Category: Interviews
SXSW 2015: Speedy Ortiz x Vinyl Mag
One of Northhampton, Mass. finest, Speedy Ortiz, will be hitting the stage this year at SXSW, giving fans the proper dose of straight American indie rock. Originating in 2011, Sadie Dupuis’s creative brain birthed her solo career at a creative writing camp. With the help of Mike Falcone on drums, Matt Robidoux on guitar,…
SXSW 2015: Amason x Vinyl Mag
With most of its members hailing from some of the best bands Sweden has to offer, it’s no wonder that Amason is becoming a serious act to watch in 2015. Amanda Bergman of Idiot Wind, along with Gustav of Dungen, provide a haunting and downright sultry vocal collaboration, while Pontus Winnberg of Miike Snow conducts a trance-like vibe on keys. Amason also includes Nils Törnqvist…
Lois & the Love x Vinyl Mag
Listening to Lois & the Love is like a friend giving you just one bite of their delicious breakfast taco before devouring the entire thing right in front of you. It was perfect while it lasted, but it just wasn’t enough. After dropping a few singles here and there, mesmerizing us with their powerhouse performances…
SXSW 2015: Lenka x Vinyl Mag
Despite what you think you know about SXSW, we’re guessing Lenka could teach you a thing or two. She has been a fixture of the festival for years and has a special connection with Austin that was written in the stars. That, plus her new single “Blue Skies” off her upcoming album, The Bright Side, has us anticipating just…
SXSW 2015: The Knocks x Vinyl Mag
From New York City, The Knocks started in their own apartment in a homemade studio. Eventually they made it to Chinatown, and now they’re taking over. These two are dedicated and continually growing and improving. Ben “DJ B-Roc” Ruttner and James “JPatt” Patterson came together in 2009, making their own hip-hop beats as roommates. Now, their…
Monsoon x Vinyl Video
We are all ABOUT some Monsoon over here. One interview in five months is just not enough, so we came back for more. I met up with Sienna Chandler (vocals, guitar), Scott Andrews (bass, vocals), and Joey Kegel (percussion) backstage before their album release show at the Georgia Theatre (the only venue they hadn’t yet…
Sam Burchfield x Vinyl Mag
Not to be overly dramatic, but music kind of chose me. I couldn’t not do it. I kept doing it, and I sucked really bad, but I kept getting better… Sitting across from Sam Burchfield – along with his bandmate, Zach Wells, and manager, Andy Kahn – in Ted’s Most Best, it occurs to me…
Melvins x Vinyl Mag
Pinkus recorded the vast majority of that song while he was stoned on LSD. Listen to it with that in mind, and it will all make sense. The Melvins have been very busy in 2014 making three volumes of This Machine Kills Artists and two full-length albums. All the while, they’ve have gathered a large following over the…
Hulaween 2014: Judah & the Lion x Vinyl Mag
When Judah & the Lion emerged into the Athens music scene, they took it by storm. Virtually unknown to most, the boys swept in selling out numerous shows and gaining more and more fans every time they paid a visit. One listen, and you can hear the influence of each of their youths. Judah Akers in his…
Hamilton Leithauser x Vinyl Video
You may know him from his gig as the lead singer of The Walkmen for over a decade, but Hamilton Leithauser still has a lot to offer musically, even with the 2013 break up (okay, fine – “hiatus”) of his previous band. Now a solo artist, Leithauser has already released an album, Black Hours, under his own…