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Sawyer Hill: 'Tell The Truth, Make It Rhyme'

"First of all, the coffin was for a very small person," Sawyer Hill begins, explaining how he was "buried" alive in a constrictive pine box. "Then I was, 'Wait, soil has fertilizer in it, fertilizer is poop, shoveled near my face, poop in my.....(cont.)

Phoebe Bridgers Finds the Light in Loss on 'Lost Weekend'

Coming off weirder and wiser than the bounty of brooding female singer-songwriters that emerged alongside her the past decade, Phoebe Bridgers has earned her place in the pop music universe, even as she's made choices.....(cont.)

Music Makes Her

When you get a chance to interview someone who's been a blueprint for everything you stand for (and could possibly ever aspire to be), the excitement of speaking to them can sometimes feel overwhelming. Kathleen Hanna.....(cont.)

5 Albums I Can't Live Without: Donnie Vie Formerly of Enuff Z'Nuff

Best known for: What am I best known as? Well, that depends on who you ask. But officially, I was the principal songwriter and original lead singer for the band Enuff Z'Nuff, 1985-2000, and then again from 2007-2013. Anything else.....(cont.)

Freed From the Mos Def Moniker, 'The Ecstatic' Soars Once Again

Upon its release, The Ecstatic felt like a record that could only be released in 2009. The final album Yasiin Bey recorded under the Mos Def moniker, arrived at the beginning of Barack Obama's first term. Despite.....(cont.)

Fan Week

The US Open isn't just one of the world's great sporting events anymore.

It's becoming one of America's great cultural festivals.

Over three weeks, more.....(cont.)

With The Residency, Music Artists Get the Keys to the Property

We've all heard the stories about rock stars and musicians taking over hotels, but The Residency is revamping that whole idea into something truly.....(cont.)

Kurt Vile Is Still Chasing the Ditch Neil Young Dug Decades Ago

Kurt Vile is part of an untamed musical tradition, and he's proud to be there.
"I'm a fanboy in general, and music is my religion," says the singer.....(cont.)

Petey USA Does the Opposite

Petey USA is a content creator.

It's a reductionist term for what he does, sure. It's one that I think.....(cont.)

Tim Burgess: "Your Life Takes Place at 55 Miles an Hour Between One Gig and the Next"

Back in 1997, the Charlatans almost managed to successfully kidnap me and take me on tour with them. They brought me aboard their tour bus, and when it started pulling away, I thought it was headed to their hotel. In fact, it.....(cont.)

Tony Fletcher's Teenage Wasteland

Imagine being a magazine publisher, running a record label, interviewing rock stars, playing in your own band, promoting concerts, and hosting a live TV show, all before you turn 20 years old. Oh, and doing.....(cont.)

Deep Cut Friday: "SenSurround" by They Might Be Giants

Like the TV series it was based on, 1995's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie was silly, low budget, and popular enough with kids to turn a profit. Some of.....(cont.)

The SPIN Interview: Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal flows effortlessly through his soundcheck at the Luckman Arts Complex, an elegant theater at California State University, Los Angeles. It's only the second show of Mahal's tour supporting Swingin' Live at the Church.....(cont.)

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