Category: INTERVIEWS

A Conversation With Petra Haden
If By Yes is the latest project from the multi-talented Petra Haden. The band's debut, Salt On Sea Glass (Chimera),

Q&A With Amor De Días
Amor de Días—the duo of Alasdair Maclean (Clientele) and Lupe Núñez-Fernández (Pipas)—just released debut album Street Of The Love Of

Q&A With Chris Mills
Heavy Years: 2000-2010 (Ernest Jenning) is the latest release from Brooklyn-by-way-of-Chicago singer/songwriter Chris Mills. The 14-track retrospective compiles songs from

Q&A With Bird Of Youth
Bird Of Youth has no business being this good. Really. If writing and recording a really beautiful album was as

Q&A With The Black Watch’s John Andrew Fredrick
For almost 25 years, John Andrew Fredrick and a revolving cast of characters have been issuing records as the Black

A Conversation With Marcellus Hall
Marcellus Hall first made a name for himself as the frontman of Railroad Jerk, which released four albums on Matador

A Conversation With Sloan
The 10th record (not including two EPs, a live album and a “greatest hits” collection) from stalwart Toronto band Sloan,

A Conversation With Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole first made a name for himself back in 1984 with the Commotions, the British band he founded in

A Conversation With The Pogues’ Spider Stacy
The Pogues on record are never short of inspirational, and in person, they might be a life-changing experience. This hackle-raising

A Conversation With The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
We assume most MAGNET readers are already under the magical, musical spell of the Soundtrack Of Our Lives, but if

Q&A With Kristian Hoffman
Kristian Hoffman always has so much to say, we might have edited the hell out of his interview—and his voluminous

A Conversation With The Goldberg Sisters’ Adam Goldberg
The Goldberg Sisters is the new musical project from Adam Goldberg, the always entertaining actor/filmmaker whose impressive resume includes the

A Conversation With Wye Oak
Over the course of three surprise-filled albums, Wye Oak has artistically come of age in the public eye. Singer/guitarist Jenn

Q&A With Smoking Popes
Aside from having the coolest name of any punk-leaning Chicago-area band since Big Black, Smoking Popes have been blessed with