The FADER Interview

The FADER’s Raphael Helfand sits down with Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale following the release of his 19th solo album, ‘MERCY,’ for a brief but illuminating conversation about experimental music’s past and future, John Lennon’s smoking habits, and making a scene at the movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an early look at B. Cool-Aid’s forthcoming album, ‘Leather Boulevard,’ The FADER’s Arielle Lana LeJarde talks to Pink Siifu and Ahwlee about their synergistic partnership, collaborating with legends, and what it means to be an Aquarius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the release of their new album ‘One Day,’ Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham and Mike Haliechuk talk to The FADER’s Editorial Director Alex Robert Ross about punk history, grief, and the constant need to write. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prolific, 25-year-old New York rapper MIKE joins The FADER’s Brandon Callender to discuss touring, sampling, New Year’s resolutions, and his new album, ‘Beware of the Monkey.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ghanaian-British rapper, singer, and fashion icon Bree Runway joins The FADER’s Gyasi Williams-Kirtley to discuss her new surprise EP, ‘Woah, What a Blur!,’ a bite-sized sample of her immeasurable talent and unparalleled confidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER’s Brandon Callender talks to Detroit rapper Babyface Ray about his city’s influence spreading across the country, taking the long road to success, and how he views his artistic evolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With her fifth album, ‘And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow,’ arriving Friday, Weyes Blood joins The FADER’s Raphael Helfand for a discussion of invasive algorithms, astrology scams, and avoidant attachment styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER’s Jordan Darville talks to Coco & Clair Clair about their newfound commitment to songwriting, transcending TikTok, and the road from Atlanta house parties to sell-out crowds across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Westside Gunn talks working with RZA and Goo Goo Dolls, discusses unannounced forthcoming Griselda projects, and gives Armani Caesar her flowers in conversation with FADER contributor Son Raw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred tells The FADER’s Salvatore Maicki why he’s ready to pivot from documenting life via dance music, what he’s learned from working with Brian Eno and Four Tet, and where he’s headed next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carly Rae Jepsen opens up to Alex Robert Ross about the awkwardness of Zoom songwriting sessions, fighting through loneliness while hundreds of miles from family, and writing a love letter to the songwriter who unknowingly convinced her to stick with music in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER’s Salvatore Maicki catches up with Swedish dance-pop diva Tove Lo for a wide-ranging conversation about going indie, sampling Hot Butter’s “Popcorn,” and the wild nights that shaped her new album, ‘Dirt Femme.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WILLOW is, as she told The FADER’s Gyasi Williams-Kirtley a few weeks weeks before the new record’s release, in her villain era. She also opens up about detachment, growing pains, her new recording process, and how sparks of neon energy helped her pushed through the black void of heartbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slipknot’s seventh studio album, ‘The End, So Far,’ drops Friday. On the eve of the record’s release, frontman Corey Taylor gave David Renshaw his takes on true crime, political division, and ‘The Sopranos.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of releasing his third album, ‘demon time,’ Mura Masa tells The FADER’s Salvatore Maicki about the demons that got him to where he is, the lessons PinkPantheress taught him about songcraft, and everything he’s still got up his sleeve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices