{"id":30372,"date":"2025-12-31T05:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=30372"},"modified":"2025-12-31T08:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:04:48","slug":"musoscribes-best-of-2025-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/musoscribes-best-of-2025-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Musoscribe’s Best of 2025: Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

I paused to count \u2018em up recently, and realized that I have conducted over 1,300 interviews. More than 1,100 of those have been with music artists. Most every one has been an enriching and rewarding experience for me, and I hope the same is true for them and anyone reading the resulting features. This year my top five are as follow:<\/p>\n

\"\"John McLaughlin<\/a><\/b>
\nThis was my third time interviewing the virtuoso musician, and he was every bit as candid and engaging as ever. We spoke mostly about his pioneering world fusion band Shakti.<\/p>\n

McLuhan<\/b><\/a>
\nThis obscure jazz-prog outfit from Chicago made but one album. But what an album it is!<\/p>\n

Ben Folds<\/b><\/a>
\nA hero of mine, Folds is supremely talented and creative in a number of fields. And he stands up for what\u2019s right. We chatted this year and I made two<\/em> features out of it. The link above is one; the other\u2019s here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Adrian Younge<\/b><\/a>
\nYounge is so creatively busy, he almost makes Steven Wilson look lazy. We spoke about Something About April III<\/i>, the concluding part of his trilogy of mind movies. A second feature drawn from our chat is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cranberries<\/b><\/a>
\nDolores O\u2019Riordan sadly left us a few years back, but a deluxe reissue of her band\u2019s most celebrated release shines the spotlight on her (and their) work. I spoke with band and producer, and once again made two stories out of it all. Here\u2019s the second one<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HAPPY NEW YEAR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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