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Sam Holden
May 09, 2012
Mark Lanegan is one of music's most formidable frontmen.
May 09, 2012
‘From the Cheap Seats’ is a more memorable album than she’s letting on.
May 09, 2012
MORE talk, less ROCK! But who needs music when you have people talking about music? Those people include John Irving, Ira Glass, Regina Spektor, M. Ward, Mike Doughty and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Plus, you'll get to find out once and for all, if Sting does it in the shower! Oh, and yes, we do have a song you will dig by Star Slinger.
May 07, 2012
Lead singer Alex Ebert on the Magnetic power of his large crew and their ‘more aggressive’ next album.
New Bob Marley documentary examines the reggae legend
May 06, 2012
Director Kevin MacDonald finds humanizing, revealing and inspiring sides of the man.
Jason Pierce has put together an epic
May 06, 2012
Jason Pierce isn’t easy to track down, but at the last possible moment, Metro was able to talk to him about the recent release of his seventh album.
Beastie Boy Adam 'MCA' Yauch dies of cancer at 47
May 04, 2012
After a three-year battle with cancer, Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch has died at the age of 47.
Mike Doughty: Labor of ‘Drugs’
May 03, 2012
In live performance, Doughty plays a number of his solo songs, reads passages from “The Book of Drugs” and answers audience questions.
M. Ward on ‘Wasteland Companion’ and people that inspire him
May 02, 2012
He says he never planned to write songs for a living.
Andrew Bird breaks through with a ‘Break It Yourself’ approach
May 01, 2012
Andrew Bird on the late-night TV rounds, a potential new sound and his ‘solitary, antisocial leanings.’
Lower Dens on bringing new members into the fold
April 26, 2012
When interviewing Lower Dens in Austin, Texas, last month, the band's "Nootropics," which comes out Tuesday, had not leaked yet.
Archers of Loaf are 'screaming again'
April 26, 2012
Eric Bachmann on transitioning from the croon he developed to ‘playing’ a snotty twentysomething again.
The Feelies never wanted to do an oldies tour
April 26, 2012
Believe it or not, indie rock existed well before the '90s.
Simon Posford of Shpongle about why he doesn’t get shpongled
April 25, 2012
Why you don’t even need to be shpongled to enjoy his 'Masquerade.'
Journey: Rockers have a new singer and an even newer movie
April 24, 2012
Lead vocalist Arnel Pineda on his past hardships and meteoric rise to fame.
Miike Snow are making some hits of their own
April 24, 2012
The band whose name sounds like the name of one guy is actually three guys who have helped write hit songs for Britney Spears and Bruno Mars.
Jennifer Hudson testifies against man accused of killing family members
April 23, 2012
"None of us wanted her to marry him," Jennifer Hudson said today in court as she took the stand to testify against her sister's husband, accused of murdering three of her family members.
Rethink Music: Looking for some sound decisions
April 22, 2012
Where most music conferences like SXSW focus primarily on performance showcases, Rethink Music is an industry conference for the professionals.
'Hot Problems' rivals Rebecca Black's 'Friday' as worst song in the world
April 20, 2012
Which one takes the gold as worst song in the history of the world: "Hot Problems" or "Friday"?
Esperanza Spalding: Part of the 'Society'
April 19, 2012
Though the singer who bested Bieber admits she, too, may have dissed herself in her teen years.
The familiar sounds of The Rock 'n' Roll Rumble
April 18, 2012
Legendary local Boston music competition features a couple of veterans who have even played together before.
Lucero: Whiskey, 'Women and Work'
April 18, 2012
Hard livin' and hard drinkin' band may have (gasp!) made a mature album.
Axl Rose says no thanks to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
April 12, 2012
The Guns N' Roses front man has publicly stated that he doesn't want to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The Big Pink keep the huge hooks coming with their new album
April 11, 2012
Band’s co-founder talks pop, ‘weird music’ and Nicki Minaj.
Daryl Hall, Youth Lagoon, Cloud Nothings and more on latest podcast
April 11, 2012
If you don't get goosebumps during this show at least once, you are a robot! Music and/or conversation from Alabama Shakes, Bob Marley, Youth Lagoon, Nirvana, Lower Dens, Cloud Nothings, Django Django, Kasabian, Daryl Hall and Gotye as part of this, the Third Anniversary celebration of the very first MMMPod.
Guns N' Roses set for Hall of Fame; Axl Rose rejects induction (UPDATED)
April 10, 2012
Guns N’ Roses will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Here comes a Howler
April 09, 2012
Howler is a band from Minnesota whose singer loves The Replacements.
'The Horrors' of being mislabeled
April 04, 2012
UK band are a stadium draw at home, but remain a cult hit here.
Steve Morse: Professor of rock
April 03, 2012
Steve Morse is probably the only person in town who can say he shared a bottle of Jack with Bruce Springsteen, slapped high fives with Jim Morrison and had Bono give a speech at his retirement party.
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