Click Track Archive: Be specific

Be specific: Producer Chris Coady on making Smith Westerns (and other bands) sound exquisite

If you're an indie rock band making an album, please hire this man. (Courtesy Wikipedia commons) Chicago trio Smith Westerns perform at the Rock & Roll Hotel Friday night, surfing a wave of excitement around its totally excellent new album...

By Chris Richards | March 3, 2011; 3:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Be specific | Tags: Beach House, Blonde Redhead, Chris Coady, Cold Cave, Grizzly Bear, Smith Westerns, TV on the Radio
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Be specific: Earth Wind & Fire talk about Janelle Monae, their upcoming album, and what the song “Serpentine Fire” really is about.

Earth Wind & Fire are celebrating 40 years together. Click Track sat down with Phillip Bailey, Verdine White, and Ralph Johnson, the members of the iconic R&B/Funk group Earth Wind & Fire, who are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a...

By Erin Williams | February 24, 2011; 11:15 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Be specific: Katy Goodman talks Bruise Cruise

Katy Goodman hopes to bring some punk rock to an unknowing 12-year-old while sailing the seas. (Marya Zoya) Yesterday I chatted with Katy Goodman for an upcoming Weekend section story (look for it on March 4) about her debut album...

By David Malitz | February 23, 2011; 2:42 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Be specific | Tags: La Sera, Vivian Girls
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Be specific: Post-punk all-star Kid Congo Powers talks about writing his garage rock memoirs

Kid Congo Power (far right) has gone from sideman to frontman with the Pink Monkey Birds. Sideman extraordinaire Kid Congo Powers has been a member of three legendary bands: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (he played guitar from '86-'90),...

By Allison Stewart | February 18, 2011; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Be specific: Wild Nothing on staying secluded

Wild Nothing is one of the best of the many current bands drawing on sounds from '80s. Wild Nothing plays wistful, ‘80s throwback indie rock and records for ultra-hip label Captured Tracks. Based on that quick resume one could reasonably...

By David Malitz | February 9, 2011; 1:40 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Be specific: Singer-songwriter Lissie talks about her unusual route to success

Lissie's popular covers helped her gain a wider audience. Lissie was just another faceless female singer-songwriter until her fondness for unlikely, well-chosen covers turned her into a blogosphere sensation. On YouTube, view counts for Lissie's covers of Lady Gaga's "Bad...

By Allison Stewart | January 27, 2011; 12:10 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Riffs: Kanye vs. Coachella, and four other highly entertaining festival feuds., Allison Stewart , January 24, 2011

Be specific: Chad Clark, co-producer of the Dismemberment Plan's "Emergency & I," on how the album might have been very different, Chris Richards , January 21, 2011

Be specific: What's Afrika Bambaataa listening to? , Chris Richards , January 13, 2011

Be specific: Eugene Hutz talks about life in Gogol Bordello, Allison Stewart , December 30, 2010

Be specific: Liz Phair, part two: on motherhood, music and her wild youth, Allison Stewart , December 16, 2010

Be Specific: Liz Phair talks about her controversial new disc, "Funstyle", Allison Stewart , December 15, 2010

Be specific: Island Records founder Chris Blackwell on why go-go never went national, Chris Richards , December 9, 2010

Be specific: An instant interview with Deerhunter's Bradford Cox, David Malitz , December 3, 2010

Be specific: Maria Taylor talks about getting Azure Ray back together, Allison Stewart , November 17, 2010

Be specific: John McLaughlin on jazz greats and technology, Aaron Leitko , November 12, 2010

Be specific: Magic Kids on between tour activities, David Malitz , November 11, 2010

Be Specific: Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi talks about life on his own, Allison Stewart , November 8, 2010

Be specific: N.E.R.D.'s Pharrell on his group's classic rock-influenced new disc , Allison Stewart , November 2, 2010

Be specific: Interpol's Daniel Kessler on life after Carlos D., Allison Stewart , November 1, 2010

Be specific: Jeff Krulik on the wild years of NoVa rock and roll, Aaron Leitko , October 28, 2010

Very rare interview with digital age rap star Lil B, Chris Richards , October 22, 2010

Be specific: Rusko on working with M.I.A., David Malitz , October 21, 2010

Be specific: Buddy Guy talks about the future of the blues, Allison Stewart , October 19, 2010

Be specific: Alice Cooper on his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nod and "the Salvador Dali of divas" , Chris Richards , October 15, 2010

Be specific: Mary Timony on her new band, Wild Flag, David Malitz , October 13, 2010

Be specific: Sound artist Richard Chartier and the Grand Tonometer, Chris Richards , October 7, 2010

Be specific: The Vaselines' Eugene Kelly talks about his group's long-overdue reunion, Allison Stewart , October 1, 2010

Be specific: Chuck Brown on his fans, his city and his late night television debut, Chris Richards , September 28, 2010

Be specific: No Age's Randy Randall on the making of new album "Everything In Between", David Malitz , September 17, 2010

Justin Jones talks about 9:30 Records and hitting the road, David Malitz , September 15, 2010

Be specific: Soul singer Jamie Lidell talks about working with Beck, Allison Stewart , September 15, 2010

Be specific: Dungen talks new album, hip-hop, DJ moves, The Reliable Source , September 8, 2010

Be specific: Big Boi helps you plan your week, Chris Richards , September 8, 2010

Be specific: Sharon Van Etten on being specific, David Malitz , September 8, 2010

Be Specific: Dirty Projectors frontman Dave Longstreth talks Kanye, MJ and Merle, Allison Stewart , September 2, 2010

Be Specific: Dirty Projectors frontman reflects on spoils of success, super-niceness of Solange, Allison Stewart , September 1, 2010

Be specific: Unnatural Helpers on short songs and short-lived lineups, David Malitz , August 31, 2010

Be specific: Blues Explosion's Jon Spencer on getting the band back together, David Malitz , August 18, 2010

Teenage guitar-builder and Heartbreakers superfan Griffin Black on Sunday's Tom Petty concert, Chris Richards , August 17, 2010

Be specific: Robyn, on why you shouldn't call it a comeback, Allison Stewart , July 29, 2010

Be Specific: Dan Auerbach on the success of the Black Keys and the future of BlakRoc, Allison Stewart , July 26, 2010

Be specific: Chromeo's P-Thugg talks about playing with Daryl Hall, and how he sort of met Prince that one time, Allison Stewart , July 22, 2010

Be Specific: Dillinger Escape Plan singer Greg Puciato on how the Warped Tour is like high school, Allison Stewart , July 15, 2010

Be specific: Harlem talks KISS T-shirts, David Malitz , July 14, 2010

Be specific: Cloud Nothings on whether or not to stay lo-fi, David Malitz , June 25, 2010

Carl Newman of New Pornographers on chart success and set list dilemmas, David Malitz , June 22, 2010

Carl Newman of New Pornographers on why Washington is his favorite place to play, David Malitz , June 21, 2010

Be specific: Villagers' Conor O'Brien on life in rock's hottest one man band, Allison Stewart , June 18, 2010

Be specific: J Roddy Walston on the power of the piano, David Malitz , June 18, 2010

Be Specific: Alison Goldfrapp talks about Goldfrapp's experiments in sound, Allison Stewart , June 16, 2010

Be specific: Howie Dorough on the Backstreet Boys, the later years, Allison Stewart , June 4, 2010

Be specific: Caetano Veloso on Animal Collective, David Byrne, Michael Jackson, Chris Richards , May 20, 2010

Be Specific: Country singer Justin Moore on the perils of pranking Brad Paisley, Allison Stewart , May 19, 2010

Be Specific: Dr. Dre's son Curtis Young on being a product of his DNA, Sarah Godfrey , May 12, 2010

Be Specific: Phil Ade video director 6ix Shoota on channeling "Electric Relaxation", Sarah Godfrey , May 7, 2010

Be Specific: Darn Good on killing trees for the good of DMV hip-hop, Sarah Godfrey , May 5, 2010

Be Specific: Rhett Miller Talks White House Correspondents' dinner, Allison Stewart , April 30, 2010

The annotated Ian McCulloch: Echo and the Bunnymen frontman's pearls of wisdom, David Malitz , April 29, 2010

Be specific: Motion City Soundtrack frontman Justin Pierre on major label life, Allison Stewart , April 28, 2010

Patrick Stump talks solo debut, Fall Out Boy's future (or lack thereof), Allison Stewart , April 22, 2010

Director Danny Perez talks Animal Collective collaboration on new film "Oddsac", David Malitz , April 21, 2010

Roger McGuinn talks about the writing rockers of Rock Bottom Remainders, David Malitz , April 20, 2010

Be specific: Amber Collins of No Speed Limit on the future of young bluegrass, Chris Richards , April 15, 2010

Mi Ami on why Bob Marley is on its album cover (Hint: It's not a tribute), David Malitz , April 14, 2010

Be Specific: Rapper Garvey “The Chosen One” on Going Back to School, Sarah Godfrey , April 2, 2010

Be specific: Jello Biafra on 21st century censorship, Chris Richards , March 30, 2010

Be specific: Angelique Kidjo on the influences behind her new album "Oyo", David Malitz , March 26, 2010

Be Specific: Tyrone Norris of Rosetta Stoned on hip-hop and chess, Sarah Godfrey , March 24, 2010

Be specific: Dam-Funk on staying true to his sound, the generation gap and Todd Rundgren, David Malitz , March 12, 2010

Be Specific: Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil discusses his indie rock acolytes, Allison Stewart , March 11, 2010

Be specific: Gordo Brega on Latin Hip-Hop, Sarah Godfrey , March 9, 2010

Be Specific: Tanya Tagaq explains Inuit throat singing, Allison Stewart , March 5, 2010

Be Specific: Alice in Chains' new frontman on life after Layne , Allison Stewart , February 26, 2010

Be specific: Trey Songz on inventions, Sarah Godfrey , February 25, 2010

Be specific: Ludacris on the wide world of remixes, Chris Richards , February 23, 2010

Be Specific: Will.I.Am explains the continued ubiquity of the Black Eyed Peas (sort of), Chris Richards , February 22, 2010

Be specific: Miguel Zenón on perfecting a mix, Sarah Godfrey , February 19, 2010

Be specific: Wanda Jackson on recording with Jack White, David Malitz , February 12, 2010

Be specific: B.o.B aka Bobby Ray on being rabidly anticipated, Sarah Godfrey , February 9, 2010

Be Specific: Martina McBride and Trace Adkins are tour buddies, Chris Richards , January 29, 2010

Be specific... Ricky Skaggs on "bluegrass hair", Chris Richards , January 8, 2010

Be specific... Bluegrass great Ricky Skaggs on the future of the genre, Chris Richards , January 8, 2010

Be Specific… D.C. rapper Lola Monroe on the transition from video honey to MC, Chris Richards , January 7, 2010

Be Specific... RJD2 on his "Mad Men" theme and the state of television tunes, Chris Richards , January 5, 2010

Be specific... Washington rapper XO on the difference between a mix tape and an album, Chris Richards , January 4, 2010

Be specific: YACHT talks "Psychic City", David Malitz , December 29, 2009

Be specific: Wale gears up for Sunday's halftime gig at FedEx Field, Chris Richards , December 23, 2009

Be specific: Publicist's Sebastian Thomson on European touring, David Malitz , December 18, 2009

Be specific: Local indie label Underwater Peoples on why vinyl trumps CD and MP3, David Malitz , December 17, 2009

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