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Riffs, Rants, And Rumors: Los Lobos Look Back On 'Kiko'
posted: August 29, 2012
It was 1991 and Los Lobos were pissed. We had recorded The Neighborhood and toured that record nonstop, remembers saxophonist/keyboardist Steve Berlin. The Neighborhood took us about a year to make, for no…
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Exclusive Q and A: Gloriana's Mike Gossin Talks about the New Album, Celebrations, and the NFL
posted: August 28, 2012
The old saying “living well is the best revenge” is certainly proving true for the three members of Gloriana. Not that brothers Tom and Mike Gossin and bandmate Rachel Reinert have ever offered anything but…
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Exclusive Q and A: Kreayshawn Talks Gucci, BAPE, Debut Album
posted: August 28, 2012
About a year ago, a relatively unknown rapper from Oakland, Calif. dropped a song that took the web by storm, gathering millions of YouTube hits in a matter of weeks. Kreayshawn’s track, “Gucci Gucci,” was a…
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Exclusive Q and A: Elaine Roy of The Roys Looks Ahead to a "New Day Dawning."
posted: August 25, 2012
It’s difficult to believe that the latest recording by The Roys, New Day Dawning, is only the siblings’ sophomore effort for Rural Rhythm Records. The brother and sister who embraced bluegrass as elementary school children in…
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Exclusive Q and A: Vanna Talks Family, Friends, and Monsoons
posted: August 23, 2012
It’s time to get out of this town. It’s haunting, this presence. If the verse lyrics from post-hardcore band Vanna‘s Safe To Say ever referred to their hometown of Boston, Mass., we’d never guess it now.…
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Exclusive Q and A: Yeasayer Stop And Smell The 'Fragrant World'
posted: August 21, 2012
Indie blogosphere darlings Yeasayer have bucked the boom and bust trend of internet hype once already. Following up their buzzworthy 2007 debut All Hour Cymbals with the grand experimental pop of 2010’s Odd Blood, the Brooklyn-based…
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