Music

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Santigold and Frank Ockenfels 3 Take Us Behind the Scenes of Their Spirituals Videos

March 26, 2024

“When I thought of this record, I thought of this idea of catching the spirit,” says Santigold, who enlisted Frank Ockenfels 3 to shoot a series of vignettes for her comeback album.

ICONS

“A Champion of the Freaks”: Christeene and Justin Vivian Bond on Sinéad O’Connor

March 25, 2024

Before they get on stage at City Winery to pay tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor, the drag artists got on Zoom to reminisce on the singer-songwriter’s life and legacy.

SOUND ADVICE

Nourished By Time Tells Us What An Erotic Probiotic Really Is

March 25, 2024

For this week’s SOUND ADVICE, Marcus Brown of Nourished by Time, who’s just dropped a new EP called “Catching Chickens,” curates us a playlist of the pop bangers that inspire him.

IN CONVERSATION

Erika de Casier and Sega Bodega on Sinners, Samples, and Songwriting

March 25, 2024

“I know a lot of artists that force the unhappy artist ideal,” the Danish singer-songwriter told the DJ and producer. “But I don’t think that’s what it’s about.”

OPENING

“You Can’t Teach Sauce”: Allen-Golder Carpenter Examines Rap Culture at No Gallery

March 22, 2024

“If I really spoke and acted the way I wanted to, I’d scare all the money away,” says the artist, who walked us through their brand-new solo show at No Gallery downtown.

SOLO

Big Thief’s Buck Meek Tells Us How to Write a Love Song

March 21, 2024

The Big Thief guitarist, now a solo musician in his own right, joined us to discuss love, ego, made-up words, and his third solo studio album, “Haunted Mountain.”

SOUND ADVICE

Only Fire Tells Us Which Lana Del Rey Song He Wishes He’d Written

March 21, 2024

In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the 24-year old Croatian DJ and producer makes a playlist of his faves to prepare us for his new EP, “Moana Lisa.”

ALBUM

How Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee Learned to Tune Out the Noise

March 20, 2024

As the singer-songwriter prepares to drop “Tigers Blood,” her follow-up to the pandemic smash-hit “Saint Cloud,” she talked to us about love, fame, and starting a Substack.

SOUND ADVICE

Whistling Wunderkind Molly Lewis Finds Safety in Her Wired Headphones

March 18, 2024

The LA-based musician and whistler, whose new album “On the Lips” came out last month, makes us a playlist of “beloved tunes,” she says, “sealed with a kiss.”

IN CONVERSATION

The Kills Talk to Ethan Hawke About God, Mortality, and Trashy Art

March 18, 2024

As Jamie Hince and Allison Mosshart tour their first album in seven years, they got deep with Ethan Hawke about out-of-body sensations and the pursuit of happiness.

IN CONVERSATION

Devon Welsh And Sean Nicholas Savage Aren’t Afraid of Sincerity

March 13, 2024

Before releasing his first album in five years, Welsh caught up with friend and fellow Canadian Sean Nicholas Savage to talk poetry and border agents.

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Bad Gyal Takes Us From Her Dressing Room to the Afters

March 12, 2024

“Usually I go party,” the Spanish singer says of her post-show routine. “I start smoking my cigarettes and drinking all the champagne.”

SOUND ADVICE

HOMESHAKE’s Peter Sagar Makes Us the Dream Alt-Rock Playlist

March 11, 2024

For this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the Toronto-based musician reveals his studio uniform, current cocktail of choice, and pushes back against the shoegaze allegations.

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“I’m Normal as Fuck”: Ekkstacy Takes Us Inside His Worldwide Tour

March 8, 2024

“I want to be more of a human on stage,” says the Canadian singer-songwriter. “I don’t want people to think that I’m some stuck-up kid.”

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SOUND ADVICE

Hitmaker Tayla Parx Makes Us a Playlist for International Women’s Day

March 8, 2024

For this week’s Sound Advice, the songwriting maven curated a playlist for the girls, featuring Hemlocke Springs, Bree Runway, and Doja Cat.

ICON

“If You’re Cool, Aren’t You Sexy?”: Kim Gordon, in Conversation With Chloe Sevigny

March 8, 2024

Before the release of her brand-new solo record, the alt-rock icon met up with Chloe Sevigny to talk fashion, womanhood, dystopian futures, and the “dirty” 90s.

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Ice Spice Rides the Chopper for Alexander Wang Spring 2024

March 7, 2024

The rapper, who fronts the new Spring 2024 campaign from Alexander Wang, revealed what’s inside her Wang bag: “lip gloss, a tiny mirror, and gum.”

NOSTALGIA

“I Was a Grumpy Bitch”: Bananarama, in Conversation With Boy George

March 6, 2024

“Before Kylie [Minogue], all the queens in the universe were obsessed with Bananarama,” says Boy George, who interviewed his old friends before the release of their brand-new compilation album.

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Tour Diary

“The Vibes Are Incredibly Strange”: On the Road With the Boys of Militarie Gun

March 5, 2024

In this week’s Tour Diary, Ian Shelton, William Acuña, and Waylon Trim called us from the slopes at Elk Mountain to talk pre-show tequila and aux chord policy.

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Julie Ragbeer Invites Her “Ragdolls” to Listen to This Playlist

March 4, 2024

For this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the viral bedroom pop sensation made us a playlist of songs by the women she stans.