Articles Index
Interview: Johan Karlberg of The Very Best
The Swedish half of Radioclit talks homecomings in Malawi, his love of David Attenborough, and making good use of rejected productions made for Lil Wayne.
Yeasayer - Artist Profile
Yeasayer are a quartet that accomplishes no small task: defying genre.
Interview: Eirik Glambek Bøe of Kings of Convenience
The non-spectacled half of the Norwegian soft-pop bards talks about staying true to their 'Quiet is the New Loud' ideal.
Spoon - Artist Profile
Potted history of Austin indie-rock outfit Spoon, from their troubled early days to their chart-bothering recent rock classics.
Los Campesinos! - Artist Profile
Smartypants twee-pop explosion Los Campesinos! burst onto the indie scene with the release of two albums in 2008.
Mazzy Star - Artist Profile
Their narcotic balladry went platinum in the '90s, then they disappeared. The story of Mazzy Star.
Built to Spill - Artist Profile
The history of bearded fretboard warrior Doug Martsch, and his merry band of Built to Spill men.
Interview: Jenny Lewis
The child-actor turned Rilo Kiley indie-rocker turned flame-haired country-soul chanteuse talks in the wake of her second solo album, 'Acid Tongue.'
Interview: Kurt Vile
Growing up, Kurt Vile dreamed of being signed to Matador Records. Now he is.
Devendra Banhart - Artist Profile
The bearded freak-folk bard is, in his words, just a "song and dance man."
Interview: Greg Rogove of Megapuss
The non-Devendra member of the 'puss talks about publicly outing his own member, his dreams of being a Brazilian tranny, the joys of Little Joy, and how his band was built for good times.
Interview: Shannon Stephens
Shannon Stephens played in a band with Sufjan Stevens in the '90s. She disappeared. He became a superstar. She was jealous.
Interview: Geologist of Animal Collective
2009 breakout superstars Animal Collective began life as shadowy and mysterious. Geologist talks about their journey into the spotlight.
Alternative Music 101 - Genre Guide
Don't know your shoegaze from your space-rock? Your twee from your C86? Read on to discover the peculiar secrets of all those baffling genre names.
Interview: Danielle Stech-Homsy of Rio en Medio
With the release of 'Frontier,' the freak-folk siren talks the New Mexico snow, Vashti Bunyan comparisons, and trying to create a "field of miraculous occurrences."
Antony & the Johnsons - Artist Profile
Profile, history, biography of the warbling New Yorker troubadour.
Genre Profile - Freak-Folk
A look at the recent folk-revival revivalists who've redreamt the imaginary hippy utopia for the new century.
Bat for Lashes - Artist Profile
History of glamorous English songstress Natasha Khan.
Pavement: Artist Profile
Biography of the kings of lo-fi slackerdom, as told by Stephen Malkmus and Spiral Stairs
Why? - Artist Profile
A look at the life and work of indie-pop/backpacker-rap confessionalist Yoni Wolf.
Interview: Èglantine Gouzy of Get Back Guinozzi!
The singer of the mad French duo talks recording in Indian jungles and old post-punk records.
El Perro del Mar - Artist Profile
Sarah Assbring finds rapture in girl-group grooves and truth in hushed musical sadness
Interview: Nathan Williams of Wavves
Post Primavera meltdown, Nathan Williams talks about being the most hated man in the blogosphere.
Interview: Jesy Fortino of Tiny Vipers
The stark songsmith laments that, though you can leave your small-town upbringing behind, it never really leaves you.
Interview: Sarah Assbring of El Perro del Mar
Sarah Assbring talks about her first three LPs: the sad one, the happy one, and the break-up record.