Ask an indie rock veteran: What’s the best bad Bob Dylan album?
I asked some friends to help me piece this together—or at least, make a reasonable guess for a song like this. Get…
Ask an indie rock veteran: How do you bounce back from a disastrous tour?
I first saw Royal Trux at my college orientation, and I was mesmerized. My girlfriend (and future wife) had only two…
Ask an indie rock veteran: Is 45 too old to start a band?
When my grandparents retired in 1967, they left England in their light-blue VW Bug to see the world, and accidentally…
Ask an indie rock veteran: Do musicians enjoy listening to their own music?
I’m surprised to hear that about actors, because most of the filmmaking process doesn’t involve them. You’d think…
Ask an indie rock veteran: How do you play with a migraine?
It’s odd, isn’t it? People don’t seem to complain as much about other instruments. Personally, I’ve never come around…
Ask an indie rock veteran: Do indie-rockers get indie-stalkers?
Yeah, it happens. Once we were opening for Broken Bells, and I had a long conversation with this nice guy in their…
Ask an indie rock veteran: What are the best cities to play, and why are hamsters better than rats?
I’d say it’s mostly tail and a little bit shape of the face? Hamsters are adorable. Gerbils are in the middle. Then…
Ask an indie rock veteran: How do you kill time between shows without going broke?
Can Sussman sleep? Sussman can’t sleep. Could Sussman go to the movies? Sure, maybe Sussman could go to the movies. And…
The Rapture, Ladytron, and The Streets had the true hits of 2002
1. Nickelback, “How You Remind Me”
2. Ashanti, “Foolish”
3. Nelly, “Hot In Herre”
4. Nelly (feat. Kelly Rowland), “Dilemma”
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Ask an indie rock veteran: Should I be forcing my kid to practice their instrument?
My mom was very strict with our piano practice. I was the last of four children, and by the time I showed up, the poor…
Ask an indie rock veteran: How important are drugs to a music scene?
I actually do know some people who are afraid of this. People have pretty unexpected problems onstage. I know a singer…
Indie supergroup Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam announces world tour
Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen will be touring in early 2017 in support of his newly released album I Had A Dream…
Week 18: Wilco, The Wedding Present, and Yeezy all start with W
Ugly Casanova: Ugly Casanova is a solo project from Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse who, if I remember correctly, thought…
Two very different albums and some delicious dumplings
When The Walkmen splintered in 2013, most of the players seemed to have solo careers already prepared: Bassist and…
The Walkmen’s Walter Martin released a new song via his LinkedIn profile
Providing the first instance in human history of someone gaining anything other than spam folder ballast from a profile…
Exclusive: a new track by Hamilton and Paul of The Walkmen, and a head injury
The Walkmen went on hiatus a while back, but singer Hamilton Leithauser quickly rejoined forces with guitarist Paul…
Hear a new song from two of The Walkmen, and maybe they’ll come to your house
The Walkmen went on “extreme hiatus” in 2014, after 14 years and seven albums. But singer Hamilton Leithauser…
The best rock bands of the ’00s, from Arcade Fire to Zwan
Though we’re only halfway through the ’10s, the ’00s can occasionally seem like a long time ago. (Remember when barely…
Rick Moody writes about and interviews Peter Bauer of The Walkmen
Rick Moody is the author of five novels—The Ice Storm is probably the best known. He’s also written extensively about…