interviews

We talk at length with record-makers about how they make records.

Jan. 15, 2002  |  No. 27

BS2000: Amery Smith & Adam Horovitz

by Steven Nereo

BS2000 recently released their new album, Simply Mortified, of lo-fi dance hits and keyboard jams. The band consists of Adam Horovitz (of the Beastie Boys) and Amery Smith and their new record was...

Jan. 15, 2002  |  No. 27

J Mascis

by Bryan Bingold

The Crystal Ballroom, in Portland, OR, suddenly fell silent as J Mascis, shuffled on stage in a parka and a purple scarf. After an extended lunch break, Mascis arrived to do the soundcheck before...

Jan. 15, 2002  |  No. 27

Jan Muchow: Recording in Prague

by Heather Mount

On a typically miserable Prague spring day I hauled over to Jan Muchow's studio for an interview. The studio, Balance, is just off the notorious Wenceslas Square in Prague, just by the famed locus...

Jan. 15, 2002  |  No. 27

Jan Muchow and Studio Balance

by Heather Mount

How did you start playing music?When I was about 15 I played soccer, I actually thought I wanted to be like the new Diego Maradona or something. My older brother started to play acoustic guitar...

Jan. 5, 2002

The The - Matt Johnson

by Jonathan Kreinik

There was a very innocent time, before I could drive, but I'd already discovered the odd record store, the odd 'zine and most importantly the left-of-field band. My mom would run an errand with me in...

Jan. 4, 2002

Moviola: Recording All Over The Place

by Stephen Slaybaugh

At first glance Columbus, Ohio's Moviola seems like the perfectly conventional band you'd expect from the heart of the Midwest — a couple guitars, a bass, a drum. But as anyone who has heard the...

Jan. 3, 2002

PAIA Tube Mic Pre Modifications

by Matt Newport

It's common knowledge that a beautiful, well-designed and well-crafted tube mic preamp is going to cost as much as a budget used car. There is a low-cost alternative, nonetheless. Given the right...

Jan. 2, 2002

Truckstop Records and Studio

by Michael J. Armstrong

In 1957, Polish immigrant brothers Leonard and Phil Chess converted a former automobile parts factory into the Chess Records Studio and Office at 2120 South Michigan Ave. in Chicago. After years at a...

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