Category: INTERVIEWS
A Conversation With Thao
Thao Nguyen’s first album in six years represents a deceptively difficult journey toward “full embodiment.” It’s basically an effort to
A Conversation With Matt Pond
Matt Pond has spent much of his career finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. On Permanent Change Part 1 (Sonder
A Conversation With Richard Thompson
A restless preoccupation with the human condition runs throughout Hippies, Thugs And Heroes (New West). But that’s built into any
A Conversation With Corin Tucker And Tracy Sawyer (Heavens To Betsy)
When Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer kickstarted Heavens To Betsy in Olympia, Wash., in 1991, the two were in their
A Conversation With Mary Gauthier
Mary Gauthier knows something about reckonings. She’s experienced a few herself, most consequentially when a drunk-driving arrest prompted her to
A Conversation With Roger Clark Miller (Mission Of Burma)
“Traditional” is a relative concept when it comes to Roger Clark Miller. As the guitarist, vocalist and co-leader of Mission
A Conversation With Leah Wellbaum (Slothrust)
Losing a band member could’ve easily prompted Slothrust to simplify. Instead, guitarist/vocalist Leah Wellbaum and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Gorin saw their
A Conversation With Elliott Smith Biographer Jamie Fisher
On the 23rd anniversary of Elliott Smith’s death, MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa speaks to Jamie Fisher, author of the new, definitive
A Conversation With Jimmy Flemion (The Frogs)
Three decades after its initial release, the Frogs’ My Daughter The Broad remains an enduring testament to the peculiar chemistry
A Conversation With Buddy Miller
Though it’s been 15 years since his last solo release, Buddy Miller has hardly been absent during that span. He’s
A Conversation With Colin Newman And Malka Spigel (Immersion)
What Is Lost Will Return (swim~) came together with unusual speed. This past March, with another Immersion tour approaching, Colin
A Conversation With John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice is done being John Vanderslice—or at least the version people thought they knew. After decades as a meticulous











