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“I Don’t Mean To Be The Most Irritating Person On The Planet” – Jaz Coleman Celebrates Himself On Record and Whenever and Wherever He Can
Jaz Coleman has a brand new album out – the wondrous Magna Invocatio recorded with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra – put simply it is his…
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He likes Doing It. He Likes Being It: The Overseer of The Architecture of Songs - “I Wanted To Be A Filmmaker Anyway” - Alejandro Escovedo…
Alejandro Escovedo is a songwriter’s songwriter – people like Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams and Bob Dylan reference him among their favourites – not…
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“Keeping It Interesting Is No Issue”: On Steve Gunn Finding His Voice/s
Steve Gunn, American guitar wizard – one of many exciting talents currently cutting their own path away from the early influence of John Fahey – says…
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My Tony Levin Interview: Q&A
Tony Levin is perhaps best known for his work with Peter Gabriel and King Crimson but he has appeared on over 500 albums.
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Talking With A Living Legend: The Aaron Neville Interview
Aaron Neville is 76 years old.
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The John Waters Interview: From The Archives
I have John Waters on the line, cult film-maker, writer, visual artist, collector and curator, journalist, raconteur and lifelong music fan.
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One Meat - Two Interviews: Interviewing Meat Loaf Twice in One Month
Interview 1:
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Emailing a Mummy: The Garage-Rockers That Put The Band in Bandages Will Answer Your Questions If They’re Just Dumb Enough
The Mummies don’t want to do interviews.
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Rock music is freedom, the Eagles are shit, John Key’s a liar and we’re getting what we put up with – which is why we’re getting shit; Jaz…
I’ve interviewed Jaz Coleman once before.
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The Joan Baez Connection/s: Just a Few Minutes to Talk About a Lifetime of So Many Little Victories
Joan Baez is on the line, time off in Brisbane – she’s just walked around the “beautiful botanical gardens, on a gorgeous day” – and after her…
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The Quiet Kid, The Introvert: Sharon Van Etten and Her Emotionally Resonant Songs
Sharon Van Etten tells me she feels “blessed” to have a career; she’s “incredibly lucky” by her reckoning.
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The Folk-Punk Street Performer: Jason Webley returns to Wellington
Jason Webley is a talented musician – he plays a bunch of instruments, he writes songs that aren’t quite folk or punk but could be either.
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