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, Dec 11, 2012
Artist on Artist: Honky-tonk torch carrier Dale Watson talks to local country journeyman Lawrence Peters
"It's like they bought the name 'Harley-Davidson' and then stuck a Schwinn out there."
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, Nov 12, 2012
Artist on Artist: Chris Stamey of the dB's talks to Rick Rizzo of
Eleventh Dream Day
"When we think about the dB's, we think of little dancing molecules of rhythm more than lyrics of longing."
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, Oct 30, 2012
Artist on Artist: Squarepusher talks to STV SLV of the Hood Internet
"I sometimes crave being anonymous, this guy, just playing jazz in some dingy club somewhere."
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, Oct 9, 2012
Artist on Artist: Flying Lotus talks to Chrissy Murderbot
"It's fun. It's a new time for rap. Lots of young kids. They're the relevant ones."
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, Sep 19, 2012
Artist on Artist: John Cale talks to cellist Alison Chesley, aka Helen Money
"Sometimes you hear a bus braking nearby, and you go, hey, that's a good sound, let's put that in."
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, Aug 21, 2012
Artist on Artist: Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran talks to Mia Park
"I think if we knew exactly where inspiration came from, then I would bottle it and sell it." —Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran to Mia Park
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, Jul 31, 2012
Artist on Artist: Twin Shadow interviewed by Yoko Homo
"If you're charming and you're honest and you speak your mind, I think that’s always very inviting. It's the same thing with music."
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, Jul 3, 2012
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Artist on Artist: Dancehall superstar Yellowman talks to MC Zulu
"Nothing good comes out of Jamaica in terms of music right now, because everybody want to be rich."
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, Jun 25, 2012
Artist on Artist: Trevor de Brauw of Pelican talks to Noah Leger
"You have to dig for really great culture on the Internet, but most people can’t get past the first wave of crap."
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, Jun 5, 2012
Artist on Artist: Charlie Musselwhite talks to Rockin' Johnny Burgin
"Well, you know, life ain't easy all the time."
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, May 22, 2012
Artist on Artist: Posdnuos of De La Soul talks to Rhymefest
"Kids don't listen to Obama—they listen to 50 and Drake, and they'll actually listen to Obama because Drake said so"
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, May 1, 2012
Artist on Artist: Chris Reifert of Autopsy talks to Scott Carroll of Cianide
"It's not like we're making a fortune off the stuff—you gotta really love playing this"
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, Apr 23, 2012
Artist on Artist: Paul Burch talks to Jon Langford of the Waco Brothers
"Getting onstage with the Wacos was like being on a jet engine"
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, Apr 10, 2012
Artist on Artist: El-P of Company Flow talks to Million Dollar Mano
"I would literally put my pinkie on the table and sever it with a knife if I could do some shit for Jay-Z"
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, Apr 3, 2012
Artist on Artist: Mary Timony of Wild Flag talks to Chris Thomson of Coffin Pricks
"What makes this really fun is that I'd accepted that I wouldn't be doing rock music professionally anymore"
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, Mar 27, 2012
Artist on Artist: Kool & the Gang's Robert 'Kool' Bell talks to the Eternals' Wayne Montana
"They were the rock party band of the 80s and we were the rock funk band of the 80s"
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, Mar 20, 2012
Artist on Artist: Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields talks to Kelly Hogan
"What defines pop if not that it's concise?"
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, Mar 13, 2012
Artist on Artist: Mark Perro of the Men talks to Raw Nerve's Ryan Lowry
"To think that anyone owns these ideas is crazy"
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, Mar 7, 2012
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Artist on Artist: Robert Glasper talks to Justin Dillard
"When I play in Chicago, you got an 80-year-old white lady sitting next to a 16-year-old black kid"
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, Feb 23, 2012
Artist on Artist: Diamanda Galas talks to Mark Solotroff
'Prince is a guy that I would love to meet and do something with. I think we'd have a blast together.'
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