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Q&A
"A lot of the songs [on PEP TALK] are really heavy but we want to keep things positive," says Judah & The Lion singer-banjo player Nate Zuercher. "We want to be real and honest but not discouraging."
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"Playing with these guys is the most fun I ever had in the recording studio and on the road," says Beth Bombara about recording and touring behind her latest record, EVERGREEN.
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"All the successes and failures come back to you with memories of that time," says singer-guitarist Colin Blunstone about revisiting The Zombies' ODEYSSEY AND ORACLE.
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"I had never seen music as working but now I was working," says indie pop singer Nilüfer Yanya about writing an album while promoting and performing.
Art
"When she was young, she was very creative," says Kerisse Hutchinson, talking about Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. "She just kept expanding her artistry."
Q&A
"If you’re lucky as a musician, you’re able to continually find new things that are inspiring," says moe.'s Chuck Garvey. "Otherwise, you’re just doing the same thing. It’s like a bad desk job."
Q&A
"We realized no one wants to hear your story," says Brooks Nielsen of the Growlers. "Nobody cares. That’s how the business works. You know you’re successful if you’re getting sued.
Q&A
Belle and Sebastian's Sarah Martin says the screenplay for the film adaptation of DAYS OF the BAGNOLD SUMMER was so readable, "it made you think that we could write the [soundtrack] songs without seeing anything that was ever s...
Flicks
"You get into the darker side of high school and adolescence," says SAVING ZOE actress/producer Laura Marano.
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"It feels like a line has been drawn in the sand, and you have to stand on one side or the other," says Eilen Jewell, talking about political themes that sometimes make their way into her music. "Even if you stand on the line, ...