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…Oct 29, 2015Oct 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…Oct 29, 2015Oct 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…Oct 29, 2015Oct 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…Oct 29, 2015Oct 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.Oct 29, 2015Oct 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…Oct 29, 2015Oct 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…Oct 29, 2015Oct 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…Oct 29, 2015Oct 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…Oct 29, 2015Oct 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…Oct 29, 2015Oct 29, 2015