“This dance party is about breaking down the systems that oppress and divide us and having a ton of fun while doing it … This is not a gay dance party or a lesbian night. It’s an event for people of all genders and sexualities to come together around awesome music, social justice, and community.”
Interviews
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: WILL DAILEY DELIVERS AN ARTISTIC MANIFESTO, AND HIS BEST ALBUM YET
"Out of five releases, this is the only record that wasn’t in the red the day it came out. Why would I be foolish enough to return to such panic when I’m supposed to be celebrating the art?"
INTERVIEW: DENITIA & SENE GO GENRE MELDING TONIGHT AT MID EAST
"I think we lucked out. In my older brother's generation, you had to pick a genre. These days, kids don’t care."
CULT STATUS: WE TALK ABOUT BRAD DEMATTEO’S MUSIC SO HE DOESN’T HAVE TO
The album’s aesthetic can be at times intoxicating: elegant dream pop stripped down to its bare bass, vocals and drum machine essentials, as if Youth Lagoon grew up someplace cold.
WE FIND RYAN HEMSWORTH ALL ALONE FOR THE FIRST TIME
"I’m constantly trying to figure out why people like my music."
TALKING WITH MEATBODIES (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MEATLOAF)
Chad Ubovich has been hiding behind Ty Segall, FUZZ, and Mikal Cronin onstage. But on his friends’ tours, Ubovich was busy writing his own material under the moniker Meatbodies, and now he's making a remarkable debut.
LYKKE LI NEVER LEARNS
Which amounts to a courageous third album
THREE RAP HISTORIANS AND A MICROPHONE: TURNING THE TAPE RECORDER ON HIP-HOP AUTHOR BRIAN COLEMAN
With the publication of Check the Technique Volume 2 on October 14, Coleman puts forth an impressive 544 pages and 25 chapters of new material, complete with more than 350 images for 80 interviews with rap legends ranging from Ice Cube and 3rd Bass, to Stetasonic and Mantronix, to MF Doom and Mos Def.
BRENDAN KELLY OF THE LAWRENCE ARMS CHATS METROPOLE, BEER, AND SCOTT STAPP
After an eight year slumber, it’s a time for a call to arms. Brendan Kelly tells all.
INTERVIEW: FAT MIKE OF NOFX
NOFX have been indulging belligerent teens and grown-ups for over 30 years. At least 60% of that time, lead singer/bassist Fat Mike and the crew have made it their mission to refuse interviews. Times have shifted in recent years, but this hung in ...