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Interview: Jake Bellows of Neva Dinova
words by Jackson Ellis | photo courtesy of Saddle Creek Records

Interview: Jake Bellows of Neva Dinova

Originally published in Verbicide issue#23 Some musicians just don’t know when to call it a day. Over the years we’ve been abused by the sights [...]

Interview: The Donnas
words by Heather Schofner | photo by Neil Zlozower

Interview: The Donnas

Originally published in Verbicide issue #23 How many bands can you think of that have been together for 15 consecutive years with no lineup changes? [...]

Glory: The Birth of a Karaoke Revolution
words by Liz Tascio | photos by Gaelen Harlacher

Glory: The Birth of a Karaoke Revolution

Originally published in Verbicide issue #23 The first time I go to Hip Hop Karaoke, it’s a crushing mass of hip-hop fans at Rothko on [...]

Interview: Zach Galifianakis
words by Nate Pollard | photo courtesy of William Morris Agency

Interview: Zach Galifianakis

Originally published in Verbicide issue #22 Anyone who was suckered into seeing the original theatrical run of Mars Attacks! knows that humor is a very [...]

Interview: Dennis Casey of Flogging Molly
words by Christopher Connal | photo by Jim Wright

Interview: Dennis Casey of Flogging Molly

Originally published in Verbicide issue #22 Irish-American rock band Flogging Molly are primed to enjoy an exciting 2008, with the release of a new album [...]

Heart of the City
words by Agent Automatic | artwork by Kevin O’Rourke

Heart of the City

Originally published in Verbicide issue #22 Kevin O’Rourke is part of a new generation of Motor City artists. This low-key powerhouse fuses elements of graphic [...]

Interview: Donna She Wolf
words by Honey 1%’er | photo courtesy of Poptown Records

Interview: Donna She Wolf

In the 1980s, one of the heaviest of the girl bands was Cycle Sluts From Hell. They released their debut album on Sony Records and [...]

Amanda Palmer and Henry Rollins
words and photo by Jennifer Swann

Amanda Palmer and Henry Rollins

On the evening of July 7th, theatrical front-woman Amanda Palmer did not come to the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles dressed as a mime, as [...]

Abstract Fantasy: Baby Eater
by Nate Pollard

Abstract Fantasy: Baby Eater

Interview: El-P
words by Steve Parry | photo courtesy of Definitive Jux

Interview: El-P

No one would ever mistake rapper, producer, and label owner El-P as typical. He has been a trailblazer in hip-hop since 1995 by going the [...]

Interview: Tegan and Sara
words by Heather Schofner | photo by Autumn deWilde

Interview: Tegan and Sara

Originally published in Verbicide issue #21 Tegan and Sara’s 2004 release So Jealous was the biggest hit for the duo yet, landing them on Rolling [...]

Interview: Tom Green
words by Avir Mitra | photo courtesy of Mania TV

Interview: Tom Green

Originally published in Verbicide issue #21 Andrew Dice Clay: (to someone off camera) I do the fuckin’, don’t fuck with me…with your little shit reality [...]

Interview: Penny Arcade
words by TJ Kee | photo courtesy of Penny Arcade

Interview: Penny Arcade

Originally published in Verbicide issue #21 The contents of Penny Arcade (www.penny-arcade.com) are a prime example of what moms all over the country feared would [...]

Interview: Mike D of Beastie Boys
words by Rupal Parekh | photo by Vanya Edwards

Interview: Mike D of Beastie Boys

Originally published in Verbicide issue #21 On a brief break in his tour schedule, amid tending to the gardeners and playing with his kids, Michael [...]

Interview: Joe McMahon of Smoke or Fire
words by Gen X | photo courtesy of Fat Wreck Chords

Interview: Joe McMahon of Smoke or Fire

When Joe McMahon, frontman of Smoke or Fire, was a college student in Boston, Massachussetts, he struck up conversation with a stranger simply because he [...]