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LABEL PROFILE: A Conversation With Last Night From Glasgow’s Ian Smith
Scottish label Last Night From Glasgow hit upon an amazing business model, one built on subscriptions and a non-profit ethos. Surprisingly, this model has proven quite successful. We sat down with founder Ian Smith to learn more about his label and how it operates.
All Is Lost And You Find All Is Dream: A Conversation With Mercury Rev’s Jonathan Donahue.
On September 11th, 2001, Mercury Rev released All Is Dream, an album many consider to be the band’s magnum opus. Late last year, Cherry Red released a superb 4-CD expanded box set documenting the album’s creation and that era of the band. We sat down with the band’s visionary Jonathan Donahue to discuss the creation of the album, the mindset going into the day of its American release, and the album’s legacy.
FIRST LISTEN: His Name Is Alive, “Piano V”
We offer you a beautiful song from His Name Is Alive’s newest archival release, Return To Never, and we sat down with Warren Defever to discuss the track.
Punk News Comin’ Yer Way!: A Conversation With The Hard Times Founder Matt Saincome
We sat down with Matt Saincome, the founder of the hilariously funny website The Hard Times, on the occasion of the release of their first book, The Hard Times: The First 40 Years.
Punk News Comin’ Yer Way!: A Conversation With The Hard Times Founder Matt Saincome
We sat down with Matt Saincome, the founder of the hilariously funny website The Hard Times, on the occasion of the release of their first book, The Hard Times: The First 40 Years.
Pull Up A Chair For A Spoken Gem: A Conversation With Sean O’Hagan
We have a delightful conversation with Sean O’Hagan, the mastermind behind the lovely High Llamas and former member of noted Irish band Microdisney, where we discuss his gorgeous new solo album, Radum Calls, Radum Calls, his reunion with his former bandmate Cathal Coughlan, and what the future holds.
There’ll Be No Sad Tomorrow: A Conversation With The Muffs’ Kim Shattuck
We remember the late, great Kim Shattuck by revisiting our delightful and hilarious conversation with her regarding The Muffs’ second album, the superb Blonder & Blonder.
All Is Well: A Conversation With Woo’s Clive Ives
We have a lovely and informative discussion with Clive Ives, one-half of the British experimental instrumental duo Woo, where he breaks down their latest archival release, the charming and delightful All Is Well.
Defeat Is Where Your Demons Lurk: The Conversation With David Berman That Sadly Never Happened
We were supposed to begin a conversation with the late David Berman this week, a little dalliance to keep him preoccupied whilst he fought the boredom of the road. Yet sadly, that never happened, as he passed away by his own hand last Wednesday. We reflect on him, his fantastic Purple Mountains project, and present you with questions we had intended to ask him, but sadly will never get to ask him.
Your Feet Are Where Your Demons Lurk: The Conversation With David Berman That Sadly Never Happened
We were supposed to begin a conversation with the late David Berman this week, a little dalliance to keep him preoccupied whilst he fought the boredom of the road. Yet sadly, that never happened, as he passed away by his own hand last Wednesday. We reflect on him, his fantastic Purple Mountains project, and present you with questions we had intended to ask him, but sadly will never get to ask him.
The Recoup 