Category: INTERVIEWS

Over the course of 16 years and nine albums, the weird, wonderful world of the Handsome Family has been populated

In 2009, the idea of a well-adjusted, self-realized pop star tends to boggle the mind of the American public. Ben

When Superdrag frontman John Davis put the then-final incarnation of the band on hiatus in 2003, it certainly seemed permanent.

Even when he was in his late 20s, Jason Lytle—about to turn 40 in March—seemed old for his time. The

Steve Alexander has a pretty sweet gig as senior editor of fantasy NBA basketball (and PGA golf) for Rotoworld.com. Getting

Carl Newman has long been credited as the architect behind the New Pornographers, a primarily Canadian union of musical talents

The title of the fourth album from Montreal drama-rock collective the Dears isn’t an accident. Missiles finds frontman Murray Lightburn

Iggy Pop is a wuss. Admittedly, the legendary Stooge has been a pioneer, pushing stage performance to dangerous, physical extremes.

There’s Lindsey Buckingham, contributor of meticulous production, searing guitar and one of the all-time great musical kiss-offs (“Go Your Own

Having a conversation with Robyn Hitchcock is like tripping through the back of your eyelids or talking to the mouse

Though their early forays into kitsch imagery confused some, the B-52s party ball was a serious musical enterprise laced with

It’s been a while since the last Spiritualized album, 2003’s Amazing Grace, but you’d be on rather impolite footing if

When he’s not leading the Decemberists, Colin Meloy has been known to tour as a solo acoustic act and issue

It can be lots of fun being in the culture-vulture industry. People you don’t know give you albums you didn’t