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“Somehow we convinced ourselves that things were going our way,” Peaches told me. Her response to that realization was No Lube. So Rude., an album that refused to separate pleasure and aging from the politics of who gets control over your body. lpm.org/music/2026-10-24/pea… #NewMusic

Laura Veirs wanted The Lookout to meet the world she was living in. We talked in 2018 about writing through political anxiety without closing off what a song could mean to somebody else. lpm.org/music/2018-02-27/lau… #Music #LauraVeirs

David Lynch in a pop video made sense to Daya. Back in 2021, she explained how Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet helped shape Bad Girl’s dream world while she made her own identity clearer. lpm.org/music/2021-05-20/day… #Daya #Music

A band can take a breath without writing its own obituary. Jaleel Bunton and Tunde Adebimpe talked with me in 2015 about TV on the Radio, Seeds, and the difference between time apart and breaking up. youtube.com/watch?v=PMpDhzwR… #TVOnTheRadio #Music

Richard Patrick reveals when Filter's new album is coming, and fans shouldn't have too much longer to go. #Filter #NewMusic If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Richard Patrick says Filter's Algorithm albums form a trilogy, and our conversation about the concept took an interesting detour into just how much control technology has over our lives. #Filter #Music If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow.

Richard Patrick reveals how Filter's next album got its name. Richard told me he was having so much fun making The Algorithm that he simply kept writing. Eventually, a conversation with his manager led to the idea of calling the next record The Antidote. #Filter #NewMusic

Richard Patrick turned Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" into what he calls his creepy-old-man version of the song. #BillieEilish #Filter If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Filter's Richard Patrick explains why he started his own record label, and it sounds like getting control of his music has made an enormous difference. #Filter #RichardPatrick If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Richard Patrick says he feels weird when he's not making music. I understand this one perhaps a little too well. #RichardPatrick #Filter If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Richard Patrick calls his new band A Place to Kill "Skinny Puppy with hooks." He told me it's the heaviest music he's ever made, and considering we're talking about the guy behind Filter, that's saying something. #APlaceToKill #Filter

Matt Shultz had little use for art that only existed to look like art. Our 2014 Cage the Elephant interview got into Melophobia, identity, and making music that actually communicated something. youtube.com/watch?v=7mtIg5r2… #CageTheElephant #MattShultz

Filter's Richard Patrick says he's getting meaner as he gets older. Not exactly the traditional aging rock-star trajectory, but I suppose nobody ever accused Filter of mellowing out. #Filter #RichardPatrick If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow.

How do you build a polka medley when everybody’s listening to different hits? Weird Al and I got into that in 2024. A decade of pop to choose from, then the trial and error of making the transitions work. lpm.org/music/2024-09-07/wei… #WeirdAl #Polka

Richard Patrick met Al Jourgensen while he was still in Nine Inch Nails, and their friendship goes back to a pretty fascinating piece of industrial rock history. #NineInchNails #Ministry If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Some songs carried too much of the original artist for Dwight Yoakam to touch. We talked about that in 2014. Also about his two recordings of “Ring of Fire.” Even a good rule needs exceptions. lpm.org/music/2014-08-26/dwi… #DwightYoakam #CountryMusic

Richard Patrick reveals how Ministry shaped Filter's sound, and it goes a whole lot deeper than just being fans of the same kind of music. #Filter #Ministry If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Danny Elfman admits even he doesn’t know what to expect at his concerts. And considering how much music he’s made over the past four decades, you can understand the problem. #DannyElfman If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Danny Elfman had to write 10 different versions of one TV theme, and the whole thing started with an idea he hurriedly recorded on his phone. #DannyElfman #StuartFailsToSaveTheUniverse If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.