Did we really ask them that?
Metromix's music interviews archive
November 7, 2008
The Hold Steady: the ultimate bar band
Talking townie culture and monster riffs with indie rock’s unlikely heroes
3OH!3: straight outta Boulder
An unlikely duo puts Colorado on the hip-hop map
School of Seven Bells is in session
Ex-Secret Machines guitarist Ben Curtis talks about his new dream-pop band
Anathallo’s over-caffeinated indie rock
This art-rock collective wants to assault you—in the nicest possible way
Metallica: some kind of comeback
Kirk Hammett talks about getting back to solos on the metal gods’ latest
Amanda Palmer, piano hero
The Dresden Dolls frontwoman goes solo and gets theatrical
Hinder: they’re no angels
Don’t let that 'Lips of an Angel' song fool you; these guys are dangerous
Video interview: the National
Metromix talks with the acclaimed Brooklyn rockers
Common gets his groove on
One of hip-hop’s smartest voices is finally making some ‘club bangers’
Rise Against: rocking with a purpose
Chicago’s political punks are getting their message out—and having fun doing it
Travis McCoy needs a new car
And other things you might not know about Gym Class Heroes
The 'Science' of TV on the Radio
New York's art-rock icons are out to start dance party U.S.A.
Fast times for the Academy Is...
The pop-punks with the weird name talk about their high-school-themed album
Don’t worry about Frightened Rabbit
Things are looking up for these bittersweet Scottish pop-rockers
The Secret Machines: don't call it a comeback
Label and lineup woes haven’t slowed these New York rockers
Portugal. The Man: anti-Palin and proud
An indie rock band from Wasilla presents another side of Alaska
Turn it down, Brighton, MA!
This folk-rock foursome can make quite a racket—just ask their neighbors
MURS: the politics of rapping
A favorite of the L.A. underground campaigns to take over hip-hop
Yelle out loud
France’s hottest pop export is hard to understand, but impossible to ignore
The radical sounds of Stereolab
The world's greatest 'Marxist pop' band lets the music speak for itself
Video interview: Rhymefest
The Chicago rapper talks about his new album, 'El Che,' and his latest project with Kanye West
Rolling with Okkervil River
Will Sheff talks about his band's new tour and an unusual video project
Weezer: in the ‘Red’ zone
Rivers Cuomo talks about his band's latest risk-taking album
Kings of Leon on fire
Southern rock’s rising stars ditch the mumbling (but not the booze)
Ben Folds: ‘Normal’ guy
The piano man talks about writing fake songs and ripping off Elton John
Video interview: Plain White T's
The 'Hey There Delilah' hitmakers talk about their new album and tour
Alanis untangled
The angry young woman of the ‘90s reveals a happier side on a new album and tour
Cold War Kids grow up
California’s gospel-tinged indie rockers return with a new album and tour
Video interview: Bayside in the studio
Metromix visits the New York pop-punkers at the Red Bull Recording Studio
Ratatat don't need no vocals
You've heard the work of instrumental maestro Evan Mast, whether you know it or not
My Morning Jacket's 'Evil' empire
The Louisville rockers leave the underground—but not their devoted fan base—behind
Mixin’ and mashin’ with Girl Talk
The mash-up maestro dishes on lost teeth and his least favorite song
Video interview: Kid Sister
Chicago's up-and-coming hip-hop diva talks about her debut album
Getting better with Mates of State
Meet Jason and Kori, indie rock's answer to Sonny and Cher
Video interview: Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot chats with Metromix at a recent in-store appearance in New York
Video interview: What Made Milwaukee Famous, Wild Sweet Orange
Metromix chats with two co-headlining Southern rock bands
The buzz about Shwayze
The laid-back stars of MTV’s ‘Buzzin’’ talk about bringing their SoCal sound to the masses
