Kurt Orzeck’s Interview Index

Welcome to the writing archives of music journalist, editor, bio writer and public speaker Kurt Orzeck. My writing and editing credits include RollingStone.com, MTV.com, Reuters, New York Magazine, Vulture, Yahoo, Alternative Press, Filter, LexisNexis, BBC.com, Thrasher, Soma, Venice, Royal Flush, Devil in the Woods, Rockpile, Mean Street, Harp, Edible Idaho, Greenbelt Magazine, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Eagle Magazine, Idaho Family Magazine, Commonweal, Magnetic, lotsa other mags and websites that went bust, and surely a few more I’m forgetting.

I also served as managing editor at ICE Magazine, managing editor at Buzznet and an editor at MTV News. NPR, USA Today, Politicon and others featured me as a source in their reports and events.

Currently, I regularly contribute interviews, features and/or reviews to Flood, Music Connection, New Noise, The Big Takeover, City Lifestyle and, of course, The Bad Penny. In fall 2022, I taught a three-week course at Boise State University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on the evolution of rock and roll from Elvis to Hendrix.

If you would like to contact me to discuss editing or writing opportunities from feature stories to memoirs to artist bios to press releases — or just to geek out over Queens of the Stone Age, the Jesus Lizard, Big Trouble in Little China or MacGyver — email me at KOrzeck@gmail.com. Below is a partial list of interviews I have conducted since launching my writing career in 1998.

Published Interviews

• 1349: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 8.2.19, The Big Takeover)
• 3 Inches Of Blood‘s Cam Pipes Geeks Out On Tolkien, ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ (published 1.13.10, The Bad Penny)
• Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.15.19, The Big Takeover)
• For AFI, A Time Of Pride (published 3.11.10, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes

• The Alabama Shakes on Success and Songwriting (published 8.3.15, Music Connection)
• All Souls Frontman Reflects on New LP, Tool Tour, LAPD Run-Ins (published 2.10.23, New Noise)
• Azam Ali: Signing Story (published May 2021, Music Connection)
• Amenra: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 5.31.19, The Big Takeover)
• Philip Anselmo and En Minor: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 8.13.19, The Big Takeover)
• The Truth Will Prevail: Los Angeles Podcast Festival 2017 Sets Lineup (including interview with co-founder, The Dollop co-host and stand-up comedian Dave Anthony; published 2.14.17, Flood)
• ASG: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 6.14.19, The Big Takeover)
• ASG: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.30.22, The Bad Penny)

• Ashanti red carpet clip at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party in 2015 (published 2.8.15, Vulture)
• B-52s‘ Fred Schneider: ‘It’s Better To Make Up Stuff For Interviews Than Tell The Truth’ (published 6.9.10, The Bad Penny)
• Burt Bacharach’s Secret to Writing Timeless Music: ‘Don’t Overwhelm’ (published November 2003, Venice)
• Cover Me: Mark Bacino‘s Queens English (published 9.20.10, The Bad Penny)
• Bad Religion: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.17.19, The Big Takeover)
• Superchunk’s Laura Ballance In 1998: ‘The Music Industry Is Nuts Right Now’ (published early 1998, The Creature)
• Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan And Laura Ballance Open Up About Shutting Up, Running Merge And More (originally published November 2001)
• Gabby Barrett: The Gift of Gab (cover story; published 9.27.21, Music Connection)
• Beats Antique: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.22.22, The Bad Penny)
• Beck red carpet clip at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party in 2015 (published 2.8.15, Vulture)
• Even Beck Thought Beyoncé Would Win the Grammy (published 2.9.15, Vulture)
• Belzebong: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.23.22, The Bad Penny)
• Weezer’s Brian Bell Was ‘Overwhelmed’ By Maladroit Material (published March 2002, ICE Magazine)
• The Black Angels: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 8.6.19, The Big Takeover)
• Black Anvil’s Most Definitive Interview Ever? (published 2.7.23, New Noise)
• The Wild Ones: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Kick Into High Gear (published May/June 2022, Amplifier)
• Black Mountain: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.1.19, The Big Takeover)
• Blue Heron: Breaking Bad-Asses (published 7.18.22, The Bad Penny)
• Bad Penny Exclusive: Blue Skies For Black Hearts‘ ‘Dirty Water’ Cover Download (published 10.1.10, The Bad Penny)

David Bowie

David Cross

Steve Earle

Hall & Oates

Mark Lanegan

• Getting To Know Mark Lanegan (published summer 2004, Filter)
• Mark Lanegan: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.23.19, The Big Takeover)
• L’Éclair: Flipside Fest Pick of the Day (published 9.23.22, The Bad Penny)
• Singers on Songwriting 2015: Scott Weiland, Ledisi, Tomas Lindberg, Kirstin Maldonado and Matt Skiba (published 5.4.15, Music Connection)
• Jared Leto: Once More ‘Round the Sun (cover story; published 4.1.18, Music Connection)
• Joshua Lewis, Multi-Instrumentalist Extraordinaire, Provides a Sense of ‘Friction’ (published 11.11.22, The Bad Penny)
• Levitation Room: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 8.7.19, The Big Takeover)
• Singers on Songwriting 2015: Scott Weiland, Ledisi, Tomas Lindberg, Kirstin Maldonado and Matt Skiba (published 5.4.15, Music Connection)
• Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous, Forever Sparkling (published January 2003, ICE Magazine)
• Local H‘s Scott Lucas In ’02: ‘Sometimes It’s Almost Better To Be Poor’ (published February 2002)
• Lord Huron: The New Noir (cover story, published 7.2.18, Music Connection)
• Los Campesinos! Drop Not-So-Boring LP; Gareth Holds Out Hope For Covers EP (published 1.28.10, The Bad Penny)
• Los Campesinos! Singer Talks Pavement, No Age – And That One-Of-A-Kind Box Set (published 1.28.10, The Bad Penny)
• Local H’s Scott Lucas In ’02: ‘Sometimes It’s Almost Better To Be Poor’ (published February 2002)
• Lucifer: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.4.19, The Big Takeover)
• Signing Story: Luna13 (published 9.29.20, Music Connection)
• Magic Sword: Treefort 2022 Pick of the Day (published 3.24.22, The Big Takeover)
• Signing Story: Maez301 (published 6.27.19, Music Connection)
• Special Arrangements: Japanese artist Azuma Makoto turns deconstructed floristry into fine art (published 1.4.17, Flood)
• Singers on Songwriting 2015: Scott Weiland, Ledisi, Tomas Lindberg, Kirstin Maldonado and MattSkiba (published 5.4.15, Music Connection)
• Stephen Malkmus On Pavement Breakup, Reunion – And MC Hammer (interview conducted December 2000, VirginMega.com)
• Mantar: ‘We’re Not Super-Good Musicians’ (published August 2022, New Noise)
• Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch Can’t Stand the Sound of His Own Voice (interview conducted 7.13.01)
• Chase Matthew: Signing Story (published 12.27.22, Music Connection)

Danny McBride

Nas

• Star Reborn: Nas and 20 Years of Illmatic (with original photography by Danny Clinch; published April-May-June 2014, Good Music Guide)
• Artist Profile: Dan Navarro (published 11.25.19, Music Connection)
• Night Horse: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 8.3.19, The Big Takeover)
• Good Nite, and Good Luck (published 4.19.22, The Bad Penny)
• Hall & Oates: Whatever The Score, There Will Be Hits (published April 2010, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
• The Obsessed: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.29.19, The Big Takeover)
• Signing Story: Ocean Park Standoff (published 10.9.17, Music Connection)
• OK Go‘s Damian Kulash Recalls ‘Jerry Springer’ Moment (published 5.13.10, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
• Opeth: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.15.19, The Big Takeover)
• Interview: Orchestra Gold – Treefort Fest Pick of the Day (published 9.24.21, The Big Takeover)
• Exclusive: Orchestra Gold Returning to Boise for Great Garden Escape (published 5.10.22, The Bad Penny)
• Sharon Osbourne red carpet clip at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party in 2015 (published 2.23.15, Vulture)
• Osees: Treefort 2022 Pick of the Day (published 3.24.22, The Big Takeover)
• Signing Story: OWS (published 3.23.15, Music Connection)
• Panic! At The Disco: Brendon Urie’s Bachelor Party (published 12.28.15, Music Connection)
• Cover Me: Paper Tongues (published 9.25.10, The Bad Penny)
• Pat Out of Hell: An Interview With Patton Oswalt (published 2008, Royal Flush)

Mike Patton and Duane Denison of Tomahawk

• Mike Patton And Duane Denison Talk Tomahawk ‘Downtime’ (published February 2003, Mean Street)
• Stephen Malkmus On Pavement Breakup, Reunion – And MC Hammer (interview conducted December 2000, VirginMega.com)
• ‘Burning’ Questions For Brian Peterson: A Conversation About Hardcore Punk And Beyond (published 1.1.10, The Bad Penny)
• Liz Phair Was ‘Heartbroken’ Over Missing Exile In Guyville Master Tapes (published June 2003, ICE magazine)
• Bad Penny Exclusive Download: Pinx‘s ‘Say When’ (published 10.5.10, The Bad Penny)
• Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard: ‘There Are Some Songs I Don’t Even Remember Doing’ (published November 2003, ICE Magazine)
• Polyrhythmics: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.25.19, The Big Takeover)
• Iggy Pop: ‘I Didn’t Want To Sell Out’ The Stooges (published September 2003, ICE Magazine)
• Wind the Clocks: Iggy Pop‘s New Leash on Life (published 3.15.16, Flood)
• Porcupine Tree: No Rest For This Venerable Band (published April 2010, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
• Power Trip: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 8.5.19, The Big Takeover)
• Primitive Man: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 7.11.19, The Big Takeover)
• Quasi‘s Sam Coomes In ’01: ‘There Isn’t Any Point In Us Rushing’ Albums (published early 2002, The Big Takeover)

Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age

• Queens of the Stone Age: The Art of War (published 6.29.13, Filter)
• Bonnie Raitt Talks About ‘Favorite Track I’ve Ever Cut’ (published April 2002, ICE Magazine)
• Red House Painters‘ Mark Kozelek: ‘There’s A Bad Feeling That Comes With Playing Solo Too Much’ (published late 2001, The Big Takeover)
• Bad Penny Exclusive: Ex-Red House Painters Guitarist Phil Carney Gives First-Ever Interview, Shares Desertshore MP3 (published 10.4.10, The Bad Penny)
• Cover Me: Research Society (published 9.24.10, The Bad Penny)
• Rezz: Mad Rezzpect (cover story, published 11.25.19, Music Connection)
• Artist Project: Rhythm Tribe (published 12.19.19, Music Connection)
• Rifflord: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 8.1.22, The Bad Penny)
• Craig Robinson red carpet clip at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party in 2015 (published 2.23.15, Vulture)
• Crashing With Room8, or the Intersection of Style and Substance (published 3.7.13, Magnetic)
• Meet And Greet: Danny Ross (Exclusive MP3s Included) (published 9.23.10, The Bad Penny)
• Signing Story: Royal Thunder (published 4.13.16, Music Connection)
• Royal Thunder: Psycho Las Vegas Preview (published 8.9.19, The Big Takeover)
• Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik Feels Your Pain (published 8.12.10, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
• B-52s’ Fred Schneider: ‘It’s Better To Make Up Stuff For Interviews Than Tell The Truth’ (published 6.9.10, The Bad Penny)
• Rory Scovel Is Teed Off (published 6.22.17, Flood)
• Jane Seymour red carpet clip at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party in 2015 (published 2.23.15, Vulture)
• Duncan Sheik: A Man With a Lot of Plates, and a Lot On Each Of Them (published 3.25.10, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
• Silversun Pickups Bassist: ‘I Don’t Feel Like My Life Has Changed’ (published 6.17.10, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
• Breaking: Sket One (published 11.19.15, Flood)
• Singers on Songwriting 2015: Scott Weiland, Ledisi, Tomas Lindberg, Kirstin Maldonado and Matt Skiba (published 5.4.15, Music Connection)

Patti Smith

Scott Weiland

Interview Transcripts

• David Bowie Transcript, 7.9.03: ‘I Am The Man Who Found Velvet Underground!’
• British Sea Power: ‘Girls Are A Lot Prettier In The U.S. – And So Are The Boys’ (published late 2003, Rockpile)
• Nick Cave transcript, 1.28.03
• Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo Transcript, 4.13.02: ‘I Think I Had A Falling Out With The Fans’
• MGMT’s Ben Goldwasser On New LP, Doing Laundry – And His Favorite Cover Of An MGMT Song (published 10.27.10, The Bad Penny)
• David Grubbs Transcript, 9.18.09
• Wanda Jackson Transcript, 6.26.03: On ‘Soul Mate’ Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley And More
• Los Campesinos! Singer Talks Pavement, No Age – And That One-Of-A-Kind Box Set (interview conducted 8.21.09)
• MGMT‘s Ben Goldwasser On New LP, Doing Laundry – And His Favorite Cover Of An MGMT Song (published 10.27.10, The Bad Penny)
• Old 97’s Frontman Rhett Miller On Getting Married, His Literary Ambitions, ‘Total Anarchy’ With Jon Brion (interview conducted August 26, 2002)
• Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard: ‘There Are Some Songs I Don’t Even Remember Doing’ (interview conducted 9.17.03)
• Iggy Pop Transcript, 7.18.03: ‘I Was Shooting Dope At The RIAA Awards When It Wasn’t Chic’
• Quasi‘s Sam Coomes Transcript, 10.4.01: ‘I’d Still Play Music Even [If] Nobody Cared’
• Weezer‘s Rivers Cuomo Transcript, 4.13.02: ‘I Think I Had A Falling Out With The Fans’

Rivers Cuomo of Weezer

Interviews Not Yet Online

• Aberdeen (Johnny Joyner and John Girgus; interview conducted 8.22.02)
• Above the Law (Big Hutch/Cold 187um; interview conducted June 2001)
• Ryan Adams (interview conducted 8.3.02)
• Christina Aguilera (press conference held 9.14.00)
• Steve Albini (interview conducted November 1998)
• The Album Leaf (Jimmy LaValle; interview conducted 4.2.04)
• The Alkaholiks (E-Swift; interview conducted May 2001)
• Alkaline Trio (Matt Skiba; interview conducted 4.17.03)
• Alkaline Trio (full band; interview conducted 4.22.03)
• Almost Monday (Music Connection; 2.4.21)
• AM Radio (full band; interview conducted 6.16.03)
• Amenra (Colin H. van Eeckhout; interview conducted 11.30.21)
• Tori Amos (interview conducted 8.10.01)
• … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (Conrad Keely; interview conducted 2001)
• … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (Jason Reece and Conrad Keely; interview conducted 3.19.02)
• ArmsBendBack (Carson Slovak; interview conducted 12.12.03)
• Asphyx (Martin van Drunnen; interview conducted 11.4.21)
• At the Gates (Tomas Lindberg; interview conducted 11.3.21)
• Azita (interview conducted 4.12.03)
• Be’Lakor (Steve Merry; interview conducted 10.25.21)
• Bad Religion (Brian Baker; interview conducted 11.30.01)

Joan Baez

• Joan Baez (interview conducted 7.23.03)
• Lou Barlow (interview conducted 6.18.09)
• Chester Bennington (Linkin Park; conducted 1.30.03)
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Nick Jago; interview conducted 3.27.02)
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Robert Levon Been/Turner; interview conducted 4.3.02)
• The Black Sea (Shelby Cinca; interview conducted 4.10.03)
• Blackalicious (Chief XL; interview conducted 3.7.02)
• Bleeding Through (Brandan Schieppati; interview conducted 12.10.03)
• Brian Bonz (interview conducted 7.14.09)
• Akis Boyatzis (interview conducted 10.24.03)
• Built to Spill (Doug Martsch; interview conducted 7.12.01)
• RL Burnside (interview conducted 2.1.01)
• Bush (Gavin Rossdale; interview conducted 8.22.01)
• Bill Callahan (Smog; interview conducted 4.21.03)
• Candiria (John LaMacchia; interview conducted 7.27.09)
• Carcass (Jeff Walker; interview conducted 10.27.21)
• Caitlin Cary (interview conducted 5.24.02)

Nick Cave

• Nick Cave (interview conducted 3.25.01)
• Chinese Stars (Eric Paul; interview conducted 8.13.09)
• Clutch (Tim Sult; interview conducted; 7.24.09)
• Cold (Scooter Ward; interview conducted 10.3.00)
• The Coral (Lee Southall; interview conducted 11.21.02)
• The Coral (James Skelly; interview conducted 1.7.03)
• Cornelius (Keigo Oyamata; interview conducted October 1999)
• David Cross (interview conducted 12.9.02)
• Cursive (Tim Kasher; interview conducted 3.8.03)
• Cypress Hill (DJ Muggs; interview conducted 2001)
• Dååth (Sean Z.; interview conducted 2.28.09)
• Darediablo (full band; interview conducted 8.26.03)
• Dashboard Confessional (Chris Carrabba; interview conducted 3.30.02)
• Howie Day (interview conducted 9.24.03)
• De La Soul (David Banner; interview conducted 10.2.01)
• Dead Kennedys (East Bay Ray; interview conducted 9.18.03)
• Dead Low Tide (Spencer Moody; interview conducted 7.17.02)
• The Delgados (Emma Pollock; interview conducted 11.5.02)
• Ani DiFranco (interview conducted 1.10.03)
• Dinosaur Jr. (J Mascis; interview conducted 10.10.00)

DMX

• DMX (interview conducted 6.28.03)
• Dog Faced Gods (Raymond “Shorty” Galvan; interview conducted 1.31.04)
• Dog Faced Gods (full band; interview conducted 3.14.04)
• The Donnas (Brett Anderson; interview conducted 1.25.01)
• The Donnas (Maya Ford and Torry Castellano; interview conducted 10.23.02)
• Tanya Donelly (interview conducted 1.15.02)
• The Drums (Jonathan Pierce; interview conducted 7.14.09)
• Earlimart (Aaron Espinoza; interview conducted 5.23.04)
• Electric Six (Tyler Spencer; interview conducted 1.15.04)
• Jeremy Enigk (interview conducted 6.12.09)
• Enon (John Schmersal; interview conducted March 2000)
• Felipe Esparza (interview conducted 9.9.10)
• Fabolous (interview conducted 7.13.01)
• The Fiery Furnaces (Matthew Friedberger; interview conducted 8.21.09)
• Neil Finn (interview conducted 5.14.02)
• Firewater (Tod A; interview conducted September 1998)
• Firewater (Tod A; interview conducted 7.23.03)
• The Flaming Lips (Steven Drozd; interview conducted 6.25.02)
• Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers (interview conducted 4.30.02)

Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters

• Foo Fighters (Taylor Hawkins; interview conducted April 2000)
• Foo Fighters (Chris Shiflett; interview conducted 12.12.03)
• Julia Fordham (interview conducted 5.22.02)
• Franz Ferdinand (Alex Kapranos; interview conducted 1.18.04)
• John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers (interview conducted 4.30.02)
• The Funk Brothers (Joe Turner; interview conducted 11.21.02)
• The Funk Brothers (Jack Ashford; interview conducted 11.22.02)
• Lisa Germano (interview conducted 2.5.03)
• The Glands (Ross Shapiro; interview conducted 2001)
• David Gray (interview conducted 9.18.02)
• Macy Gray (interview conducted 7.17.01)
• David Grisman (interview conducted 1.8.04)
• Guided by Voices (Doug Gillard; interview conducted 3.3.22)
• Guided by Voices (Robert Pollard; interview conducted 5.21.02)
• Harkonen (Ben Verellen; interview conducted 2.13.03)
• The Heavenly States (Ted Nesseth; interview conducted 6.5.03)
• Robyn Hitchcock (interview conducted November 1999)
• Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age/Desert Sessions; interview conducted 2001)
• Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age; interview conducted 7.22.02)
• The Horse’s Ha (Jim Elkington; interview conducted 7.15.09)
• Hot Snakes (John Reis; interview conducted 8.27.02)
• The Icarus Line (interview conducted 4.3.04)
• India.Arie (interview conducted 8.28.02)
• Indigo Girls (Amy Ray; interview conducted 9.22.00)
• Interpol (full band; interview conducted 2.18.03)
• Intro5pect (Dave and Sara; interview conducted 8.17.09)
• Chris Isaak (interview conducted 1.10.02)
• Isis (Aaron Turner; interview conducted 6.18.09)
• Ron Isley (interview conducted 11.10.03)
• Jocelyn (interview conducted 2.18.19)
• Joe Jackson (interview conducted 12.6.02)
• Jawbox (Kim Coletta; interview conducted 9.6.00)
• The Jayhawks (Gary Louris; interview conducted 3.10.03)

David Yow of the Jesus Lizard

• The Jesus Lizard (David Yow; interview conducted November 1997)
• The Jesus Lizard (Duane Denison; interview conducted July 1999)
• Jimmy Eat World (Jim Adkins; interview conducted 7.17.01)
• Jack Johnson (interview conducted 3.7.03)
• Jane’s Addiction (Stephen Perkins; interview conducted 5.28.03)
• Jane’s Addiction (Dave Navarro; interview conducted 5.29.03)
• Job for a Cowboy (Jon Rice; interview conducted 7.30.09)
• Judas Priest (K. K. Downing and Ian Hill; interview conducted 1.14.02)
• Jurassic 5 (Chali 2na; interview conducted 6.27.02)
• Jurassic 5 (DJ Nu-Mark; interview conducted 6.28.02)
• Jurassic 5 (full group; interview conducted 9.23.02)
• Tim Kasher (The Good Life; interview conducted 2.13.02)
• Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers (interview conducted 4.30.02)
• Lenny Kravitz (interview conducted 3.31.04)
• Kurupt (interview conducted June 2001)
• Lamb of God (Randy Blythe; interview conducted 12.23.07)
• Mark Lanegan (interview conducted 2001)
• Laya (interview conducted 2.16.22)
• Lilys (Kurt Heasley; interview conducted 4.18.03)
• Linkin Park (Chester Bennington; conducted 1.30.03)
• The Lonesome Organist (Jeremy Jacobson; interview conducted August 1999)
• Los Lobos (Steve Berlin; interview conducted 3.3.04)
• Los Lobos (Louie Pérez; interview conducted 3.7.04)
• Macha (Kai Reidl; interview conducted August 1999)
• Ian MacKaye (interview conducted 9.7.00)
• Made in Mexico (full band; interview conducted July 2009)
• The Magic Band (John French; interview conducted 5.1.03)
• Make-Up (Ian Svenonius; interview conducted 9.20.00)
• Make-Up (Ian Svenonius; interview conducted 11.24.03)
• Malist (Ovfrost; interview conducted 12.3.21)
• Stephen Malkmus (interview conducted 12.15.00)
• Man … or Astroman? (Coco the Electric Monkey Wizard; interview conducted February 1998)

Aimee Mann

• Aimee Mann (interview conducted 5.29.02)
• Maquiladora (Phil Beaumont; interview conducted 8.6.02)
• Dave Matthews (interview conducted 9.20.03)
• Melissa Auf der Maur (interview conducted March 2004)
• John Mayer (interview conducted 12.5.01)
• David Mead (interview conducted 12.18.03)
• John Mellencamp (interview conducted 4.30.03)
• Mellow (full band; interview conducted 5.28.02)
• Melvins (interview conducted 8.17.17)
• Ministry (Al Jourgensen; interview conducted 2.21.03)
• Mission of Burma (Clint Conley; interview conducted 2.5.04)
• Moby (interview conducted 3.9.02)
• Alanis Morissette (interview conducted November 2003)
• Ms. Toi (interview conducted 10.3.01)
• Myrkur (interview conducted 8.24.17)
• Arthur Nasson (interview conducted 10.5.10)
• Nate Dogg (interview conducted 10.2.01)
• Naughty by Nature (Vin Rock; interview conducted 1.15.02)
• Willie Nelson (interview conducted 11.23.01)
• No Doubt (Tony Kanal; interview conducted 2001)
• Nullset (Ken Smith; interview conducted 7.17.01)
• Jim O’Rourke (interview conducted 10.30.02)
• Offspring (Noodles; interview conducted 10.23.03)
• Offspring (Dexter Holland; interview conducted 10.24.03)
• OK Go (Damian Kulash; interview conducted 9.20.02)
• Will Oldham (interview conducted January 2000)
• Will Oldham (interview conducted 2.23.04)
• Orchestra Gold (interview conducted 8.26.21)
• Orphaned Land (Kobi Farhi; interview conducted 2.12.10)
• Buzz Osborne of the Melvins (interview conducted 8.17.17)
• Palace (interview conducted January 2000)
• Patrick Park (interview conducted 6.4.03)
• Mike Patton (interview conducted 1.24.02)
• Pelican (Laurent Lebec; interview conducted 8.17.09)
• Pennywise (Fletcher Dragge; interview conducted May 2001)
• Piebald (Travis Shettel; interview conducted 7.19.02)
• Robert Pollard of Guided by Voices (interview conducted 5.21.02)

Iggy Pop

• Iggy Pop (interview conducted June 2001)
• Poster Children (Rick Valentin; interview conducted 11.24.03)
• Quasi (Sam Coomes; interview conducted 10.4.01)
• Queens of the Stone Age (Nick Oliveri; interview conducted 9.12.00)
• Queens of the Stone Age (Josh Homme; interview conducted 2001)
• Queens of the Stone Age (Josh Homme; interview conducted 7.22.02)
• Queens of the Stone Age (Josh Homme; interview conducted 9.24.03)
• Quiet Lights (interview conducted 10.1.10)
• Rainbow Arabia (Danny Preston and Tiffany Preston; interview conducted July 2009)
• The Raveonettes (Sharin Foo; interview conducted 3.28.03)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (full band; interview conducted 4.30.02)
• Lou Reed (interview conducted 11.1.02)
• Reggie and the Full Effect (James Dewees; interview conducted 1.11.03)
• Reigning Sound (Greg Cartwright; interview conducted 2.25.03)
• Renminbi (SMV; interview conducted 7.16.09)
• Rocket From the Crypt (John Reis; interview conducted March 2000)
• Rocket From the Crypt (John Reis; interview conducted 3.17.01)
• Rocket From the Crypt (John Reis; interview conducted 11.13.02)
• Gavin Rossdale of Bush (interview conducted 8.22.01)
• Russian Circles (Mike Sullivan; interview conducted 9.16.09)
• Salaryman (Rose Marshack; interview conducted February 2000)
• Sense Field (Jon Bunch and Chris Evenson; interview conducted 8.26.01)
• Seth (entire band; 10.27.21)
• Seven Mary Three (Jason Ross; interview conducted 4.5.01)
• Michelle Shocked (interview conducted 3.5.03)
• Shudder to Think (Stuart Hill; interview conducted 8.31.00)

Joey Jordinson of Slipknot

• Slipknot (Joey Jordinson; interview conducted 3.4.04)
• Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers (interview conducted 4.30.02)
• Smog (Bill Callahan; interview conducted 4.21.03)
• Sonic Youth (Steve Shelley; interview conducted 1.24.03)
• So Hideous (Brandon Cruz; interview conducted 11.2.21)
• Spiritualized (Jason Spaceman/Pierce; interview conducted 2001)
• Spiritualized (Jason Spaceman/Pierce; interview conducted 7.29.03)
• Stereo Total (Brezel Göring; interview conducted 11.3.03)
• Stone Temple Pilots (Robert DeLeo; interview conducted May 2001)
• Suicide Silence (Mitch Lucker; interview conducted 8.6.09)
• Sum 41 (Deryck Whibley; interview conducted 11.18.02)
• SunnO))) (Greg Anderson; interview conducted 12.13.03)
• SunnO))) (Greg Anderson; interview conducted 7.21.09)
• Matthew Sweet (interview conducted 4.4.03)
• Taproot (Mike DeWolf; interview conducted 6.13.01)
• They Might Be Giants (John Flansburgh and John Linnell; interviews conducted 7.12.01)
• Steve Von Till (interview conducted 1.10.03)
• Thursday (Geoff Rickly; interview conducted 2010)
• Tomahawk (Duane Denison; interview conducted 1.23.02)
• Tomahawk (Mike Patton; interview conducted 1.24.02)
• Too Many Daves (Dave Disorder; interview conducted 7.14.09)
• Tool (Danny Carey; interview conducted April 2001)
• Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players (Jason Trachtenburg; interview conducted 4.11.03)
• Trans Am (Phil Manley; interview conducted 12.18.03)
• Trans Am (Sebastian Thomson; interview conducted 12.20.03)
• Tu Fawning (Corrina Repp; interview conducted 10.5.10)
• Ungdomskulen (interview conducted 8.26.09)
• Unicorns (Nick Diamonds; interview conducted 2.12.04)
• Unwound (Justin Trosper; interview conducted April 2001)
• Vex Red (Terry Abbott; interview conducted 5.16.02)
• The Vines (Craig Nicholls; interview conducted 8.7.02)
• The Vines (Patrick Matthews; interview conducted 1.15.04)
• The Vines (Craig Nicholls; interview conducted 2.20.04)
• Mike Viola (Candy Butchers; interview conducted 2.1.02)
• Jeff Walker of Carcass (interview conducted 10.27.21)
• Warren G (interview conducted 10.3.01)
• Ben Weasel (The Riverdales; interview conducted 1.10.03)
• Weston (James Alex Snyder; interview conducted 8.22.00)
• Lucinda Williams (interview conducted 1.9.03)
• Wino (interview conducted 12.15.03)
• Wolves in the Throne Room (interview conducted 8.17.17)
• Yo La Tengo (Ira Kaplan; interview conducted 3.6.03)
• Yob (interview with Aaron Rieseberg; conducted 2.22.22)