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Q&A with Royal Blood’s
Ben Thatcher

10/11/2014

Ben Thatcher and Mike Kerr didn’t really see it coming. Sure, they’d been playing music together since they were teenagers, but if you asked two years ago what they’d be doing today they probably would have bee...

Essential Clips:
Tim and Eric & Dr. Steve Brule

Ryan Thomas

09/26/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

People describe Tim and Eric’s fans as cult-like—and maybe it’s not too off base. Their comedy is divisive, but those who are into it are really into it. From their start as sarcastic film students at Temple...

Concert Preview:
Panda Bear

Ryan Thomas

09/24/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

Let’s generalize: Anyone reading this has probably heard Panda Bear. But maybe you didn’t know it. Panda Bear, the Baltimore-born, Lisbon-based musician otherwise known as Noah Lennox, keeps a low profile...

Q&A with EMA

Ryan Thomas

09/16/2014

Interviews, Madison

I was a bit nervous for this one. Erika M. Anderson, the South Dakota-based artist otherwise known as EMA, has an uncompromising tendency that’s clear in both interviews and her current and former bands. But, t...

SBTRKT feat. Ezra Koenig: “New Dorp. New York”

Ryan Thomas

08/08/2014

Songs

We’ve long known that Ezra Koenig has a way with words. The Columbia grad and Vampire Weekend frontman spits crafty rhymes like it’s his day job (OK I guess it is his job). But basically it means a lot to say t...

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Spoon
They Want My Soul

Ryan Thomas

08/05/2014

Albums, Madison

Britt Daniel is kind of a wild card. The 43-year-old frontman/chief songwriter of Austin, TX’s Spoon has spent over 20 years in music and is still as difficult as ever to peg down. Armed with a near-encyclop...

GGOOLLDD: “Bling Ring” [Premiere]

Ryan Thomas

07/21/2014

Madison, Premiere, Songs

GGOOLLDD are one of the finest Milwaukee acts to emerge in recent years. Fusing airy vocals with late night grooves, the six-piece collective has crafted a sound that’s as familiar as it is fresh. Riding off th...

Q&A with Speedy Ortiz’s
Sadie DuPuis

Ryan Thomas

07/14/2014

Interviews, Madison

Massachusetts’ Speedy Ortiz are one of the most exciting guitar bands to emerge in the past few years. Ignoring the reverby haze that plagues many of their guitar-wielding peers, Speedy Ortiz breathe new life i...

The 7 Best Things
at Bonnaroo 2014

Ryan Thomas

06/19/2014

Bonnaroo, Features

It’s hard to describe Bonnaroo in a few words. As someone who, after this past weekend, has thrice been to the farm in Manchester, Tenn., I would like to think I have a good grasp on it—but I don’t think that’s...

Spoon: “Rent I Pay”

Ryan Thomas

06/11/2014

Songs

Me to myself this morning (in my head not out loud tho): “Ok so did u hear Spoon is back with a brand new audio recording?” “OH JEEZ no way what’s the new audio recording called?!?” “Well, so it’s called Ren...

Q&A with Stagnant Pools’
Doug Enas

Ryan Thomas

06/10/2014

Interviews, Madison

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are one of the most idiosyncratic bands to come from mid-2000s indie rock. And, in the era of Broken Social Scene, Wolf Parade, and Arcade Fire, that’s saying a lot. While all those oth...

Little Dragon: “Let Go”

Ryan Thomas

05/29/2014

Songs

Sweden’s Little Dragon are nearly experts by now. The Gothenburg-based quintet has learned to meld nearly every electronic subgenre into one cohesive sound. And over the past few years, propelled by the success...

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