of being a musician in 2022 are well-documented, with artists as renowned as Santigold and Animal Collective cancelling thei...

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  Alex G Celebrates the Miracle of "Just Being a Human and Being Alive"

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2022

  Alex G doesn't consider himself a trendsetter — so how does his music always seem to heat-seek the inciting forces of contemporary culture?...

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  Brendan Fraser Knows 'The Whale' Won't Please Everyone

  PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2022

  It was always going to be the case that Brendan Fraser's comeback (or the Brenaissance, if you will) would be mired in controversy, despite...

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  Weyes Blood Reflects on Life's "Sublime Violence"

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2022

  Opening the door to Weyes Blood's And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow, you'll encounter the king and queen of loneliness, angels and dueling...

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  ​Backxwash Wraps Her Cinematic Trilogy: "The Big Baddie Is Defeated"

  PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2022

  Let the credits roll — Backxwash has wrapped her horrorcore trilogy. HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING, released...

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  Art d'Ecco on the 50th Anniversary of 'Transformer': "I Often Wonder, 'What Would Lou Reed Do?'"

  PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2022

  Had things gone a little differently, modern music listeners might have never heard of Lou Reed. The Velvet Underground were famously comme...

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  'Blockbuster' Star Randall Park Remembers Past Day Jobs and Throwing Up in a Trash Can at Work

  PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2022

  "If I get a serial killer, it'll be the happiest serial killer," Randall Park laughs. "I love the idea of doing things that are a little da...

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  Matty Grace Is the New Face of Old-School Punk

  PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2022

  Since the term was invented, people have fought over the definition of "punk." Is it a subculture? A scene? A look? A class? A sound? No m...