In honor of Wild God, the just-released 18th album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, New Noise published a previously unreleased and unabridged interview I conducted with the Australian rock legend/bookworm more than 20 years ago. Go here to read our lengthy conversation, which shows a lighter side of the sullen superstar.
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Nick Cave Really Likes Tomato Omelets
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on 09/03/2024 by Kurt OrzeckOrbit Culture Try To Keep Momentum Going With Next LP
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags Orbit Culture, Slipknot on 07/09/2024 by Kurt OrzeckIn light of Orbit Culture’s astronomical rise (pun most definitely intended), we break out the transcript of our February conversation with the Swedish band’s frontman. Go to New Noise for a closer look at the Swedish melodic death metal band that everyone—well, OK, the majority of people who have actually heard of the subgenre—are dying to know more about.
Burt Bacharach’s Secret to Writing Timeless Music: ‘Don’t Overwhelm’
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags Burt Bacharach, Isley Brothers, Ron Isley on 02/09/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
One of the greatest American composers of all time, Burt Bacharach passed away earlier today at at 94. In celebration of him — and his long, unparalleled life — I unearthed my previously unpublished full interview with the beloved Bacharach on November 14, 2003.
Our conversation took place eight days after my mother and I saw him and Ron Isley perform their collaborative album, Here I Am, with a full orchestra at the Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. Tears gushed copiously onstage and in the crowd as Isley and Bacharach delivered one of the most touching concert performances of that — or any other — year.
Continue readingCover Story: Zhu
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags Zhu on 11/05/2022 by Kurt OrzeckGo here to read my latest cover story for Music Connection, spotlighting revered electronic-music artist Zhu.
MGMT’s Ben Goldwasser On New LP, Doing Laundry – And His Favorite Cover Of An MGMT Song
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags Jónsi, MGMT, Sigur Rós, Violens on 10/27/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
MGMT are still young. They’ve only put out two LPs. That said, the Brooklyn group led by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser has toured a helluva lot, behind the platinum Oracular Spectacular and the more recent (and more commercially unfriendly) Congratulations. So why on earth haven’t MGMT, now four years old, played Florida till now? Continue reading
Old 97’s Frontman Rhett Miller On Getting Married, His Literary Ambitions, ‘Total Anarchy’ With Jon Brion
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags John Doe, Jon Brion, Old 97's, Rhett Miller, Robyn Hitchcock, Ryan Adams on 10/12/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
With the Old 97’s unveiling their eighth album this week – The Grande Theatre, Volume One, which will be followed up with part two next year – here’s a look back at a nine-year-old interview with frontman Rhett Miller. I spoke with him on August 26, 2002, shortly after he married model Erica Ihan; he very much had the wedding on the brain. He revealed how collaborator Robyn Hitchcock was partially responsible for the marriage, what it was like to record with him and Jon Brion, why his planned session with Ryan Adams fell through (booze was to blame), and why writers are usually more genuine than musicians. Continue reading
British Sea Power: ‘Girls Are A Lot Prettier In The U.S. – And So Are The Boys’
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags British Sea Power, Pulp, the Flaming Lips on 10/06/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
British Sea Power are blazing once again – the eccentric indie-rockers’ new Zeus E.P. came out digitally yesterday and sees a vinyl release next week (both via Rough Trade). In honor of the lads, here’s a quick interview I conducted with them in 2003. It’s finally seeing an online publish. Continue reading
Red House Painters’ Mark Kozelek: ‘There’s A Bad Feeling That Comes With Playing Solo Too Much’
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags Cameron Crowe, Codeine, Low, Mark Kozelek, Nirvana, Red House Painters on 10/04/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
With former Red House Painters guitarist Phil Carney recently granting the Bad Penny his first-ever interview (and an MP3 premiere), the time seems right to resurrect my long-lost conversation with Mark Kozelek. Conducted August 14, 2001, it is surfacing online for the first time. And, because interview with the indie demigod are hard to come by, the full piece is presented here – all 4,900-plus words, warts and all. Continue reading
Faith In Metal: Orphaned Land Push For Peace In The Middle East
Posted in Faith In Metal, Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags Kirk Hammett, Kobi Farhi, Metallica, Orphaned Land on 09/28/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Metalheads are fickle when it comes to approving a band’s metal cred. But it’s safe to say that your group qualifies if: 1) Fans can get arrested for listening to you; 2) You get arrested trying to record an album; and 3) You preach a message so radical that it makes some metalheads cringe.
Enter Orphaned Land, a metal band from Israel that meets all those criteria.
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Los Campesinos! Singer Talks Pavement, No Age – And That One-Of-A-Kind Box Set
Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags Big Black, Bikini Girl, David Cross, Led Zeppelin, Los Campesinos!, No Age, Pavement, the Beautiful South, the Housemartins, Times New Viking on 01/28/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
There’s Nuggets. There’s Led Zeppelin’s Complete Studio Sessions. And then there’s the best box set ever. A bold statement, certainly. But by the end of this post, you should be swayed. Continue reading
The Bad Penny (beta) 