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Artist on Artist: Brian Chippendale of Black Pus and Lightning Bolt talks with Seth Sher of Zath and Psychic Steel
"I like to listen to stuff and then go play. I'll watch the latest Rihanna video and then go play drums."
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Artist on Artist: Marnie Stern chats with Dave Reminick of Paper Mice
"Last night I was lying in bed thinking, 'Oh my God, what if I don't get to put out another record? I'm going to be homeless!'"
by Luca Cimarusti
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Artist on Artist: John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants nerds out with Abraham Levitan of Shame That Tune
"For somebody who grew up on a healthy diet of five hours of TV a day, it’s just an interesting show."
by Miles Raymer
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Artist on Artist: Brendan Canty of Deathfix talks to Jay Ryan of Dianogah
"The best part about doing something you've never done before is not feeling confident, honestly."
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Artist on Artist: Buke & Gase talk to Ian Schneller of Specimen Products
"How do you come up with a new guitar, without it being too nerdy or geeky? It's such a well-worn path."
by Kevin Warwick
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Ishmael Butler of the Seattle rap collective talks to the GTW about hometown hip-hop, signing to Sub Pop, and Chief Keef.
by Leor Galil
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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."
by Peter Margasak
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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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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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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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