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“Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I’m Very Appreciative of This Interview You Did With Rick Moody”

Read Rumpus columnist Rick Moody‘s interview with songwriter-visionary Mark Mulcahy (formerly of the legendary ’80s–’90s college rock band Miracle Legion) about Mulcahy’s latest album “Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love…

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The Rumpus Interview with Dessa

There are some important strands of humanity that I think do unite us, and I think stories are a powerful way of showcasing those universals or those commonalities.

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Deep Throat #6: On Being and Unbeing a Singer

The gulf between the place where I sang Mozart and Debussy with people my parents’ age and the place where I went to public school and tried to make friends with kids my own was vast.

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Nick Cave Monday #44: “These Boots are Made for Walkin'”

Punk rock had exploded in New York City and the U.K., but kids in the Southern Hemisphere probably had to pay a lot of money to buy imports or have…

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THE RUMPUS INTERVIEW WITH SAM AMIDON

Sam Amidon was raised on Irish fiddle tunes and early American folk-hymns but has left that history far behind. The 32 year-old, Vermont born-and-bred multi-instrumentalist and vocalist spends more of his time uncovering folk melodies in songs spanning many eras.

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The Rumpus Interview with Dungeonesse

I think writing a great, catchy pop song that is transcendent and universal and touches people is one of the hardest things in the world to do.

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Rumpus Song Premiere: Speck Mountain’s Badwater, Remixed by John Mörk

The Rumpus is excited to debut John Mörk’s remix of “Badwater,” the title track off Speck Mountain’s third full-length album, released earlier this year. Mörk got a hold of “Badwater” and…

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Nick Cave Monday #43: “Stranger Than Kindness”

Anita Lane was one of Nick’s early lovers. When Nick Cave and The Birthday Party left Australia for London, Anita was right by his side. She’s credited for co-writing other…

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The Rumpus Interview with Scout Niblett

Though Scout (née Emma) Niblett’s new record features a striking cover photo of her deep in a kiss, love songs are not on the menu.

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Swinging Modern Sounds #46: The Distribution Problem, Part Two

Dave Allen is a formidable commentator these days on all things Internet, a sort of web 2.0 version of Marshall McLuhan: less New Age than Jaron Lanier, less Palo-Alto-Research-Center than Bill Joyce, less corporate than Mark Zuckerberg.

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Nick Cave Monday #42: “We Call Upon the Author”

Many songs by Nick have a way of throwing you down for a good tickling and then, when everything is happy times, he’ll lyrically smack you upside the head. Pay…

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