interviews

We talk at length with record-makers about how they make records.

May 15, 2012  |  No. 89

Norman Elder

by Norman Elder

In August of 1969 I got the job offer of a lifetime, one that led to the greatest year of my life.

March 15, 2012  |  No. 88

Merrill Garbus: of tUnE-yArDs

by Eli Crews

Merrill Garbus is the founder and central figure of tUnE-yArDs, an extraordinary band that I have had the honor of traveling with over the past year in support of their fantastic album w h o k i l...

March 15, 2012  |  No. 88

Colin Newman: Wire, Gilthead and solo

by Larry Crane

"I'm fundamentally a musician, although I've fallen into being sort of... I hate to refer to myself as a producer because I think there's a lot of pretension around that name. But I've learned how...

March 15, 2012  |  No. 88

Jon Baker: GeeJam Studios in Jamaica

by Peter Zaremba

I found hip-hop/dance music pioneer Jon Baker residing in Port Antonio, Jamaica — a town he decided to settle in after experiencing a blazing a career in New York and London. With a past that...

March 15, 2012  |  No. 88

Kevin Renick: Not So Up In the Air

by Larry Crane

Your career of playing music is kind of more recent to the public eye. Well, yeah, I was described as going through the looking glass, 'cause for many years, even though I did music as a hobby...

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