Alex Zhang Hungtai, pka Dirty Beaches

Our pen pal from Dijon, France lends insight into his double LP as a return to form. #Bothering

Fat Tony

The smart ass black boy talks crowd-surfing, stray animals and his new record. #Bothering

Dream talking through the animal houses with Shannon & the Clams

Thoughts on the intersections of fantasy fables and dreams with the sonic punch from the 50s/60s. #Bothering

Patrick Stickles addresses the Athens confederate flag incident

"[A Titus Andronicus concert] is not a place for us to celebrate the history of hate." #Bothering

Riley Gale of Power Trip

The Dallas thrasher talks debut album, entourage touring antics, and crossing over. #Bothering

Aan's tour notes

Tour talk with Portland's rising stars. #Bothering

Directors of The Source Family documentary

Jodi Wille and Maria Demopoulos discuss Father Yod's wife colony and pagan krautrock. #Bothering

Beyond the "Beautiful Park" with Rollin Hunt

"...almost all the songs are about dividing. Both physical and psychic divides." #Bothering

Arrington De Dionyso talks his Malaikat dan Singa project

A chat over burritos in Olympia + photos from Calvin Johnson. #Bothering

On the Pacific with The Presets

Talking about walking down coastal neon electro pop avenues at TIMF. #Bothering

Mike Polizze of Purling Hiss

The psych-rock guitarist talks gear, Hendrix adoration, and Philly's distinctive personality. #Bothering

Jessica & Jennifer Clavin of Bleached

The sisters Clavin talk Ride Your Heart, touring with boys, and vulnerable songs. #Bothering

Future Twin: The Definitive Interview

Mission kids speak on the evil forces trying to yuppy-up their California dream neighborhood. #Bothering

Jeff Jank of Stones Throw

He was served a cease & desist for designing a Malboro-esque tape. We got the scoop. #Bothering

The Men's Nick Chiericozzi

The guitarist speaks on the journey of the album that thankfully contains zero Journey influence. #Bothering

Jes Aurelius of Destruction Unit

Asking the tough questions like why does the desert make shit more rocking? #Bothering

Grave Babies' Danny Wahlfeldt

The tough questions get answered. Like, Backstreet Boys or N*SYNC? #Bothering

Organizing Festival NRMAL with Todd P

Gathering up the 'indie famous' and 'festival circuit' acts in beautiful Monterrey, MX. #Bothering

Serengeti

The world's most under-appreciated MC talks about working day job gigs and his new record. #Bothering

Dan Friel

We invade his Bushwick practice space to talk solo, vocal-less, noise manipulation. #Bothering

Rod Meyer of Eat Skull

Divorces and vitamin D deficiencies in Portland inform Eat Skull's least mean-spirited album. #Bothering

Catfish, Bad Cop, and Me

One journalist joins Bad Cop and Hermosa in Nashville to eat catfish. #Bothering

Widowspeak

Molly and Robert discuss being a writing team and the power of waterfalls. #Bothering

Getting rolled with Chad Valley

Is he the next Rick Astley? Only time will tell. #Bothering

Jeremy Harris pka Lazy Magnet

Conducting his first interview a year short of retiring his 19-year-old moniker. #Bothering

Spitting game with Alexander Spit

Champ expectorator speaks on making PED-free beats. #Bothering

John Eriksson of Hortlax Cobra

The John of Peter, Bjorn & John discusses his solo album inspired by Van Halen's 1984. #Bothering

T.J. Cowgill of King Dude

"A year or two from now, Fleet Foxes are going to have a Christian Death influence, just wait." #Bothering

Behind the Mask: Black Moth Super Rainbow's Tom Fec

Behind Pittsburgh's rad cult of BMSR. #Bothering

Sacred Bones celebrates 5 years

Taylor Brode and Caleb Braaten discuss the first five years of their label. #Bothering

Jessica Pratt

Getting to know Tim Presley's favorite San Francisco folk singer and her feelings on neo-folk. #Bothering

Beyond the paranormal with Allyson Baker and Dirty Ghosts

Dirty Ghosts on chasing the musical comet from Toronto to SF. #Bothering

J.P. Harris

Train hoppin' and bar stompin' has led to some Tough Choices indeed. #Bothering

Andy Stott

Discussing playing too deep at 4 a.m. with the UK producer at MoMa PS1 during CMJ. #Bothering

The chronicles of Rangda according to Chris Corsano

Tackling the multi-faceted/talented musical monster that brought us Formerly Extinct. #Bothering

Henry Rollins

Discussing politics, eternal youth, and urine drinking with a punk rock icon. #Bothering

Night/Life: The Clocktower and Joe Ahearn

Discussing The Clocktower, Showpaper, and public vs. private spaces. #Bothering

Flying Lotus

A conversation that led to relearning how to listen to the LA beat miner. #Bothering

An afternoon with Two Gallants in Golden Gate Park

The SF duo imparts their thoughts & wisdom on the 5 years that made Bloom and the Blight bright. #Bothering

Franco Falsini

The Sensations' Fix founder talks freedom and invention; then and now. #Bothering