My Influences
Underground Dance Music Hero Paul Woolford on Old School Rave and Classic Synths
MS MR Talk Public Access TV, the Apocalypse, and Other Dark Influences
Parquet Courts ‘Tally’ Their Favorite Things
Huerco S Explains Why Dance Music Is More Punk Than Punk
Diarrhea Planet Dig the Not-Sucky Parts of Steely Dan, Ride Hard for Classic Rock
Mayer Hawthorne: ‘If You Don’t Like Steely Dan, I Don’t Like You’
Bass God Thundercat Gives the Lowdown on Sonic the Hedgehog and Singing Like Tiny Tim
Dance Wunderkinds Disclosure on SBTRKT, Seal, and their Parents’ Record Collection
The Thermals’ Hutch Harris on How Green Day, ‘LARP-Metal’ Shaped ‘Desperate Ground’
Iron & Wine Tips His Cap to Paul McCartney, Marvin Gaye
Devendra Banhart Riffs on Britpop, Drag, and German Mystics
Neurosis Reveal Inspirations Behind ‘Honor Found in Decay’ (and Their Full 30-Year Career)
Apocalypse, Wow: Behind Prince Rama’s Concept Album
Sabbath and Sci-Fi: Behind the Sword’s ‘Apocryphon’
No Doubt Explain OMD, EDM, and Peter Hook Basslines on ‘Push And Shove’
Carly Rae Jepsen Thinks Leonard Cohen Is a God, Loves Robyn’s Leggings
How Stars Learned to Set Themselves on Fire Again
Debo Band’s Danny Mekonnen on His Music’s Ethiopian Roots
My LOLs and My Word: Hannibal Buress on How Hip-Hop Influences His Comedy
Mr. T to Paul McCartney: Hot Chip Reveal What’s In Their Heads
Liars Break Down the Electronic Influences That Shaped ‘WIXIW’
Laura Marling Often Thinks About Death (and German Water Nymphs)
Bassnectar’s Amazing Alien Baby: How Dreams and Earthquakes Shaped His Sound
Ladyhawke Reveals What Gave Her So Much ‘Anxiety’
Tenacious D Rave About Dave Grohl and Their Mindblowing Dance Moves
John Cusack Lists the Music That Inspired ‘The Raven’
Bowerbirds on the Power of Paul Simon and Parasites
fun.’s Nate Ruess on Why Weezer Are Great (and Like Fleetwood Mac)
Eternal Rebel Gavin McInnes’ 7 Life-Changing Records
The Men on the Music That Inspired ‘Open Your Heart’
Awesome Tape from NYC: Sleigh Bells Share Songs That Shaped ‘Reign of Terror’
INFLUENCES: Fountains of Wayne
My Influences: Thursday’s Geoff Rickly
My Influences: Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham
