Music interviews!
February 4, 2008Two Adams for the price of one
Friends and fellow rockers Maroon 5 and Counting Crows team up for a summer tour
Zooey sings!
Actress Zooey Deschanel is turning heads as one-half of breakout folk-rockers She & Him
Vanessa Carlton, piano girl
She’s signed to a hip-hop label and loves Gershwin. Meet the future of piano-pop.
We’re feeling the Faint
Todd Fink talks about his synth-rock crew’s new album—and why he changed his name to ‘Fink’
Q-Tip: ‘Renaissance’ man
With A Tribe Called Quest’s latest reunion and a long-awaited solo disc, the rap legend is keeping busy
'Not Motley Crue'
Members of local outfit Bound Stems embrace their geeky sides and their day jobs
The Kid Sister smackdown
Chicago’s hottest female rapper calls us out for our lack of wrestling knowledge
Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution
Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution tour promises plenty of hard rock and (maybe) flying surfboards
No Age doesn't want your money
Los Angeles art-punk duo wants to launch a vegan-friendly empire—one free party at a time
Wolf Parade drives us crazy
Canada’s indie supergroup explains its Fine Young Cannibals connection
Alkaline Trio: transcendental punks
Meditation, ‘The Hills’—have these Chicago punks gone totally L.A.?
'Venues beware'
Unassuming singer-songwriter Samantha Crain destroyed one local bar, and she’d do it again
Katy Perry crashes the boys’ club
Is Warped Tour ready for the girl-kissing pop provocateur?
Crying it out
No matter how sunny Maria Taylor sounds, her tunes still make Mom tear up
Keeping it faux
Catching up with New York’s original fake French band, Les Sans Culottes
So you wanna be an air guitar star
Bjorn Turoque explains the joys of rockin’ out on an invisible six-string
Earning their stripes
Midwest rockers the Republic Tigers prepare for their mainstream close-up
Jamie Lidell rises and shines
To be the world’s most soulful Englishman, you have to get up early
Sloppy on purpose
Welsh indie rockers Los Campesinos! prefer drunken fun to coherent live performances
Panic breeds clarity
Ex-emo poster boys Panic at the Disco are cool if they don’t hang on your wall
Sing for the Submarines
How does this husband-wife team make such catchy indie pop? It’s not as easy as it looks
'Cue up the blues
Blues musician and barbecue vet Jimmy Burns really knows how to cook
Death Cab for Cutie will possess you
Ben Gibbard talks about eight-minute singles, headlining festivals and outlasting ‘The O.C.’
Augustana’s rock star moment
The band behind the hit ‘Boston’ isn’t quite living in the fast lane...yet
The Robyn revolution
Sweden’s hottest export this side of IKEA is here to jumpstart modern pop music
DeVotchKa: tubas, accordions and sexy acrobats
Denver’s global pop band brings their circus-like show to town
David Ford, the polite rocker
Meet the British singer who’s a one-man band—and a one-man cleaning crew
Roots on the rise
Hip-hop’s leading live act likes to keep them guessing
Cute and delicious
Singer Kate Nash invents her own flavor of Brit-pop
‘The option to zigzag’
The Mars Volta provides the soundtrack to your wild, swerving road trip
Freedom fighter
Rapper-poet Saul Williams and his ‘Niggy Tardust’ alter ego tackle some tough issues
Lemony fresh
Indie hip-hop duo Atmosphere’s rhymes—and jokes—are pretty damned juicy
Troubadours of metal
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine leads his latest troupe of headbangers out on the third Gigantour
So sue him!
If Bon Iver’s music literally bowls you over, singer Justin Vernon will take the blame
Pedal to the metal
R.E.M. is back and louder than ever. Michael Stipe explains why his band needed to ‘Accelerate.’
Catching fire
Pop-punk underdogs the Matches broaden their fan base, with a little help from...Ashley Dupré?
‘Old people’ target me
That and other quirky confessions from Swedish pop master Jens Lekman
Anti-aging advice
Canadian rockers Black Mountain suggest screaming
Beer-guzzling prog-rock
Protest the Hero brings humor and hangovers to metal’s most serious offshoot
Song and dance girl
Avril Lavigne livens up her latest tour with uptempo songs and—backup dancers?
The ‘Forest Whitaker’ of hip-hop?
Brother Ali is not your average rapper—in more ways than one
‘Distortion,’ unplugged
Magnetic Fields are doing quiet shows to promote one very noisy album
Less than literal
British band Working for a Nuclear Free City is not working for a nuclear-free city
'Not just a bunch of drunks'
Bang Camaro’s 20-member dude choir is taking sing-along rock to new extremes
Sia's colorful world
Why we want to get invited to the Starbucks-backed singer’s next party
‘Superstar’ in the making?
Lupe Fiasco collaborator Matthew Santos breaks out on his own
The Irish are coming!
Counting the days ‘til St. Patrick’s Day with Celtic folk-punks Flogging Molly
Heidi sings!
Heidi Montag, foxy villainess of ‘The Hills,’ makes a bid for pop music stardom
‘A great sleeping pill’
Keren Ann doesn’t mind if her often-quiet folk-pop makes you pass out
Friendship bracelets for all!
Brooklyn up-and-comers Yeasayer will buy you jewelry if you buy their album
Alive and kicking
Cheating death and knocking over amps with the Whigs
London calling...again
Gallows are putting U.K. punk rock back on the map
Enough with the comparisons!
Editors are not ‘the British version’ of your favorite band
Ready to reciprocate
If you send the love, Ra Ra Riot will crank the crazy
'The greatest show ever'
Steel Train frontman Jack Antonoff loves 'Sex and the City'
He wants Candy
White Williams puts a personal touch on a much-covered tune
Silently swearing
Jazz-pop duo The Bird and the Bee says their colleagues are also profane—but in secret
Stolen moments
The Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer seeks youth, balance, a solo career and a new bike
No blimps needed
Spoon has arrived—without any flashy New Year’s Eve promotions
Risk, reward and records
Thrill Jockey founder Bettina Richards puts her "life on the line" to release albums
This band will be huge!
Well, maybe. Indie rockers Vampire Weekend handle the hype
A foolproof Plan
Injuries and lineup changes can’t slow down metal cult heroes Dillinger Escape Plan
Soulja of fortune
Hip-hop upstart Soulja Boy makes the most of the “Crank That” craze
A killer Soundtrack
Motion City’s Justin Pierre talks relationships, sort-of duets and natural hair products
Story time!
Identical twin pop-rockers Tegan and Sara prefer onstage banter to backstage booze
Half-naked ambition
Chicago’s The Academy Is confronts success and clothes-devouring fans
Deck the Hall & Oates
John Oates tells us why he and Daryl Hall like singing holiday tunes
Let Sondre open the door
Meet Sondre Lerche, ‘Dan in Real Life’ composer and incurable romantic
Getting into character
Polka dots help British pop gals the Pipettes turn back the clock
Who’s Winehouse?
Sharon Jones had the old-school soul long before Amy arrived
Don't call them sellouts
Against Me! are more punk and political than ever, major labels be damned
Your granddaddy’s homeboy
Down home, dirty history lessons from rapper Buck 65
Ghost, the machine
Is Wu-Tang’s Ghostface the hardest working man in hip-hop?
The human touch
Some call them futuristic, but Battles' frontman insists they’re not robots
All in his head
Forget scary movies--thoughtful Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco scares himself
Straight outta Alaska
Portugal. The Man brings crazy blues-rock jams out of the wilderness
There’s a 'Riot!' going on
Paramore is young, crush-worthy and taking the pop-punk world by storm
Coming clean
Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba opens up about his new album, Counting Crows and Hilary Duff
Grease is the ... cure
The Weakerthans frontman discusses hangover relief and, uh, sonnets
House, techno or disco?
Whatever they are, Justice will make you move it
Back off, Blunt!
Josh Rouse is a laid-back guy, but his fans are up in arms over James Blunt’s latest
Patrick Wolf: magic man
Brit-pop’s enfant terrible makes noise and meets his idols
Size doesn't matter
Seven-piece Chicago pop group The 1900s can squeeze onto any stage
Promotion time!
Chicago popsters Office pursue stardom like it’s their job
Ex marks the spot
No longer a couple, New Zealand pop duo the Brunettes pushes on
Renaissance man
Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner moonlights as a juggler and scarecrow
Safety first!
Bloc Party looks out for Beyonce—and seeks protection from Madonna
What's so funny?
Eccentric rockers Minus the Bear ditch the jokes and get serious—sort of
Mustaches and lipstick
Despite his love for 'Magnum, P.I.,' Marilyn Manson says a ’stache just wouldn’t work for him
No more cupcakes!
Brooklyn pop trio Au Revoir Simone gets its priorities in line
'A ridiculous idea'
The Swell Season has a hit musical on its hands, despite one star's doubts
Natural born rocker
Years after 'Natural Born Killers,' actress Juliette Lewis gets even wilder
