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Kim Deal on Failure: “There’s a Sweetness to Seeing Somebody Get Their Ass Kicked"
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Kim Deal on Failure: “There’s a Sweetness to Seeing Somebody Get Their Ass Kicked"

The veteran musician and songwriter steps into the spotlight with Nobody Loves You More, a long-in-the-making solo record driven by loss, defeat, and friendship.

Indie Folk-Rockers the Decemberists Write from the Heart
Artist Features

The Decemberists Write from the Heart

On their ninth studio full-length, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, the folk quintet expands on the landscape they’ve been weaving together for the past 20-plus years, and dip their feet back into prog territory.

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Cartwheel: Hotline TNT’s Sweeping Shoegaze Journey of Love and Heartbreak

Will Anderson was teaching at a New York high school—until Jack White’s record label came knocking. Now, his band is shooting into the shoegaze stratosphere behind their second record, Cartwheel.

Joy Oladokun: We’re All Gonna Die
Guitarists

Joy Oladokun: We’re All Gonna Die

With her new record Proof of Life, the alt-folk guitarist and singer-songwriter wrestles with mortality and change, and emerges triumphant and hopeful.

Black Belt Eagle Scout: Of the Land, from the Heart
Guitarists

Black Belt Eagle Scout: Of the Land, from the Heart

The alt-rock landscape Katherine Paul creates on her latest release resonates with both her effects-laden guitar work and the feelings of kinship she has with the Earth.

Franz Ferdinand: Spanners in the Works
Artists

Franz Ferdinand: Spanners in the Works

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy discuss their utter disregard for technical playing, their penchant for quirky old gear, and how everything from Angus Young to Talking Heads to classical compositions informed the dual-guitar approach on their new album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.

Album Review: Superchunk - "I Hate Music"
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Album Review: Superchunk - "I Hate Music"

Melodic, gorgeously thick guitar hooks reign king throughout much of the 11 tracks

Rig Rundown: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner
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Rig Rundown: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner explains why his first-ever guitar is still his main one, and we get a detailed look at the four-amp, four-pedalboard rig he uses live.