Culture Creature

Listen to the interview with Diet Cig on the Culture Creature podcast in the player above or in iTunes or Stitcher. Diet Cig are a pop-punk duo from New Paltz, New York. The band’s new LP, Swear I’m Good At This, will be released this Friday. Diet Cig Interview Highlights Alex Luciano on lyrical honesty: “All of […] The post Diet Cig Discuss the Potency of Honesty, New LP, and Guy Fieri appeared first on Culture Creature.

Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with Mix Master Mike. Mike rocked the globe with the Beastie Boys for many years and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2012. He was recently announced as one of the opening performers on the US leg of Metallica’s 2017 ‘WorldWired’ tour. […] The post Mix Master Mike On His Long Collaboration With Beastie Boys: “It Was A Match Made In Heaven” appeared first on Culture Creature.

Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with guitarist and vocalist Dan Yemin. Listen to the interview above or in iTunes. Dan Yemin is a founding member of seminal punk bands including Lifetime, Paint It Black, Kid Dynamite and more. Dan’s new band Open City recently released its self-titled debut album. Open City also includes […] The post Open City’s Dan Yemin on Trump, Wu-Tang, and the Art of Protest Music appeared first on Culture Creature.

Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with drummer Dale Crover of Crystal Fairy and Melvins (listen to the Dale Crover interview above or via iTunes or Stitcher). Crystal Fairy features Crover and his Melvins bandmate Buzz Osbourne, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of At the Drive-In, and Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes. The band’s self-titled debut arrives […] The post Dale Crover talks Crystal Fairy and Kurt Cobain on the Culture Creature Podcast appeared first on Culture Creature.

Listen to the complete interview with Cameron Boucher on the Culture Creature podcast above or in iTunes. Cam is known for many projects, including Sorority Noise and Old Gray. Sorority Noise have announced their forthcoming album, You’re Not As _____ As You Think, which is due March 17th. During our interview, Cam discusses how jazz informs his work […] The post Cameron Boucher of Sorority Noise and Old Gray on the Culture Creature Podcast appeared first on Culture Creature.

Today on the Culture Creature podcast, an interview with Joel Gion of the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Listen to the Joel Gion interview via the audio player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Joel Gion is best known as a member of the seminal and prolific psychedelic indie rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. […] The post Interview: Joel Gion of The Brian Jonestown Massacre appeared first on Culture Creature.

Tancred’s Out of the Garden is a big rock record that’s loaded with catchy hooks and grungy riffs. Today on the Culture Creature podcast, Tancred leader Jess Abbott discusses everything from Donald Trump and social media to Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill (“I appreciated Jagged Little Pill for its pop as a kid, and I appreciate it for its […] The post Tancred’s Jess Abbott on Songwriting, ‘Eye-Opening’ Ghost Encounter, and More appeared first on Culture Creature.

Today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast features a wide-ranging interview with punk icon Ian MacKaye. Listen to the full Ian MacKaye interview via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. MacKaye’s eloquent metaphor for the 2016 presidential election will help you make sense of a tumultuous political year. Ian MacKaye is a founding […] The post Interview: Ian MacKaye on Trump, Social Media and Fugazi appeared first on Culture Creature.

Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with punk vet Mike Watt (formerly of Minutemen and fIREHOSE). Listen to the full interview above. Watt recently released the live album Ring Spiel Tour ’95, recorded at club Metro in Chicago during his 1995 solo tour. Watt’s opening bands on that tour were Foo Fighters (on their very first […] The post Mike Watt on America, Iggy, and His 1995 Tour with Grohl and Vedder appeared first on Culture Creature.

Today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast features an interview with Jesse Michaels. Listen to the interview above or in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast service. Jesse is a musician, painter, author, and filmmaker. His musical projects include Operation Ivy, Big Rig, Common Rider, and Classics of Love. He is also the author of several […] The post Operation Ivy’s Jesse Michaels Discusses His Career in Art, Music & Film appeared first on Culture Creature.

Listen to a new interview with Screaming Females frontwoman Marissa Paternoster on the Culture Creature podcast The post Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females Discusses Punk History, G.L.O.S.S. and More appeared first on Culture Creature.

Listen to interviews with members of Planes Mistaken for Stars and Snapcase on the Culture Creature podcast The post Planes Mistaken for Stars Frontman Discusses the Long, Strange Road to ‘Prey’ appeared first on Culture Creature.

Trey Spruance discusses 'King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime,' Mr. Bungle's rebellious career, and more in a new interview The post Interview with Trey Spruance of Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Secret Chiefs 3 appeared first on Culture Creature.

This interview with Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier was conducted on the stage of Saint Vitus shortly before the band’s July 14th show at the Brooklyn venue. During the wide-ranging interview, Joe discusses plant-based diets, fatherhood, Metallica’s Ride the Lightning, his recurring childhood dreams of New York City, and much more. Listen to the full Gojira interview above or in iTunes. […] The post Gojira’s Joe Duplantier talks Metallica, Vegetarianism and NYC Dreams on the Culture Creature Podcast appeared first on Culture Creature.

Brooklyn’s Meek is Murder continue to churn out uncompromisingly brutal metal on their new album, Was (out July 15th, available here). Their new track ‘Full Hearts, Empty Rooms’ opens with a killer halftime stomp before plunging abruptly into a crusty, frenetic riff that’ll make your head spin faster than Linda Blair’s. I caught up with frontman […] The post Mike Keller of Meek is Murder on the Culture Creature Podcast appeared first on Culture Creature.

Erin Tobey is a musician, artist and designer. On the second episode of the Culture Creature podcast, Erin Tobey discusses her new album Middlemaze (buy the album at erintobey.bandcamp.com) in a new interview. Listen above or in iTunes. The post Erin Tobey Discusses the Road to ‘Middlemaze’ on the Culture Creature Podcast appeared first on Culture Creature.

The Cobalt leader discusses 'Slow Forever,' tour plans for 2016, and the band's "spiritual home" in Colorado The post An Interview with Cobalt’s Erik Wunder on the Culture Creature Podcast appeared first on Culture Creature.