Ariel Pink talks flattery & fame
We speak with the enigmatic Ariel Pink ahead of his return to Dublin on August 16 in Button Factory.
Thundercat discusses how important Japan & LA are to his art
Thundercat graced the cover of Issue 004: Rebirth, featuring an interview and shoot by Ellius Grace. The LA artist discussed his love for Japanese culture, his formative years with close friend Kamasi Washington and working with Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald.
J Colleran: “It’s really empowering to destroy something and start again.”
With the release of his new album 'Gardenia', Eric Davidson sits down with J Colleran for a conversation about starting fresh, featuring a shoot by Cáit Fahey for the cover of our June Guide to Dublin City magazine.
Obie Trice: “These young kids are killing each other… Life is a stumbling block for art.”
Obie Trice speaks with Eric Davidson about creativity in cities like Detroit, being thrown into the deep end of the music industry & his current relationship with Eminem. He headlines BARE Festival July 6-7.
Souls Of Mischief: “Use your own slang, use your own dialect, be yourself”
Souls Of Mischief will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album ’93 ‘Til Infinity’ with a series of shows, including one in The Sugar Club on June 14. We caught up with Opio to discuss the early days touring with De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest and how they've managed to stay unified in creativity.
Wiki on passion, love & ‘No Mountains in Manhattan’
The last time Wiki was in Ireland he played alongside Sporting Life and the other Ratking crew at Life Festival a few years ago, it's now confirmed he will return for a headline show. Eoghan Barra caught up with him in Issue 003.
Mura Masa: “We’ve got to stop stifling new ideas and artists”
Mura Masa's collaborations with figures as prolific as A$AP Rocky and as meteoric as Dublin's own Bonzai, now under the pseudonym Cosha, have solidified his place among the UK's production elite. We're reflecting on the time we caught up with him ahead of his performance at Bulmers Forbidden Fruit Festival in 2017, while we now await his anticipated performance at the first year of All Together Now at Curraghmore House this August bank holiday weekend.
Austra: “All the queers and weirdos are welcome”
Tara Stewart caught up with Katie Stelmanis of Austra to discuss the tolerant nature of her shows and how the new album 'Future Politics' deals with different aspects of depression.
Syd discusses how relentless touring has developed her sound for the better
Syd has been a common denominator in two of the most progressive-sounding groups to emerge over the past decade, in Odd Future and The Internet. On the back of her debut solo record, we caught up with her to discuss touring and social media's place in live music.
Kirk Knight wants you to put your fucking phone away
Kirk Knight is the production mastermind behind many of the tracks released by Joey Bada$$ and the Pro Era collective. In recent years though he has picked up the mic himself. We caught up with the rapidly ascending artist to talk about his disdain for social media and how it often leads to depression
