Interview

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  Plaid's New Album 'Polymer' Reflects Our Dark Times, But Don't Call It a Concept Album

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2019

  The first thing you'll notice about Plaid's new album, Polymer, is that it's got a bit more bite than their usual fare. The British duo of...

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  'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' Co-Star Thomas Middleditch on Family Drama, Monster Fights and Striving for an Environmental Message

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2019

  Everyone's favourite Japanese dinosaur, Godzilla, since his 1954 debut, has represented society's fears about apocalyptic destruction as a...

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  Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Dedicated' Is Proof That 'E•MO•TION' Was No Fluke

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2019

  It's a common artistic dilemma: a musician releases a defining work early, then faces the struggle of following it up.   "This has been suc...

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  Jenn Grant Confronted Uncertainty, Found 'Love, Inevitable' on Her New Album

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2019

  In the ebullient chorus of "Raven," the opening track of Jenn Grant's new album Love, Inevitable, Grant brightly makes a confession that's...

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  Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett Discusses His Horror Collection Coming 'Alive!' at the Royal Ontario Museum

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2019

  Ever since he was five or six years old, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has had an obsession with horror movies. His collection of movie...

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  Lee Ranaldo Discusses His Return to Improv Music with New Album 'Lee Ranaldo / Jim Jarmusch / Marc Urselli / Balázs Pándi'

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2019

  Today (May 24), Lee Ranaldo returns with Lee Ranaldo / Jim Jarmusch / Marc Urselli / Balázs Pándi, a new album with those titular collabora...

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  Flying Lotus Channels Fiery Daydreams and Mac Miller on New Album 'Flamagra'

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2019

  Years ago, before his new album Flamagra was even a flicker in the thoughts of Flying Lotus mastermind Stephen Ellison, he was being bombar...

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  Black Mountain's Stephen McBean Got Behind the Wheel for New Album 'Destroyer'

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2019

  A licence to drive is more than just a piece of plastic with your picture on it — it's a passport to adventure, a feeling of power and free...