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Interview: Arms Akimbo Discuss “Devil” and the LA Scene
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Arms Akimbo recently released the single "Devil". Lead singer and guitarist Christopher Kalil talked to us about what inspired the song, the band's upcoming plans and more.
Interview: The Interrupters talk community, collaborating with Rancid, the importance of political songs
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Rancid-cosigned ska band The Interrupters spoke to Scott Fugger about their new album, the ska community, and their live reception.
Interview: ManDancing Discuss ‘Hands on 3’
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ManDancing, is about to release their forthcoming EP, 'Hands on 3'. Vocalist and guitarist, Stephen G Kelly, took some time to discuss the EP, the band’s career, and the pivotal moment when they felt like they were finally “doing it”.
Album Premiere & Interview: Dollar Signs Breakdown Their New LP ‘This Will Haunt Me’
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Dollar Signs are set to release their 2nd LP, 'This Will Haunt Me' this Friday. Vocalists, Dylan Wachman and Erik Button, took some time to talk about the contents of the album at greater length. Enjoy an exclusive stream of the album along with an interview, and a track by track breakdown.
Interview: Save Face Discusses Upcoming Visual Album
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Luciano spoke with Tyler Povanda of Save Face about their upcoming album, Merci, on Epitaph Records, and the creative process that went behind adapting it's narrative to a sonic medium, and then further to a visual representation in the form of a 14 video visual album.
An Interview with Donovan Melero of Hail The Sun
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Sean spoke with Donovan Melero of Hail The Sun discussing "Mental Knife," and staying focused while constantly creating.
Interview: Luv Dot Gov Discuss Their New LP
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Sarah Knoll spoke with local NYC self-defined power-pop band LUV DOT GOV. They just released an album, 'At Least We’ve Got This Madness' on Drink More Records. The band discussed their influences, the music scene in NYC, and their musical origins.
Interview: Derek Ted Discusses ‘Hourglass Sand’
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Indie-folk artist, Derek Ted, recently released his latest EP, 'Hourglass Sand', and took some time to elaborate on the recording process, his influences, and finding himself in Los Angeles.
Interview: Sam Kless of Just Friends Discusses Their New LP ‘Nothing But Love’
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Sam Kless, vocalist, songwriter and hypeman, of Just Friends discusses recording their new album and coming up with their genre-blending sound, but also his work on the new Graduating Life album, and his recent album with Snooze.
Interview: Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin
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Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin spoke with Emily about the band's new album 'Kiss Yr Frenemies' and her career as a sound engineer and producer.
Interview: gobbinjr Makes Playful Pop About Not Wanting To Play
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On the day her new record dropped, gobbinjr talked about her blunt lyricism, her brave Twitter clap-backs toward blogs that misrepresent her art, and some of the more affecting parts of 'ocala wick.'
Interview: Tiny Stills’s Kailynn West Talks Writing Pop Songs For Punks
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Tiny Stills songwriter Kailynn West talks about existing, though not quite fitting, in between pop and punk.
Interview: The Drew Thomson Foundation
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Drew Thomson of the Ontario band Single Mothers talks his solo project The Drew Thomson Foundation, getting sober, and the revelations that come with forced seclusion.
Interview: Michael Cera Palin
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Shannon spoke with Atlanta emo rockers, Michael Cera Palin, about their inspiring recent EP and where they go from here.
DIY Isn’t Dead: An interview with Jake Sulzer of Counter Intuitive Records
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Three years ago, Jake Sulzer decided to take a leap and press his first record and Counter Intuitive Records was born. Set to release numerous highly anticipated records this summer, he took some time to talk about the inner workings of the label.
