Typhoon: Going Big

By Josh Jackson at 8:34 AM on August 10, 2011

When I offer Typhoon frontman Kyle Morton’s bandmates a chance to join us for an interview, all 12 of them accept. We’re in what might have once been officer quarters in the crumbling remains of Fort Adams, a structure built in 1799 in Newport, R.I. The band has just concluded performing a song in what we’ve dubbed The Paste Ruins at Newport Folk.  read more

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tUnE-yArDs: Transition with a Capital "T"

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 3:05 PM on August 9, 2011

“This is Merrill.” Merrill Garbus’ voice is calm and clear, but as the tUnE-yArDs frontwoman greets me on the phone from her Oakland, Calif. studio, I’m briefly taken aback as I realize I was half-expecting her to yell at me.  read more

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Paste's 2011 Best of What's Next Issue

By Josh Jackson at 2:50 PM on August 9, 2011

The 2011 Best of What’s Next issue features an 18-song sampler from bands like Typhoon, Generationals, Nikki Lane, Emperor X and Chris Bathgate in a special double-issue with tUnE-yArDs on the cover....  read more

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Mathieu Santos

By Ryan Reed at 12:47 PM on August 8, 2011

Ra Ra Riot bassist Mathieu Santos is chilling outside his band’s Brooklyn rehearsal space, where he and his bandmates have been spending their downtime the old-fashioned way: workshopping tracks for an upcoming third full-length album....  read more

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Best Of What's Next: Foster The People

By Alexandra Fletcher at 12:22 PM on July 11, 2011

There’s nothing worse than listening to an album on repeat for days and days, gettin’ giddy for the band’s live production, only to hear a mangled version of the electro-magic you heard through your car speakers. That’s not the case for the L.A. synth-pop all-stars in Foster The People. Nearly every show on their tour has sold out—and for good reason.  read more

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Best Of What's Next: The Chain Gang of 1974

By Max Blau at 12:09 PM on June 20, 2011

"I love songs and chords that can really tug at the heartstrings. And that’s something I always want to capture."  read more

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Best of What's Next: Rubblebucket

By Ryan Reed at 11:06 AM on June 17, 2011

Rubblebucket vocalist Kalmia Traver just finished eating breakfast somewhere in Oregon, but she isn't quite sure where.  read more

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Best of What's Next: The Vaccines

By Josh Jackson at 11:30 AM on May 31, 2011

Guitar rock is still alive and well in the UK, with a new quartet of kids stirring things up in the British press every other week. This week's version hasn't reinvented rock 'n' roll, but they've sure kept it entertaining.  read more

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Best of What's Next: AgesandAges

By Justin Cober-Lake at 9:56 AM on May 27, 2011

“We recognize the inherent underlying doom in all this. These songs are self-affirming. They're like propaganda music. Anytime you have someone insisting over and over that things are great, you wonder if that's the case.”  read more

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Five Summer Debut Albums To Get Excited About

By Josh Jackson at 9:36 AM on May 26, 2011

There’s a lot of great music coming out this summer, and a few of the best albums will be from brand new artists. Here are five debuts you should be looking forward to....  read more

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