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“I’m A Fan Of Justin Bieber”: An Interview with Girls

John Freeman tries to chill out with Girls frontman Chris Owens to discuss Bieber fever, Twitter therapy and finally being able to bask in the luxury of self-obsession.

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“Pop In The Real Sense”: An Interview With Gemma Ray

Terry Daley meets up with Essex-raised singer-songwriter Gemma Ray in Rome, during her Italian tour, to chat in depth about her songwriting process.

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Out Of The Darkness: The Cambodian Space Project

Ahead of their performance at this weekend's Dancing Time, Kevin E.G. Perry speaks to The Cambodian Space Project on their difficult beginnings in the days of the Khmer Rouge

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A Minimal Wave Interview: Futurisk’s Jeremy Kolosine

Veronica Vasicka's Minimal Wave label recently unearthed and released material by Florida's synth group Futurisk, including remixes by Chris Carter and James Murphy. Here, she speaks to founder Jeremy Kolosine

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Frustrated Desire, Twists & Turns: An Interview With HTRK

Steph Kretowicz talks to the London-based band about new album Work (work, work) and the difficulty of losing friend and band member Sean Stewart during its writing process

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From Black Flag To Off! Dr Rock Meets Keith Morris

Dr Rock is Off! the hook with joy about meeting punk legend Keith Morris! Let’s all pray to the gods of Black Flag, all hail!!!

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The Unwearied Kind – A Jeff Bridges Interview

Jeff Bridges, star of Crazy Heart turned country singer, talks. Brad Sanders abides

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Sunken Disco: Maria Minerva Talks Downloads, DJing & Dance Music

London's producer of slinky, submerged club tunes chats to Rory Gibb about her label Not Not Fun, collaborating with LA Vampires and dance music crossovers

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Chance Encounters & Exquisite Corpses: An Interview With Human Greed

Russell Cuzner chats to Human Greed's Michael Begg about fascinations with death and being inspired by a 5000 year old 'Sleeping Egyptian'

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The Liberty Belle – Dolly Parton Speaks

Ever the showbiz professional, Dolly Parton leads Jude Rogers a merry dance during her allotted 20 minutes of chat about partners, Gaga, sexuality, The Lord and avoiding a big breast-induced bad back

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“A Long Tradition Of Pessimists”: Roll The Dice Play Ball

Wyndham Wallace talks to Stockholm's Roll The Dice about the influences at play on their second album, In Dust

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Never Coming Back: An Interview With Gaza

Toby Cook chats to the Utah metal band about the evils of organised religion

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“Slacker At Heart, I Guess”: Stephen Malkmus Interviewed

Leah Pritchard talks to Stephen Malkmus about new LP Mirror Traffic, The Fall, golf, softball and hanging with the horse-hunting set

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Forever Moving On: An Interview with Richard Youngs

With a catalogue numbering in the hundreds, Richard Youngs joins the dots between Galaxie 500 and Pink Floyd, Jandek and Robbie Williams (no, really). ‘I’m still messing about, really,’ he tells David Peschek

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Scanner, The News Of The World & The Art Of Listening In

Robin Rimbaud - AKA Scanner - once trawled the airwaves recording 'found' telephone conversations. He discusses his controversial work, and remembers when the News Of The World tried to buy his archive of recordings

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A catholic Education: Gavin Friday Interviewed

Mature lensman Gentleman Jim Dyson talks to former Virgin Prune Gavin Friday about his new album catholic

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Outside Usual Channels: An Interview With Grandfather

Glen Mcleod chats to Albini-produced New Yorkers about working outside the usual models of music distribution

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Manifest Destiny: Wooden Shjips Interviewed

Julian Marszalek talks to Ripley Johnson about recording Wooden Shjips new LP with Sonic Boom, and the pull of the American West

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North Sea Scrolls: Coughlan, Haines, Mueller Present New History

Messrs Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan and Andrew Mueller are currently chasing Hawkwind's hot air balloon to the Edinburgh Festival in search of the true history of Britain. Ben Graham investigates. Portraits by Al Overdrive

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On The Couch: An Interview With Psychologist

Alice Vincent chats to the London songwriter about the release of his new EP, Propellor, and why he doesn't think of himself as a producer

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The Greater Times: Electrelane Discuss Their Return

As Electrelane prepare to play what might be their last gig at XOYO tonight, Mia Clarke talks to Laura Snapes about their "emotional" return

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Life, Leisure & Loads Of Reverb: An Interview With Washed Out

Lev Harris chats to Washed Out about new album Life Of Logic, photography and working with a live band

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Their Band, Their Rules: An Interview With Islet

John Freeman eats cake while Cardiff's Islet tell him how their debut album will be released when they are good and ready - and not before.

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Rambling Man: Perry Farrell On His Halcyon Youth

As Jane's Addiction unleash new track 'Irresistible Force' John Doran digs out an interview with Perry Farrell, who discusses his wilderness years spent making jewellery, impersonating David Bowie and domestic spats with his girlfriend while living in a car

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Pursuing The Obel Arts: An Interview With Agnes Obel

As mainland Europe clutches Agnes Obel and her sparse piano songs ever closer to its heart, Wyndham Wallace catches up with the Dane in her adopted home of Berlin...

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On A Knife Edge: An Interview With Kavus Torabi

Kavus Torabi tells our man Matt Evans why he's a frustrated drummer, spills the information on his new Knifeworld EP Dear Lord, No Deal and talks about his time with the Cardiacs and The Monsoon Bassoon

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Embracing Change: An Interview With Mike Oldfield

Mike Oldfield tells Brad Sanders about Tubular Bells, the new re-issue of his Incantations LP and why his coffers are always swelled after Halloween re-runs of The Exorcist

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It Started With Prince: The Soft Moon Interviewed

Friend of The Quietus and New Young Pony Club singer Ty Bulmer talks to The Soft Moon about spirituality and Prince

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An Eye For An Eye: Barbara Panther Interviewed

Barbara Panther talks to John Freeman about hating God, the Rwandan genocide and her self-titled debut LP

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Look Upon These Works: Iain Sinclair Interviewed

Robin Turner talks to the writer Iain Sinclair about new book Ghost Milk and the folly of the Grand Project

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That’s Viking Talk: Amon Amarth Interviewed

Dayal Patterson talks to Amon Amarth about Viking weddings and their brutal 2011 album Surtur Rising

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Shaming The Shysters: Circle Traps Interviewed

Angus Finlayson normally isn't keen on electronic music that isn't designed for the dancefloor, but Circle Traps have changed his mind. Photo by Ella McCartney

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“I’m A Fan Of Justin Bieber”: An Interview with Girls

“Pop In The Real Sense”: An Interview With Gemma Ray

Out Of The Darkness: The Cambodian Space Project

A Minimal Wave Interview: Futurisk’s Jeremy Kolosine

Frustrated Desire, Twists & Turns: An Interview With HTRK

From Black Flag To Off! Dr Rock Meets Keith Morris

The Unwearied Kind – A Jeff Bridges Interview

Sunken Disco: Maria Minerva Talks Downloads, DJing & Dance Music

Chance Encounters & Exquisite Corpses: An Interview With Human Greed

The Liberty Belle – Dolly Parton Speaks

“A Long Tradition Of Pessimists”: Roll The Dice Play Ball

Never Coming Back: An Interview With Gaza

“Slacker At Heart, I Guess”: Stephen Malkmus Interviewed

Forever Moving On: An Interview with Richard Youngs

Scanner, The News Of The World & The Art Of Listening In

A catholic Education: Gavin Friday Interviewed

Outside Usual Channels: An Interview With Grandfather

Manifest Destiny: Wooden Shjips Interviewed

North Sea Scrolls: Coughlan, Haines, Mueller Present New History

On The Couch: An Interview With Psychologist

The Greater Times: Electrelane Discuss Their Return

Life, Leisure & Loads Of Reverb: An Interview With Washed Out

Their Band, Their Rules: An Interview With Islet

Rambling Man: Perry Farrell On His Halcyon Youth

Pursuing The Obel Arts: An Interview With Agnes Obel

On A Knife Edge: An Interview With Kavus Torabi

Embracing Change: An Interview With Mike Oldfield

It Started With Prince: The Soft Moon Interviewed

An Eye For An Eye: Barbara Panther Interviewed

Look Upon These Works: Iain Sinclair Interviewed

That’s Viking Talk: Amon Amarth Interviewed

Shaming The Shysters: Circle Traps Interviewed

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