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“The Cup Of Youth” If Kip Berman’s name sounds familiar to you, that’s for good reason. He fronted the beloved indie rock outfit The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart from 2007 to 20018. The NY-based band played all over the world, put out four perfect albums, culminating in 2017’s The Echoes Of Pleasure and they called it a day a year later. Berman moved to Princeton, New Jersey, started […]

“Lost And Found" One summer in the early '90s I drove around with only one cassette in my car and that was Born to Quit by the Smoking Popes. Led by the Illinois-born Josh Caterer and his brothers Eli and Matt, the band were nothing short of a revelation. Josh’s lilting vocals has all the elegance of Sinatra and the finesse of Morrissey, but it also had muscle. The songs? […]

“The Night Economy” Over the course of their brilliant career, which got started around 1999, Stars have put out nine winning and magical albums including Set Yourself on Fire and the Polaris-Prize nominated efforts In Our Bedroom After The War and The Five Ghosts. Their last full-length effort was 2017’s There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light, and I know that was four years ago, but don’t worry—new music is […]

“You Have To Find Your Teammates” Singer/songwriter Kristin Hersh is the singer of Throwing Muses, the braintrust of a winning solo career and a celebrated author. Harsh sits down with Alex for a chat about PTSD, how to crawl inside one’s head and overcoming shyness on stage. She also says that her son reminded her recently that in life we have to find our teammates. They’re out there and in […]

“Louise Goffin Makes A Lot Of Cooking Analogies” Louise Goffin has spent virtually her entire life in the music business. She got her start singing on her mom’s albums in the early 70s and from there she launched her own solo career. Not only that, but she’s proven to be a powerhouse of a session musician, playing banjo with Bryan Ferry and touring as the guitarist for Tears For Fears. […]

"Danny O’Reilly Has His Doubts" The Coronas are not only just about the biggest band in Ireland, they’re fast becoming one of the biggest bands in the world. But with a brand new album (Trust The Wire) that’s hit #1, a series of sold-out shows across the globe and millions of adoring fans, frontman Danny O’Reilly talks about how even at the height of his success, he still struggles with […]