BV Interviews: A (mostly) Music Podcast From BrooklynVegan

Yard Act talk You're Gonna Need a Little Music, upcoming tour, more

This week we're talking to James Smith of UK band Yard Act who just released their third album, You're Gonna Need A Little Music. We talk about how it differs from their

L'RAIN talks new album 'Fata Morgana' and more

This week we're talking Taja Cheek, who you may know as L'Rain. We discuss the fourth L'Rain album, Fata Morgana, which she says is the final part in a quadrilogy that be

Tricky talks going "indie" on new LP, The Specials, 'The Fifth Element,' more

This week we're talking to the one and only Tricky. Having come up in the '80s as part of Bristol, England's Wild Bunch Soundsystem, Tricky was a member of Massive Attack

Swervedriver talk 'Raise at 35' tour, shoegaze revival & more

This week we're talking to Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge of shoegaze OGs Swervedriver. They start their BrooklynVegan-presented tour celebrating the 35th anniversary

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom tell us why their album won't be on streaming ++ yodeling, police sirens & more

This week we're talking to Panda Bear and Sonic Boom whose second collaborative album, A Question of When, is out this week via Domino. We discussed how this album differ

Destroyer's Dan Bejar

This week we've got an interview with Destroyer's Dan Bejar that is making its podcast debut but was recorded in 2025 right before the release of album Dan's Boogie. It a

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins on guitar solos, still hitting the high notes, 'Dreams on Toast,' more

This week we've got an interview with The Darkness' Justin Hawkins that is just now making its podcast debut, but was actually recorded in early 2025 as The Darkness were

Jon Glaser talks new comedy special, 'Delocated,' gear, dogs, Slipknot, more

This week we're talking to comedian, actor, writer, and series creator Jon Glaser who you may know from Parks & Recreation ("Jeremy Jam"), Girls ("Laird"), as a writer an

Kelley Stoltz talks DIY recording, 3 new albums, Bunnymen, Ebows & more

This week we're talking Kelley Stoltz, who has been making amazing DIY pop out of San Francisco for over 25 years for such labels as Sub Pop, Third Man and John Dwyer's C

Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur & Benge talk Doublespeak, synthpop, Erasure & more

This week we're talking to Doublespeak, a synthpop supergroup featuring Vince Clarke of Erasure, Yazoo and Depeche Mode, Neil Arthur of Blancmange, and producer and synth

The Reds, Pinks & Purples' Glenn Donaldson

This week we're talking Glenn Donaldson who is the man behind San Francisco's funny, charmingly gloomy The Red, Pinks & Purples. His latest album Acknowledge Kindness is

Robyn Hitchcock celebrates collapse, polka dots, and new album The Confuser

This week we're talking to the one and only Robyn Hitchcock about his 50-year career, his new album The Confuser, and his biggest electric-band tour in decades. We also t

Social Distortion's Mike Ness

This week we're talking to Mike Ness who has led SoCal punk icons Social Distortion since 1978. The band just released Born to Kill which is their first album in 15 years

Weird Nightmare's Alex Edkins talks new album Hoopla, METZ, Mulaney, more

This week, we're talking with Alex Edkins who you might know as the singer and guitarist for late great Toronto noise rock trio METZ and who now makes insanely catchy and

José González talks 'Against the Dying of the Light," hardcore punk, AI, and more

This week, we're talking with Swedish singer-songwriter José González who just released his fifth album Against the Dying of the Light. He's currently on tour in North Am

Mile End Kicks director Chandler Levack

This week, we've got filmmaker Chandler Levack who actually has two new films out. The first is Mile End Kicks which is based on her own life as a music journalist and is

John Waters talks 80th Birthday Tour, punk, Mosswood Meltdown, more

This week we've got a true iconoclast: filmmaker, provocateur, author, hitchhiker, tastemaker, Sub Pop and Third Man Recording Artist, festival MC and all around legend J

Bob Mould Talks Sugar Reunion, Hüsker Dü, Hedwig, more

We've got a great episode for you today as punk and alt-rock icon Bob Mould is here to talk all things Sugar. The trio, who originally existed from 1992 through early 199

Carl Newman of The New Pornographers talks new LP, indie sleaze, mandolins, mai tais, more

This week we're talking to Carl Newman of Canadian indie rock institution The New Pornographers. The band's 10th album is titled The Former Site Of and it might be their

Adrian Sherwood talks dub, Lee Scratch Perry, Mark E Smith, Tackhead, NIN, On-U Sound, Spoon, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Primal Scream, more

This week we've got a living legend with us -- producer, dub stylist, remixer and On-U Sound label founder and all-around cool cat Adrian Sherwood. He's worked with just