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BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music

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A podcast brought to you by music blog and online record store BrooklynVegan. We talk about the music we love, from indie rock to punk to metal to folk to hip hop and beyond. The show features interviews with musicians, deep dives into specific genres and trends and scenes, and much more.More at www.brooklynvegan.com

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This week we're talking to the one and only Robyn Hitchcock about his 50-year career, his new album The Confuser, and his biggest electric-band tour in decades. We also talk about how REM and MTV’s “120 Minutes” helped his US profile back in the '80s... more

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This week, we're talking with Alex Edkins who you might know as the singer and guitarist for late great Toronto noise rock trio METZ and who now makes insanely catchy and still noisy powerpop as Weird Nightmare. His new album is titled Hoopla and is ... more

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This week, we're talking with Swedish singer-songwriter José González who just released his fifth album Against the Dying of the Light. He's currently on tour in North America and our conversation happened the day before it started in Boston. We disc... more

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Alex Edkins
Weird Nightmare frontman, former METZ guitarist
Weird Nightmare / METZ
Episode: Weird Nightmare's Alex Edkins talks new album Hoopla, METZ, Mulaney, more
José González
Swedish singer-songwriter
Mute Records / City Slang
Episode: José González talks 'Against the Dying of the Light," hardcore punk, AI, and more
Chandler Levack
Filmmaker and writer
Montreal/Toronto based filmmaker
Episode: Mile End Kicks director Chandler Levack
John Waters
Filmmaker, provocateur, author, and longtime host of Mosswood Meltdown festival
Self (and Mosswood Meltdown)
Episode: John Waters talks 80th Birthday Tour, punk, Mosswood Meltdown, more
Bob Mould
Punk/alt-rock icon, frontman of Sugar and Hüsker Dü
Sugar, Hüsker Dü
Episode: Bob Mould Talks Sugar Reunion, Hüsker Dü, Hedwig, more
Carl Newman
Musician, frontman of The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers
Episode: Carl Newman of The New Pornographers talks new LP, indie sleaze, mandolins, mai tais, more
Adrian Sherwood
Producer, On-U Sound label founder, dub experimentalist
On-U Sound
Episode: Adrian Sherwood talks dub, Lee Scratch Perry, Mark E Smith, Tackhead, NIN, On-U Sound, Spoon, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Primal Scream, more
Verity Susman
Member of Memorials (Verity Susman from Electrelane)
Memorials
Episode: MEMORIALS talk new album, vintage gear, touring with Stereolab, more
Matthew Simms
Member of Memorials (Matthew Simms of It Hugs Back and Wire)
Memorials
Episode: MEMORIALS talk new album, vintage gear, touring with Stereolab, more

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Bill Pearis
Host of BV Interviews; long-running BrooklynVegan writer and editor with deep ties to indie and punk scenes.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 55 ratings
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    The ultimate music podcast!

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The host asks sharp questions and keeps conversations engaging from start to finish.
A must-listen for deeper musician stories and behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
Guests are varied but consistently bring rich, era-defining context to their work.
If you love thoughtful interviews that capture a scene, this is it.

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Weird Nightmare's Alex Edkins talks new album Hoopla, METZ, Mulaney, more
Q: Tell me about the title of the album Hoopla.
Hoopla reflects the accumulation of the busy, noisy, and sometimes overwhelming aspects of making music; it's about embracing the 'hoopla' and the bells-and-whistles of modern life while keeping the music fun and accessible.
Weird Nightmare's Alex Edkins talks new album Hoopla, METZ, Mulaney, more
Q: How are you and where are you?
Alex Edkins describes being at home in Ottawa after relocating from Toronto, with family considerations and a sense of busy activity around songwriting and performing.
Mile End Kicks director Chandler Levack
Q: How did you land the Netflix/Happy Madison project?
A crazy call where Adam Sandler saw I Like Movies; after pitching the idea and meeting him, I moved into pre-production and LA pitching, which radically changed my life and career trajectory.
Mile End Kicks director Chandler Levack
Q: What's next for you after these two projects?
I want to take a break and vibe out, figure out what I want to do next, but I'm grateful both films are releasing together and for the experience with the Sandler project.
José González talks 'Against the Dying of the Light," hardcore punk, AI, and more
Q: How did the album's heavy themes with apocalyptic overtones influence the music itself?
The music maintains a balance of heaviness and light, using distortion and rock dynamics to heighten emotional impact while preserving González's characteristic melodic core, aiming for a sound that can feel urgent yet timeless.

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