This lost child of Andy Warhol’s Factory pours his heart and soul into it. “Say Goodbye Before You Leave” is about lost talent Jay Reatard. “When You’re Gone” is about his gone poppa. “Hairdresser Blues” is about having to give yourself all day long to clients who want to talk your face off about their lives, when your life might be in shambles as well. Taking a bold step forward with your music is always a difficult thing to do, like rolling the dice when you know there are people hiding in the rafters waiting to watch you fail.

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Hunx blew out of the desert right into the hearts of millions of teenagers everywhere, hyphenating years of admirably trashy Rip Off-style rock ‘n’ roll with his world-famous stint as one of the four heads of Gravy Train!!!! His new record on Hardly Art is all Kim Fowley-cum-Phil Spector teenage tragedy rock. He speaks now while naked on Valentine’s Day. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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Download: Unnatural Helpers “Girl In The Window” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Cracked Love & Other Drugs out now on Hardly Art)

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Download: Golden Triangle “Cold Bones” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from the split with the Fresh and Onlys out now on Hardly Art)

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The Dutchess and the Duke were already great when they came through Los Angeles almost exactly a year ago, but their beautiful new album Sunset/Sunrise (produced by Gris Gris’ Greg Ashley) has Lee Hazlewood smiling proudly down from somewhere above Sweden. They speak now to the Black Lips’ Jared Swilley, conducting his first interview ever.

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Talbot Tagora have roots in the Smell but survive and thrive now in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, where they make space rock from planet jazz on their fascinating new record Lessons In The Woods Or A City. They speak now before van trouble in unforgiving Utah. This interview by Vanessa Gonzalez.

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Moondoggies’ Kevin Murphy—and bandmates Robert Terreberry on bass, Carl Dahlen on drums and Caleb Quick on keys—are hauling their three-part harmonies, finger-picked guitar licks and Rhodes piano south to L.A. from Seattle. It’s an ageless American sound—as casually accidental as it can get. This interview by Christina Nersesian.

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