interview Archive
18 May 2026
Add it Up: The Violent Femmes, 40-plus Years On (Part 1 of 3)
Though guitarist and lead vocalist Gordon Gano might take issue with the label, Violent Femmes spearheaded a king of punk-folk renaissance with their debut album, 1983’s Violent Femmes. Songs like […]
12 May 2026
Switchfoot’s Recipe for Long-term Success (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… In recent years, a number of artists from Taylor Swift to John Fogerty have gone back and re-recorded music from their past; sometimes entire albums. Tell […]
11 May 2026
Switchfoot’s Recipe for Long-term Success (Part 1 of 2)
NOTE: This is post #5,500. Yes, five thousand and five hundred. — bk Brothers Jon and Tim Foreman launched alt-rock band Switchfoot in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler. Though the […]
08 May 2026
Toubab Krewe: A Hard Drive Full of Ideas
Toubab Krewe launched in 2005 with a unique synthesis of African and Western musical textures. Drawing on tradition infused with a contemporary approach, the group debuted on record that same […]
07 May 2026
Armageddon’s First and Last Stand (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… The first time I heard “Silver Tightrope,” I thought, “This sounds a little bit like Yes…” I felt like it shared some of the progressive qualities […]
06 May 2026
Armageddon’s First and Last Stand (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Martin Pugh: So I called Aynsley Dunbar, who I had known from England; he had actually tried to get me to join his band, Retaliation. I […]
05 May 2026
Armageddon’s First and Last Stand (Part 1 of 3)
(A shorter, edited version of this feature appeared previously in The Tonearm.) Armageddon was one of those groups that could have only come together in the 1970s. Formed in the […]
04 May 2026
Richard Thompson: Master of Studio and Stage
Richard Thompson discusses studio vs. live performance, composing vs. improvisation, and more Some musical artists are studio rats. Decades apart, the Beatles and XTC quit touring mid-career, cloistering themselves away […]
30 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Mark Havens: Right, because the first run always seemed to be printed in very small numbers. And then, as is mentioned in the book, Weinstock would […]
29 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Chris Entwistle: Everything that Mark said is absolutely true. And on a personal note, as [the project] started to get close to 20 years, Mark would […]