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Complex gets into Katy Perry’s mature side.

“Well, [One of the Boys] was a little young—I made it between [the ages of] 17 and 23. I’ll be 25 this year when I start making my [new] record, so naturally some of the subject matter will be a little more mature. Not like I’m trying to prove anything to anyone—I’ll always order Shirley Temples.”

Rolling Stone is moved by the work put out by Seattle’s Telekinesis.

Pitchfork announces the release date for the latest Vivian Girls album Everything Goes Wrong.

Cyloop has a new Gang Gang Dance profile that streams the group’s music.

BBC offers a Vieux Farka Touré bio and “Carry the Flame” from his latest album Fondo.

American Songwriter has a Q&A with Mirah about life and the structure of her indie-folk music.

“If I look over the catalog of my songs, there are a few that have a chorus, but they’re few and far between. I don’t know why, but I feel most of my songs end up being, “There’s the A section, then there’s the B section, and then there’s the C section. Then the song’s over!””

The Post and Courier relishes the creativity in the latest Point Juncture, WA album Heart to Elk.

“We produced each song in a different way. We just kept overdubbing and overprocuding each one. In the end, everything is very cohesive yet stands alone as their own piece of art.”

Black Book gets interesting answers from their Black Joe Lewis pop quiz.

Metro Pulse finds Elvis Perkins in Dearland’s sound and band identity fresh and new.

Creative Loafing discovers the ‘genuine sincerity’ behind everything put out by Akron/Family.

The Gauntlet reports that OTEP will chat online with fans about the latest album Smash the Control Machine tomorrow.

NME and Clash Music report that Kasabian are more than lad rock.

The Belfast Telegraph talks with Kasabian about making it big.

posted May 29 '09 at 03:44PM by Tyler McPherson in , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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