Interviews

The Necks: from secret band to cult legends

I sat down with the trio to find out what's been making them tick since 1986

Mar 31 • Oliver Kemp

From the archive: Oneohtrix Point Never on Age Of

The time Daniel Lopatin and I sat in a coffee shop to talk about his 2018 record

Mar 3 • Oliver Kemp

The sound of Wallis Island: Adem Ilhan on scoring the BAFTA-nominated film

Dusty strings and scratchy timbres define the emotional hook of this big-hearted British comedy

Feb 17 • Oliver Kemp

Yazz Ahmed on her modern classic, A Paradise In The Hold

Pearl divers and mermaid myths loom large in this jazz record for the ages

Feb 3 • Oliver Kemp

Blackstar at 10: Band leader Donny McCaslin on Bowie’s final chapter

A decade on, I speak to the saxophonist and band leader about working with David – and the indelible impression the man left on his own work.

Jan 6 • Oliver Kemp

My perplexing two-week conversation with Bogdan Raczynski

One of IDM's most playful artists delights in dodging, contradicting, and keeping me guessing.

Nov 25, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

1,200 number ones later: inside one man’s quest to understand pop music

If you listened to every Billboard Hot 100 number one song since 1958, what would it reveal?

Oct 28, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

Inside the most vulnerable metal record in years

An autism diagnosis became the through-line of Conjurer’s new LP – and a lifeline for one of its members

Oct 21, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

Singing for your all-time favourite band: Mike Vennart on joining Cardiacs

Our conversation covered LSD – the mythic new Cardiacs record – and the 20th anniversary of Oceansize's Everyone Into Position.

Aug 26, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

“If I hear AI music and I like it? Shoot me”

Discussing all things streaming with Qobuz boss, Dan Mactka

Jul 22, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

Down the spiral with author Adam Steiner

On the Nine Inch Nails legacy and the best Reznor/Ross soundtracks

Jun 17, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

A conversation with Fugazi's Joe Lally

Red Medicine at 30 & The Messthetics

Jun 10, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

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