Titus Andronicus lead singer Patrick Stickles and I sat down for coffee a week ago where he told me of the “dispiriting” experience he had touring with The Pogues last month. I was also able to ask a few questions about when the band plans to release their next album following last year’s The Monitor. Another story to follow, but you can read this one on Spinner.
*I was fortunate enough to have this story picked up by The Guardian, Pitchfork, The Daily Swarm and Exclaim! among others.
A few weeks back I did an interview with Bright Eyes for AUX Weekly before their show at the Sound Academy. It turned out to be a very long interview, almost 30 minutes, which isn’t ideal for TV purposes, but the topics we discussed I felt were important so I didn’t want to cut it short.
I ended up writing a story about a question I asked lead vocalist/songwriter Conor Oberst concerning why some pop stars have refused to boycott Arizona after the immigration law SB 1070 was passed last year. Read it on AUX.
Telekinesis has just released a new record called 12 Desperate Straight Lines and I interviewed them for AUX Weekly while they were here in Toronto a few weeks ago. We managed to film some of their in-store performance at Sonic Boom before chatting with members Michael Lerner, Jason Narducy and Cody Votolato about the new album and some of its themes.
Thanks to Kendra Hart for shooting and editing the final package of the interview. Watch it on AUX.
I interviewed Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley from Tennis for AUX Weekly a few weeks ago. They’re really nice people and have a great record out called Cape Dory, which is the name of the boat they sailed on before returning to shore and making music.
Thanks to Tristan Moran for shooting and Michelle Lottamoza for editing the final interview package. Watch it on AUX.
Lead singer Christian “Chrigel” Glanzmann from Swiss folk/death metal band Eluveitie (pronounced El-Vey-Ti) tells AUX Weekly about a show the band played in India and how their music caused the 25,000 people in attendance to start a riot. Watch the full interview on AUX.
Wavves’ lead vocalist Nathan Williams and bassist Stephen Pop reveal to AUX Weekly what happened the last time they crossed the Canada/U.S. border as well as the band’s favorite pastime: smoking marijuana. Watch the full interview on AUX
English post-punk band Gang of Four has returned with their first record in 16 years entitled Content. AUX Weekly recently sat down with founding members Jon King and Andy Gill at the beginning of their North American tour in Toronto. Watch the full interview on AUX.
Following the release of their sixth studio album The King Is Dead, which reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart, The Decemberists chatted with AUX Weekly before their gig at the Sound Academy in Toronto. Watch the full interview on AUX.
Baltimore duo Wye Oak talk about how their upcoming third album Civilian feels like their ‘first’ real record and remember the late Trish Keenan from Broadcast. Read the full story on Spinner.
The Radio Dept. discuss two of their most politically motivated songs about current Swedish Prime Minister Frederick Reinfeidt and the liberal conservative government. Read the full story on AUX.
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