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Don’t Want to Miss This Thing: An Interview with Aerosmith

Don’t Want to Miss This Thing: An Interview with Aerosmith

Aerosmith has released concert DVDs before, but with Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014, they are on the silver screen for one night only. Tom Hamilton tells us about the hits, the fits, and the pursuit of naughty bits.
Holidays in Hades: An Interview with the English Heretic

Holidays in Hades: An Interview with the English Heretic

PopMatters meets the founder of the occult-influenced UK project to talk about its fascinating new album/aural mausoleum The Underworld Service.
By the Numbers?: An Interview with Kasabian

By the Numbers?: An Interview with Kasabian

Following the release of their new album 48:13, Kasbian guitarist and producer Serge Pizzorno discusses ripping off the Silver Apples and ponders why, even now, people still aren't getting the joke.
The Top Ten Most Exciting British Artists Playing at the Great Escape 2014

The Top Ten Most Exciting British Artists Playing at the Great Escape 2014

With the European South by Southwest about to start in Brighton, PopMatters gives you the heads-up about the UK acts to keep an eye on over the coming year.
Keep on Moving: A Conversation with the Horrors

Keep on Moving: A Conversation with the Horrors

Speaking just before the release of their new album Luminous, PopMatters talks to the British alt-pop heavyweights the Horrors about artistic progression, the need to escape your influences, and the terrifying tedium of East London.
More Beautiful Blues: An Interview with Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett

More Beautiful Blues: An Interview with Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett

The Eels prime-mover answers questions about the band's new album The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, which follows the tradition of other tragedy-driven greats in his storied and beautifully sorrowful discography.
A Joyful Noise: An Interview with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra

A Joyful Noise: An Interview with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra

PopMatters talks with the Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion (symbolic) front-man about why the apocalypse might not necessarily be all bad.

Searching For the Old(er) Soul Rebel: An Interview with Dexys’ Kevin Rowland

The Modern Dance: Daft Punk Gives Music Back to Life

King of America: An Interview with Dave Stewart

Nature Girl: An Interview with the Handsome Family

The Top Ten Most Exciting British Artists Playing at the Great Escape 2013