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Eno Williams and Max Grunhard discuss the brilliant new Ibibio Sound Machine album, Pull the Rope, living in London and loving Ninja Tune Records, aspirational truths and the clarinet, how music is a language, Eno’s exposure to highlife and jùjú music and why openly loving Fela Kuti could be precarious, empathy, inclusion, and improvisation, intergenerational culture clashes, working with Ross Orton, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more.
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Ann Powers discusses her wondrously written new book, Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell, Pacific Northwest punk bands like D.O.A. and Nomeansno, how she positioned her role in writing this book after years of research and dozens of interviews, her decision about pursuing an interview with Mitchell herself, perspectives on motherhood and what it meant for Mitchell to be a woman in music starting in the 1960s and how that era is perceived today, the problematic critiques of that time period by Mitchell and other artists, Ann’s own trajectory as a lover and critic of music, what it means to interrogate the work of people you love, how artists who have had medical scares like Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Neil Young might gain a new appreciation for their own work and audiences, Ann’s upcoming book tour dates, her work on the NPR music newsletter, other future plans, and much more.
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Mdou Moctar and Mikey Coltun discuss their band's wondrous new album Funeral for Justice, singing new songs about worldwide problems and not just in Africa, landing on an album title that tonally suits the lyrics and sound of Funeral for Justice, jet lag and feeling sleepy, why doing interviews is so important to explain Mdou Moctar songs, trust and being a better band, why their music and vocals might incorporate repetition, Mikey’s new tape label Purplish Records and Marc Masters’ book about cassette history and culture, new Mdou Moctar music and philanthropic projects, touring the world, other future plans, and much more.
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Luka Kuplowsky discusses How Can I Possibly Sleep When There Is Music, his new album with the Ryōkan band, film studies in Toronto, life-changing Beverly Glenn-Copeland encounters, exploring Buddhism, meditation, Tang Dynasty poetry, and speak-singing, why producer Sandro Perri suggested he perform one song like a tentative fifth grader, the magical gathering place and venue that is Toronto’s Tranzac, wanting to be Jackie Chan, theatrical staging, his next album, tour, other future plans, and much more.
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Mike Watt and Papa M's David Pajo talk about their new split-single for Red Parakeet Records’ “one-for-one” series, their history together as admirers and friends and a fateful party for Lance Bangs, how punks share helpful information, the vaudeville circuit, the Beatles and arena rock, J Mascis and the Breeders, David’s work in Gang of Four and a project between him, watt, and Hugo Burnham, the brilliance and resourcefulness of George Hurley, a musical project that watt and I are working on together, other future plans, and much more. Photo: Lance Bangs
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Bill MacKay is back, this time to discuss his new album Locust Land, lyrical themes and singing more, a song specifically inspired by Neil Young, travelling a lot as an adult after moving around a fair bit as a child, how our luggage connects us to our homes, the freeform but purposeful artwork he created for Locust Land, his collaborations with Cooper Crain and Janet Beveridge Bean among others, touring a lot, other future plans, and much more.
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Brian and Michael D’Addario from the Lemon Twigs discuss their new album, A Dream is All We Know, birthday presents and the Lovin’ Spoonful, who they think their core audience consists of, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and “Mersey Beach,” ambitious instrumentation and mixing, Sloan and Royal Trux, their respective songwriting modes, brotherly love, working with the likes of Foxygen, Sean Ono Lennon, Weyes Blood, and Tim Heidecker, tour, future plans, and much more.
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After almost 20 years of conversations, my final talk with Steve Albini took place on April 23, 2024. Steve died suddenly on May 7. This chat was about the new Shellac album, To All Trains, and Steve told me about every song, though I hadn't yet heard the album. Preparing this episode was sad and surreal; it felt like Steve was still here. The interview itself appears at roughly the 45:00 mark, after my own remembrance and tribute. I love you Steve and will miss you forever. Thank you for everything.
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Kathleen Hanna discusses her new memoir Rebel Girl – My Life as a Feminist Punk, why she wrote this book and what that experience was like, what she learned about her own workaholism and setting boundaries, trauma and therapy, how punk orthodoxy led to a painful exile, the actual material conditions of being known as an “activist icon,” prescience and hindsight, how the writing in Rebel Girl relates to the depiction of her in the 2013 documentary, The Punk Singer, forgiveness, friendship, and self-awareness, a shout out to her husband Adam Horovitz for being a generously supportive family man, and much more.
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Robin Wattie, Tasy Hudson, and Matheiu Ball from BIG|BRAVE discuss their wonderful new album A Chaos of Flowers, their lives in Montreal and in Alberta, how the band formed, squirrels, rabbits, and making BIG|BRAVE new fans, one dad at a time, musical origin stories, sidechains and ducking, working closely with producer Seth Manchester, heavy metal and Levon Helm, poetry research, making a new album, tour, other future plans, and much more.
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