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Artist Interviews Titus Andronicus

CHIRP’s Dylan Peterson caught up with all five members of New York’s (by way of New Jersey) Titus Andronicus at last year’s Lollapalooza. The band compared and contrasted their experiences of playing Chicago’s two most prominent festivals (Lollapalooza and Pitchfork), enjoyed some bleed-in from The Cars’ set, and got into gender roles in rock music. (piece produced by Matt Rowan)

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Artist Interviews Keith Morris and OFF!

OFF! is the outcome of gathering hardcore punk musicians all with illustrious backgrounds and immense appeal within the genre. Most notably Keith Morris (formerly of Black Flag and The Circle Jerks) serving as frontman. CHIRP Radio’s Blake Burkhart caught up with the supergroup amidst 2011’s Pitchfork Music Festival.

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Artist Interviews Cave

Chicago’s own CAVE is headlining Psych Fest 3 at The Hideout this Friday, January 20th. CHIRP DJ Kate Puhala interviewed Cooper Crain of CAVE at the CHIRP studio in Chicago. Having just returned from a coast-to-coast tour of the US, Crain talks about the band’s influences, affinity for cassette tapes, and playing shows on flatbed trucks and in caves.

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Artist Interviews The Hood Internet

Two Chicago DJ’s you may have heard of who roll by the name The Hood Internet have been working hard at the art and science of the mash-up, spinning party music since 2007. The Hood Internet are constantly publishing their mixes on the real Internet, but are taking a more organic, in-studio approach for their albums. In this exclusive CHIRP podcast, the group talks to CHIRP Radio’s Justin Savage about the difference between playing shows around the world, or just around the block.

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Artist Interviews Wire

Since 1977, Wire has been reinventing its sound through experimentation – even though they emerged out of the British punk scene, they always resisted categorization. In 2002, they started their own record and distribution label and have continued their evolution towards elder pioneers that are still restless and curious.

In the following interview, CHIRP DJ Erik Roldan sat down with Wire’s lead singer Colin Newman to talk about their history, their future and what makes them so special.

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