Stay ConnectedEnjoy debating font sizes on festival lineups? Or better yet, ever make a fake Coachella poster and fill it with emo bands? This is your podcast. Each Thursday morning, Billboard staff writer Chris Payne chats with musicians and music writers about what’s going on in alternative music; we’ve got behind-the-scenes stories, chart insight, ~inspirational moments~ and yes, RED HOT TAKES straight from Billboard’s New York City office.
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Yeasayer gave a hilarious interview at with host Chris Payne. They've got a new album on the way ("Amen & Goodbye,” out May 1) and they reflected on being a band for a whole decade. Topics include how they've seen Brooklyn and Manhattan change before their eyes, Billy Joel, and why they might not want to still be alive in 2080.
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Chairlift's Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly stopped by the Billboard office and had plenty to talk about: how R&B and new age music have shaped them, how Caroline has names for her different singing voices, how Patrick's studio approach is different from many producers. Both agree that driven artists with a clear vision enjoy the most success in the music world. Prepare to be inspired.
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Ra Ra Riot frontman Wes Miles chats with Alt In Our Stars host Chris Payne about the band's new album "Need Your Light": collaborating with Rostam Batmanglij, pushing his voice to the limit, and how childhood friendships still affect his art today. Also, he explains what it's like to sing the National Anthem at an NFL game. It's kind of surreal.
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Børns chats with Alt In Our Stars host Chris Payne about his 2015 debut album "Dopamine," how to convince him to take a selfie, how Coachella is different from Bonnaroo, and how vocalists can protect their voices on tour.
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Host Chris Payne sat down for a fact (and sometimes opinion) -filled chat with Billboard chart staffers Emily White and Kevin Rutherford about some of this year’s most anticipated releases: Paramore, M83, LCD Soundsystem, The 1975, Weezer, and more.
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The political, saxophone-charged punk band Downtown Boys stops by Billboard for an interview with host Chris Payne. Topics include the new music they’re writing, wanting to perform with Bruce Springsteen, singing in both English and Spanish, how to get people to dance at shows, and how to keep that dancing non-violent and friendly.
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Panic! frontman Brendon Urie swung by Billboard’s New York office to chat with host Chris Payne about new album "Death of a Bachelor." He also spoke on getting permission from the B-52s to sample “Rock Lobster,” performing in the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and being the kind of guy who rocks fedoras. The new album is heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra, after all.
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Out promoting his Springsteen-esque country-rock album "Wild Ones," Kip Moore hops on the podcast for a revealing talk with host Chris Payne. He invites us into the psyche of a songwriter who fought for years to break into Nashville, and explains how to defeat the doubt -- and occasional depression -- that can plague musicians. He also reveals that he already has "three other projects" he's been working on since "Wild Ones."
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HEALTH's "Death Magic" was one of our favorite rock albums of 2015. The band revisits the record in an interview with Billboard's Chris Payne -- pushing guitar music to the future, working with Haxan Cloak, projectile vomiting for a music video, and coming up in the L.A. noise scene centered around a venue called the Smell.
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Arthur Ashin — the man behind the experimental R&B project Autre Ne Veut — will inspire you to do amazing things with your voice. And if you’re not much of a singer, he’ll give you plenty to think about regarding all things R&B and soul. He stopped by Billboard’s New York office for a chat with host Chris Payne about his dazzling new album Age of Transparency, why he prefers to be called “failure pop” instead of “PBR&B,” and much more.
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