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Anika: Interview
Annika Henderson is not one to ever conform to the status quo. It would be reductive to solely describe Henderson as a musician – since cutting her teeth in the underground electronic music, she has since expanded her mononymous Anika project to encompass various mediums such as songwriting, djing, journalism,…
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Jaco Jaco: Interview
Jacob Theriot, known professionally as Jaco Jaco, entered into his solo career with esoterica and funk. After his work as the bassist in the wizard-y pop band Sports, Theriot’s new individuality in his music has an atmosphere of fun tinged with thought-provoking motifs about relationships, growth, and the self. Theriot…
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Peach Pit (Neil Smith): Interview
On a sunny Parisian afternoon, I sat with Peach Pit’s lead singer Neil Smith. The Vancouver based band has been together for over ten years and it’s their fifth time performing in Paris. Neil accepted a croissant from my favorite boulangerie and nibbled at it through the conversation. It was…
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Liam Inscoe-Jones “Songs In The Key of MP3”: Interview
The proposition of Simon Reynolds’ 2010 book Retromania is quite simple: if you were to show a person from 1985 a track from 1995 (say, show a Detroit techno fan a ghettotech or drum ‘n’ bass track), they would react like the gates of heaven had just been opened. But,…
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Flore Laurentienne: Interview
When looking at the beautiful but chaotic works of Québécois painter Jean-Paul Riopelle, lush strings and vintage synthesizers would not be a typical sonic interpretation; but for Mathieu David Gagnon, Riopelle’s paintings inspire a calm harmony evident on his newest record, 8 Tableaux. A musician often inspired by nature, Gagnon…
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Cheekface: Interview
Graphic by Joseph Kang Since forming in 2017 Cheekface knows too well what it’s like to write music throughout disturbing and unjust times. Whether it’s through changing the tour van’s tires four times in only one tour, or reckoning with the monetized self-help culture after loss, Cheekface’s deadpan humor seeks…
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Cameron Winter is Not Kidding This Time: Interview
Originally published April 18th, 2024 following Winter’s debut solo show. Geese’s Cameron Winter sings like a storm. “God of the sun I’m taking you down on the inside,” he wails in forceful acapella, opening the rock band’s latest record, 3D Country, with such conviction that you can’t help but worry…
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Michael Rother (Neu!, Harmonia): Interview
Michael Rother has spent the last 40 years trying to set a ridiculous myth straight. No, he did not turn down an offer to collaborate with David Bowie. There’s truth in the story’s bones. David Bowie was a professed superfan of Neu!, Michael Rother’s first band. During Bowie’s time in…
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“Reproducing life as it is—I was never interested in that”: An Interview with Alain Guiraudie
Alain Guiraudie’s breakout film Stranger by the Lake was all about murder and sex. His latest Misericordia is all about murder and the absence of sex. But the lack of anything explicit is somehow more titillating, making brawls between men ooze big-time sensuality. “I work on love scenes and fight…
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Mercury Rev (Jonathan Donahue): Interview
Jonathan Donahue has been on the frontline of the indie rock scene since the early 80s. Hailing from upstate New York, the artist worked as a guitar technician and concert promoter, where he booked bands like Butthole Surfers and Flaming Lips. The latter he joined for their albums In A…
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Friko: Interview
Nearly three years ago, a collection of bands from Chicago’s teenage-led indie rock scene stormed Thalia Hall on June 5th, 2022 to celebrate the release of breakout trio Horsegirl’s Versions of Modern Performance. The billed acts, Post Office Winter, Lifeguard, Friko, and Horsegirl, each have their own approach to indie…
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GFOTY: Interview
For one night only, hyperpop’s resident girlfriend GFOTY returned to Brooklyn to host the party of the year, featuring elaborate bridal costumes, appearances from DJ’s like Petal Supply, and a sneak peek of her new album. The London based artist Polly Louisa Salmon is known for her raunchy, over the…
