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Hop Cast’s Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder // Interview

by Jon Graef February 13, 2012 -

The podcasters on how their show started, whether craft beer has become elitist, and how someone becomes a beer drinker in the first place.
Jared Van Camp and Stephanie Izard debate Beatles vs. Stones for Sound Opinions // Interview

by Marah Eakin February 9, 2012 -

The two chefs go head to head in preparation for tonight’s Sound Opinions dinner.
Craig Finn // Interview

by Steven Hyden February 6, 2012 -

The Hold Steady frontman talks about stepping out for a solo album.
Letters/X’s Jessica Jane Childs on heartbreak, heartache, and dead flies // Interview

by Marah Eakin February 2, 2012 -

How does someone apologize for coming on someone else’s cat?
Charlie Newton // Interview

by Marah Eakin February 2, 2012 -

The author on James Bond villains, Terror Town, and the 900-pound gorilla in the room.
Ti West // Interview

by Adam Nayman February 1, 2012 -

“Winking at the audience has always felt like a lack of confidence to me. It’s like acknowledging that what you’ve made is just a creation, and therefore not to be taken too seriously.”
Everything Is Terrible!’s Commodore Gilgamesh // Interview

by Ben Munson January 26, 2012 -

The found footage wizard discusses his new film, DoggieWoggiez! PoochieWoochiez!, a remake of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain using only dog-related footage.
Pete Holmes // Interview

by Matt Byrne January 26, 2012 -

The comedian on his work as the voice of the E-Trade Baby, his role as an occasional cartoonist for the New Yorker, and the hefty thought that goes into his decidedly goofy stand-up.
The Hunchback Variations’ Mickle Maher and Mark Messing // Interview

by Monica Westin January 25, 2012 -

What makes an opera about Beethoven and Quasimodo so damn interesting?
Ghost’s Nameless Ghoul // Interview

by John Semley January 24, 2012 -

We talk to one of the nameless ghouls from Swedish doom metal outfit Ghost about visa snafus, Satan, and life inside the black bubble.

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Hop Cast’s Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder // Interview

Jared Van Camp and Stephanie Izard debate Beatles vs. Stones for Sound Opinions // Interview

Craig Finn // Interview

Letters/X’s Jessica Jane Childs on heartbreak, heartache, and dead flies // Interview

Charlie Newton // Interview

Ti West // Interview

Everything Is Terrible!’s Commodore Gilgamesh // Interview

Pete Holmes // Interview

The Hunchback Variations’ Mickle Maher and Mark Messing // Interview

Ghost’s Nameless Ghoul // Interview

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