Mike Explains His Credit Card Statement
The New York indie-rap titan talks through recent purchases, including weed, $2000 glasses, and a wild night at a Tokyo strip club.
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The Weather Station Is Opting Out of the Algorithm
“Right now, it feels like we’re at this peak of disposability in all art.”
Eileen Myles and Cole Pulice on Their Serendipitous ‘Transa’ Collaboration With Hunter Schafer
The iconoclastic writer and ambient saxophonist talk about all the little miracles that went into their remarkable piece “Under the Shadow of Another Moon.”
Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum on the Lyrics That Changed His Life
How the historical references and emotional fortitude of Sinead O’Connor, Sade, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and more influenced the indie rock lifer’s own songwriting.
Claire Rousay Explains Her Credit Card Statement
The emo ambient experimentalist talks through recent purchases including freeze-dried dog food, an exceptional cappuccino (with whole milk), and so many sour gummy worms.
TV on the Radio’s Guide to Pre-Gentrification Williamsburg
In which the era-defining Brooklyn band learns you really can go home again—it just might be an Apple Store now.
A Beirut Record Store Owner On Life During Wartime
A conversation with Diran Mardirian, owner of Beirut’s Chico Records and one of the best sources for Arabic music on the internet
Dawn Richard Says Massive Attack Birthed a Generation of Alt-Black Kids—Including Her
The New Orleans polymath walks us through some of her most impactful musical influences, from film scores and ambient New Age to Icelandic post-rock.
Clairo and Frankie Cosmos’ Mutual Admiration Society
The songwriters Claire Cottrill and Greta Kline, who first played a show together nearly a decade ago, reflect on their deep admiration for each other, setting boundaries with fans, and coming to terms with their past selves.
Ravyn Lenae Says If You’re Not Singing Along With “American Boy” in the Tour Van, You Just Might Be a Serial Killer
In the first installment of our series Tour Soundtrack, the R&B artist talks about playing Estelle, Labi Siffre, Solange, and more while she’s on the road.
Hip-Hop Journeyman Kurious on His Decades-Long Bond With MF Doom and Never Calling It Quits
The 54-year-old talks about his new album ‘Majician,’ which was executive-produced by MF Doom, and why the music industry is failing young artists.
The History of Red Hot, the Pioneering Social Change Organization, in 8 Great Songs
Ahead of ‘Transa,’ a new project for trans charities featuring Sade and André 3000, Red Hot founder John Carlin talks about wrangling Nirvana through Kurt Cobain’s babysitter and accidentally releasing the first-ever Wilco song.