Artist Interviews Vampire Weekend

Dylan Peterson met up with Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio at SXSW 2013. In addition to playing bass for one of the most popular indie bands in the world, Chris is also a DJ and producer. Dylan and Chris talked about how DJing can keep a rock star humble, the benefits of going bowling on the weekend, and the possibility that Vampire Weekend might be the Dave Matthews Band of the next generation. Modern Vampires of the City releases May 13th on XL.

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Artist Interviews The Orwells

The Orwells are a rising punk group from Elmhurst. CHIRP’s Katie Owens sat down with them at the CHIRP studio where they talked about navigating the music industry as teenagers, tour pit stop eats, and how DIY spaces contributed to their success. The Orwells released their first album, Remember When, on Autumn Tone Records in 2012, and are one of the few Chicago bands playing at Lollapalooza 2013.

Produced by: Eugene Cabanban

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Artist Interviews Poolside

Summer is almost here, which means the daytime-disco of Poolside will soon be gracing mixtapes and DJ sets everywhere. CHIRP's Dylan Peterson got to hang out with Filip Nikolic and Jeffrey Paradise after one of their many shows at SXSW in Austin. The guys derided goa trance (then retracted and reversed their opinion), explained how Youtube helped them learn how to cover Neil Young's "Harvest Moon," and declared Body Count's "Cop Killer" the summer anthem of 2013.

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