Black Kids Go CD Shopping
Black Kids go CD shopping at NYC's famed Other Music and fill us in on music they’re into.

MOGTV Interview/Performance Archives

the coup
The National's front-man Matt Berninger talks about the tedium of touring and what it would be like to hit the road with Mother Teresa and Gandhi in a tour bus.
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The Ruby Suns' Ryan McPhun talks about traveling to Kenya, writing songs there and recording animal sounds.
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The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks about meeting Joe Strummer and Bruce Springsteen. Plus, some of the music that changed his life.
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Boots Riley talks about artists and the environment that influenced The Coup's sound.
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The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks about the latest Hold Steady album, hanging onto youthful idealism and the responsibility we all share to stay informed.
the coup
The National's front-man Matt Berninger talks about how he went from being a music fan to the leader of a critically acclaimed band. Plus, his thoughts on band names.
mgmt
MGMT members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden talk about their next album and what it might sound like.
fiery furnaces
Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger talk about the dream: collaborating with George Bush. And other silliness.
akron
The members of Akron/Family talk about their "space-age democracy" approach to creating their experimental rock sound.
mgmt
MGMT members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden talk about how they write songs, and the benefits of sleep deprivation.
nicoleatkins
Singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins talks about her "pop noir" sound, complete with "crooning," and her dream band.
akron/family
Akron/Family members talk about their most recent album, Love Is Simple, and the eclectic influences they draw upon to make music.
peter moren
Singer-songwriter Peter Moren talks about dealing with success, how he feels about his solo career, making The Last Tycoon and more.
dengiue fever
Founder Ethan Holtzman explains how Dengue Fever became a reality and where they got their band name.
joseph arthur
Joseph Arthur gets wacky, squirts paint, and sings a cappella about his new EPs.
michael stipe
Michael Stipe talks about how his dreams inspire his songwriting.
tom morello
Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello talks about music for social change and his solo side project, The Nightwatchman.
joseph arthur
Joseph Arthur plays music at his studio and talks about the Net as a force for artistic creativity.
peter moren
Singer-songwriter Peter Moren talks about his lo-fi solo album, The Last Tycoon, and why "This Is What I Came For" is his favorite song on the album.
the coup
The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks about the Bay City Rollers, the Replacements and other music he dug as a kid -- plus what he digs now.
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Interviewed in Portland, OR, Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about the first time he heard the Pixies' Doolittle, and how it inspired him to get a band.
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The National's front-man Matt Berninger talks about the group's most recent album, Boxer, and its theme: the anxieties of growing up.
fiery furnaces
Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger talk about the music they love and the music they'd like to love.
mgmt
MGMT members Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden talk about their love of animals, insects and nature.
the coup
The Ruby Suns' Ryan McPhun talks about digging Neutral Milk Hotel & Phil Collins, plus the odd instruments on Sea Lion.
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Boots Riley talks about the Mau Mau Rhythm Collective and the roots of The Coup's political music.
the coup
The National's front-man Matt Berninger talks about his onstage stance, his comfort level on stage and the feeling of playing a great show.
hold steady
The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks the themes that run through the group's albums -- forgiveness and redemption.
tom morello
Tom Morello shares his thoughts on Barack Obama, the politics of John Coltrane, how The Clash inspired him to play music, and his role in the band that made him famous, Rage Against the Machine.
the coup
The Ruby Suns' Ryan McPhun talks about his D.I.Y. approach, creative freedom and the stress of touring.
fern kight
Margie Wienk and Gillian Chadwick perform "Magpie Suite" off the new self-titled Fern Knight album.
everclear
Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about mixtapes he's made for his fiancee.
fern kight
Gillian Chadwick and Margie Wienk perform "The Years" from Ex Reverie's debut album The Door Into Summer.
joseph arthur
Joseph Arthur on: being discovered by Peter Gabriel; growing up in Akron, Ohio; and being a musician and painter.
black kids
Black Kids go CD shopping at NYC's famed Other Music and fill us in on music they're into.
black kids
Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about his current rotation and other music that has had an impact on him.
fern kight
Freak Folk artists Gillian Chadwick and Margie Wienk talk about their collaboration and Ex Reverie's The Door Into Summer.
everclear
Everclear's Art Alexakis talks about the group's album of cover songs, The Vegas Years, and why they recorded Tom Petty's "American Girl."
joseph arthur
Joseph Arthur plays a new song, talks about overcoming fear, and the Internet as the "digital collective unconscious.
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