Category: INTERVIEWS

A Conversation With Rachael Yamagata
When singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata was growing up, she went to all-girls school that she says warped her into the relationship-obsessed

A Conversation With John Doe
John Doe, the guy who formed one half of X's front line next to Exene Cervenka more than 30 years

Q&A With Ben Lee
Ben Lee had barely cracked the puberty code when he fronted the renowned Aussie alt-rock combo Noise Addict, and as

A Conversation With Mike Viola
With a major-label distribution deal right out of the chute, Candy Butchers seemed destined to follow in the footsteps of

Q&A With Ivy
In commercial terms, Ivy is but a footnote in the career of bassist Adam Schlesinger, who between his duties in

Q&A With Tommy Keene
One of MAGNET’s favorite former guest editors and guitar-pop singer/songwriting legends, Tommy Keene has returned with Behind The Parade (Second

Q&A With Tift Merritt
Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate

A Conversation With Tedeschi Trucks Band
Since the mid-'90s, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks have both had successful music careers, she as an acclaimed singer/songwriter and

A Conversation With Of Montreal
of Montreal’s music is hard to define, given it changes more often than frontman Kevin Barnes’ sequined and feathered outfits

Q&A With Her Space Holiday
This week's release of Her Space Holiday's 10-track, self-titled album marks the end of the one-man musical project that Marc

A Conversation With Fountains Of Wayne
The great Fountains Of Wayne just issued their fifth album in a career that dates back 15 years. Sky Full

A Conversation With Richard Buckner
This week, singer/songwriter Richard Buckner releases Our Blood (Merge), his first new music since 2006’s Meadow. The nine-track LP was

A Conversation With The Ladybug Transistor
The Ladybug Transistor formed in Brooklyn in 1995, and frontman Gary Olson has been the band's sole constant member. Clutching

Q&A With Laura Cantrell
Kitty Wells Dresses: Songs Of The Queen Of Country Music is the fifth full-length from New York City singer/songwriter Laura