1. Mike Lee of Letting Up Despite Great Faults (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Patrick Staples If you're reading this, i.e., an online music publication,
odds are pretty good that you're already familiar with the electro-tinged
indie-pop of Letting Up Despite Great Faults.
2. Dan Black (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Christine Hannon Dan Black is an interesting character.With his big dark doe eyes and polite
sarcastic manner, makes for an interesting conversation, to say the least.
3. Demander (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Audrey Dimola If you want to read an
interview bursting with personality, an interview with musicians who are still
deeply connected to the original excitement and enthusiasm that drew them to
making music - then this is the (quite epic) interview for you.
4. Arms and Sleepers (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Mike Gutierrez QRO chatted up Arms & Sleepers a week into their
European tour at Jubez, in Karlsruhe, Germany.
5. Kevin McAdams of Elefant (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Gail Fountain Elefant's drummer, Kevin McAdams, took time away from
recording drum tracks to talk about the band's new video, recent tour dates,
and the importance of artistic freedom.
6. Sam Coomes of Quasi (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Jesse Jaffe-Heber Before the release of the new American Gong in February
and right before playing a tribute show to The Who on New Year's Eve,
Sam Coomes of Quasi talked with QRO.
7. Great Waves (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Mike Gutierrez Two members of Great Waves, a young alt-country quartet out
of Washington State, boldly stepped into the 21st century with QRO,
employing space age technology to conduct a dodgy Skype interview.
9. Princeton (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Ted Chase A couple of months ago, in the midst of an epic tour, the band of
Princeton sat down to talk to QRO.
10. Via Tania (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Christine Hannon Via Tania is someone you want to watch, to
listen to and to know, and QRO did during CMJ.
After three years and a three-song orchestral album since their magnificent I Am The Fun Blame Monster!, Menomena are releasing a six-song EP soon to precede their full-length album, which comes out in January 2007. The EP, called the Wet & Rusting EP, features the first single off the album, "Wet & Rusting", three b-side tracks, and two remixes of "Wet & Rusting".