Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhouseAshok Kondabolu (Das Racist) TALKS Wiz Khalifa’s o.n.i.f.c.When “Black and Yellow” dropped in 2010 I was vaguely aware of Wiz Khalifa for his weird name and weed-heavy subject matter. After…5 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhouseMish Way (White Lung) TALKS Waxahatchee’s Cerulean SaltI am video-chatting with Carson Cox, who is the frontman of the Tampa Bay punk band Merchandise. We’re talking about pop music. I think…6 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhouseDean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta) TALKS Richard Hell’s I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean…In 1979, at age 16, I saw Richard Hell & the Voidoids at CBGB, the first rock show I ever paid for with my own money. I remember being in…9 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhousePaul Q. Kolderie TALKS Ke$ha’s WarriorGenerations change, and each one grows up with a new normal, a new set of heroes, a new way of doing things. Today, it’s possible to record…4 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhouseJames McNew (Dump, Yo La Tengo) TALKS Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Cobra JuicyBlack Moth Super Rainbow’s records have always felt like getting a “thinking of you” card from a loving, possibly tripping robot.2 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhouseJonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) TALKS David Bowie’s The Next DayEven if you’re a hardened, embittered Bowie fan who isn’t interested by much after Scary Monsters, I think you’ll find that his new album…12 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhouseVijay Iyer TALKS Flying Lotus’ Until the Quiet ComesTo listen to this album on headphones is to be air-dropped into a teeming megacity in 2017: industrial runoff, overgrown wild vegetation…6 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhouseJana Hunter (Lower Dens) TALKS Oneida’s A List of the Burning MountainsListening to someone else take what is more or less a familiar palette (guitars, drums, synths, but no vocals) and effectively express…4 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhouseAshok Kondabolu (Das Racist) TALKS Pharrell Williams: Spaces and Places I’ve BeenThe music of Pharrell Williams and the Neptunes was a huge part of the meaty “trying drugs and sex” part of my childhood. The main part of…4 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
Victoire Soulez LarivièreinThe TalkhouseLaurie Anderson TALKS Animal Collective’s Centipede HzFirst of all, I hate to admit it but you might as well know it right off: the more it sounds like “Grass” (my favorite Animal Collective…3 min read·Oct 29, 2015----
