A multiple-time Peel Sessions performer, "Deutsche Mark" Bob reveals the history behind the soaked-in-reverb sounds of a new track from the band's latest album.
TQD of Minneapolis' Background Noise Crew breaks down his new EP, focusing on a remix which has taken shape over the course of the past four years.
In this edition of Influenza the Ettes' "Coco" Hames explains the development of "Excuse," including its lyrical aim at expressing her "fed up" attitude.
In this edition in Culture Bully's Influenza series singer/songwriter explains the creation of the title track from her new Back and Forth EP.
This edition of Influenza looks at "The Hero" from Guante's new Conscious is Not Enough 2011 mixtape: a track which asks us to not simply concentrate on addressing what's "right" and "wrong," but what's causing social maladjustment in the first place.
In this edition of Influenza Nashville MC and producer Matic Lee explains the sample, production and lyrics behind "Smoke Session," one of the many tracks on his most recent release, Smoke and a Mirror .
In this installment in the Influenza series, Non-Commissioned Officers vocalist Eric Lehning gets philosophical in explaining the lyrics behind "Fire Standing Still"—one of the nine tracks on the band's new album, Money Looking For Thieves .
In this edition of Influenza drummer Michael Keifer explains how "a busted water pipe, visions of Bali and Ron Wood all played a role in the genesis" of the progressively loud instrumental "Cell Division."
March 2nd, 2011 - Dr. Gary Nabel speaks with UCLA Radio News Manager Laila Mohammad about the new possibilities and discoveries in the realm of HIV and universal flu vaccines. Dr. Nabel is the Director of the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the [...]
In this edition of Influenza , solo artist Hobey Kuhn discusses the debut release from his Resident Scout project, detailing the song's primitive recording technique and his lyrical inspiration.
In this installment of Influenza the "trash pop" quartet from Orange County discuss what their single "Hello Self" represents and how they hope to help change Orange County's ongoing musical rep.
While the band has only had scattered success in the States, the Drones have quietly become one of the most highly regarded Australian bands of the past decade. As explained by Pitchfork 's Joe Colly, "The band has released consistently strong albums since its 2000 inception and garnered high praise from their countrymen up against Aussie faves Wolfmother and the Go-Betweens, they won the inaugural Australian Music Prize for their 2005 record Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By —but still are mostly unknown to European and American listeners." [...]
For the latest installment in the Influenza series, one-time Mercury Rev bassist Jason Russo discusses the creating of the "choral piece," "Preamble (Pt. 2)," explaining the spark which led to the formation of the idea and where it fits into the big larger picture of the entire album.
Italian psych-gaze rockers Thee Piatcions discuss their latest single "Time" in this edition of Influenza , reflecting on its timeline and how the track acts as a bridge between their old sound and new.
This edition of Influenza focuses on a track from the new collaborative effort by electronic musician Robin Rimbaud and celebrated jazz artists Matthew Shipp, Khan Jamal, Michael Bisio and Michael Thompson, following the song's development and the musicians' contrasting styles.
This installment in the Influenza series focuses on the lead-track from Conjure One's new release, Exilarch , following the song's timeline from inspiration to becoming a staple in Rhys Fulber's live set.
This edition of Influenza focuses on the production and technique behind "Enter the Brahmin," one of the sitar-heavy tracks from Thunderball's most recent release, 12 Mile High .
In this edition of Influenza , Metric vocalist Emily Haines explains the progression of "Black Sheep," a track which failed to make the final cut for 2009's Fantasies but became a perfect fit for the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World soundtrack.

Influenza - Astral Plane I love acid rock. Which, ironically, do not need any enhancement to enjoy. For those who don't speak genre, it's the music that you hear in documentries about the youth and drug culture of the 1960s, where you see kidz actin' a fool because they took the brown acid vs the cool blue. But I like the freespirited sense that the music gives me. But please don't let this label turn you off to listening to this, I feel like all music lovers should like this. These Dutch early [...]

Nanna Øland Fabricius' life has offered the vocalist an interesting series of events that, had the Dane had her way, would have likely never materialized into a career in music. While born to a classically trained opera singer, Fabricius adopted an obsession for dance as a child, and by the age of 10 she had enrolled in ballet classes. She actively followed her passion all the way to Stockholm where she enrolled in a prominent dance school, but at the age of 18 she was struck with a devastating back injury that crippled her chances of pursuing her dream. After [...]