Archive | Music Interview
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Music Feature: The Return Of Stone Temple Pilots
Ever since their chart-topping debut “Core,” Stone Temple Pilots have born the brunt of an avalanche of criticism. But despite being dismissed by critics as blatant mimics of their grunge peers, STP was met with unprecedented amounts of commercial success early on in their career.
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Music Interview: ALO’s Zach Gill
Zach Gill is keeping busy this summer touring internationally with two new albums from two bands. While Gill and his band ALO are not yet household names, Jack Johnson is one of the most recognizable singer-songwriters of the decade.
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Music Feature: Matisyahu Remembers His Time Wandering The Northwest
At 18 years old, Matthew Miller seemed like a typical teenager caught up in a rebellious lifestyle on the surface. When Miller arrived in Bend in the fall of 1998, he had spent the fall hitchhiking around the country, somewhat lost in the lure of youthful tendencies.
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Music Interview: Brantley Senn Of Dead Confederate
Dead Confederate hails from the musically rich locale of Athens, Ga. Their music has been known for its moody southern melodies, simplistic and often-dark lyrics, not to mention grunge-like feel. Drawing inspiration from such renowned early ’90s acts as Dinosaur Jr.
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Q&A with Taylor Hanson
Best known for the feel-good hit “MMMBop,” Hanson captured the hearts and ears of young people in the 1990s. But the pop-rock band of brothers soon fell under the radar after the band’s label merged with major record company Island Def Jam.
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Pitchfork profile: Big Boi
When the Pitchfork 2010 lineup was unleashed, one name surged above the storms of hype surrounding Pavement's reunion and LCD Soundsystem's potentially career-ending victory lap. That name was Sir Lucious Left Foot, known in your living rooms as Big Boi.
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Pitchfork profile — Best Coast
Out of all the faces that emerged and survived from the quicksand of the blogosphere this past year, Best Coast — the gloomy yet endearing creative project of L.A. songstress Bethany Cosentino — might be the brightest.
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Pitchfork profile: Sharon Van Etten
Last December Robyn Pecknold — creative honcho of the best modern folk group, Fleet Foxes — told Pitchfork “the world doesn’t need another traditional folk record.
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Interview: The Liars’ Angus Andrew
Few bands can mirror Liars’ uncanny penchant for converging catchy melodies with experimental arrangements.