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A Conversation with Clutch at Riot Fest

Aaron CooperSeptember 27, 2018

At Riot Fest 2018, Coop talked Clutch frontman, Neil Fallon to discuss, production, festivals, and Clutch's new album, Book of Bad Decisions....

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Riot Fest 2018 Recap: The Unstoppable Music Festival

Aaron CooperSeptember 21, 2018

In it's 14th year, Riot Fest faced adversity in the name of headliners backing out, health scares, and hackers, but lived to tell all about it....

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Adopt This Label: Rusted Wave Records | Be Excellent To Each Other

Aaron CooperAugust 14, 2018

With releases like Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Young Guns II, Rusted Wave Records know all about niche collectibles as well as classic 80s rock!...

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2018 – Culture and Curation

Aaron CooperAugust 1, 2018

Coop covers Pitchfork Music Festival 2018 and discusses how it manages to celebrate community, culture, and curation while still managing to be fun....

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Brother O’ Brother: Monster Truck | Video Premiere

Aaron CooperJuly 9, 2018

The hardest working blues-rock duo Brother O' Brother are back with the world premiere of their new music video "Monster Truck" from their new EP....

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Middle Kids: Lost Friends | When A Debut Album Is Too Perfect

Aaron CooperMay 18, 2018

Lost Friends, the debut album from Middle Kids is vulnerable, hopeful, and satisfying. But without any challenges, it might be too perfect for its own good....

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Understanding All-Star: A Conversation with Greg Camp of Smash Mouth

Aaron CooperMay 10, 2018

The years start coming and they don't stop coming but Smash Mouth's "All-Star" has remained relevant for nearly 20 years. Coop talks with songwriter Greg Camp to see if crafting the perfect pop is science or chance....

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I (Don’t) Hate That: Joanna Newsom

Aaron CooperMarch 28, 2018

Coop hates Lisa Simpson vocals and Joanna Newsom. Kendon loves Joanna Newsom and (apparently?) Lisa Simpson vocals. On this edition of "I (Don't) Hate That", Kendon tries to convince Coop that Joanna Newsom isn't just pretentious art-folk....

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Stone Temple Pilots: The Art Of Letting Go Is A Hard Learned Lesson

Aaron CooperMarch 16, 2018

It's tragic when line-up drama haunts a decent band, much less when two frontmen are no longer among the living. Stone Temple Pilots return with a new album, but can't seem to let go of the past....

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Ministry: God Bless The United States of “AmeriKKKant”

Aaron CooperMarch 13, 2018

On Ministry's 14th album "AmeriKKKant", Al Jourgensen takes on gun-worship, racism, the alt-right, and Donald Drumpf while returning to the sound that defined Industrial Metal....

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