Mike Hilleary

Interview: Dirty Projectors songwriter David Longstreth achieves discovery in seclusion

Borne from front-man David Longstreth’s time in a remote home in upstate New York, the new Dirty Projectors album achieves…

Ratatat: Electro-Rock “See-Alongs” with Licks, Lights, and Lasers

Electronic rock duo Ratatat's extravagant live performances — complete with holograms, neon lights, and fog — reinvent stadium rock without…

Q&A: Alarm Will Sound

Alarm Will Sound: 1969 By the end of the 1960s, The Beatles had been absent from any kind of live…

Alina Simone: Reviving the Sounds of a Soviet-Era Punk-Folk Icon

Ukrainian-born, American-raised singer-songwriter Alina Simone pays homage to underground Soviet-era songstress Yanka Dyagileva with an album that re-imagines her work.

Q&A: Rachel Goodrich

Rachel Goodrich: Rachel Goodrich (self-released, 2/21/11) Rachel Goodrich: "Na Na Na" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Rachel-Goodrich-02-Na-Na-Na.mp3|titles=Rachel Goodrich: "Na Na Na"] About two-thirds through her…