Lily Moayeri

music journalist since 1992 | educator since 2004 | podcaster since 2020 | Iranian American since birth

Fidlar is Back With a Big, Bold Sound

Fidlar‘s Zac Carper interviewed for their album, Surviving the Dream, for Mix Magazine November 2024 Issue: Fidlar is Back With a Big, Bold Sound Frontman Zac Carper on the inspiration for Surviving the … Continue reading

October 29, 2024 · Leave a comment

Tears for Fears’ New Album Is Exactly What the World Needs Now

Tears for Fears‘ Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith interviewed for their live album, Songs for a Nervous Planet, and concert film, Tears for Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film), for SPIN: … Continue reading

October 22, 2024 · Leave a comment

To Hell With the Devil: Stryper’s 40-Year Reign in Christian Metal

Stryper‘s Michael Sweet interviewed about their 12th studio album, When We Were Kings, and their 40th anniversary tour for SPIN: To Hell With the Devil: Stryper’s 40-Year Reign in Christian Metal … Continue reading

October 21, 2024 · Leave a comment

Behind the Sweat: Low Cut Connie Bares All in New Documentary ‘Art Dealers’

Low Cut Connie‘s Adam Weiner interviewed for their concert film/documentary, Art Dealers, for SPIN‘s “Watch Me” series: Behind the Sweat: Low Cut Connie Bares All in New Documentary ‘Art Dealers’ The … Continue reading

October 16, 2024 · Leave a comment

The Land of the Not Free

Feature on freedom of speech and musicians in Iran for SPIN September 2024 Issue: The Land of the Not Free In the US we take freedom of speech for granted. … Continue reading

October 15, 2024 · Leave a comment

The Runaways’ Jackie Fox Games As Hard As She Rocks

Jackie Fox, formerly of The Runaways, interviewed about her board game, Rock Hard: 1977 for SPIN: The Runaways’ Jackie Fox Games As Hard As She Rocks Bassist walks us through her … Continue reading

October 14, 2024 · Leave a comment

Producer Howard Benson On Making Great Rock Records & His “Most Influential” My Chemical Romance Song

Producer Howard Benson interviewed about his and Neil Sanderson of Three Days Grace‘s record label, Judge and Jury Records for GRAMMY.com: Producer Howard Benson On Making Great Rock Records & … Continue reading

October 10, 2024 · Leave a comment

Unapologetically Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet interviewed for her album, Key, for SPIN: Unapologetically Alison Moyet The iconic singer celebrates her 40-year solo career by reimagining her favorite tracks Check out Alison’s podcast “40 Moyet … Continue reading

October 9, 2024 · Leave a comment

The The’s Matt Johnson Carries On

The The‘s Matt Johnson interviewed about his album, Ensoulment, for SPIN: The The’s Matt Johnson Carries On The The frontman on his first album in 25 years, burnout, and how losing … Continue reading

October 8, 2024 · Leave a comment

Flowers for Andy Rourke

Blitz Vega‘s Kav Sandhu aka Kav Blaggers interviewed for his and The Smiths‘ Andy Rourke‘s album, Northern Gentlemen, for Rock and Roll Globe: Flowers for Andy Rourke How Blitz Vega … Continue reading

September 27, 2024 · Leave a comment

The Arthur Baker Remix

Producer/songwriter Arthur Baker interviewed for Mix Magazine October 2024 Issue: The Arthur Baker Remix He got his start as a DJ, was there at the birth of the 12-inch, owned … Continue reading

September 26, 2024 · Leave a comment

Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash on 1989’s ‘So Alive’

Love and Rockets‘ Daniel Ash interviewed about the group’s perennial hit, “So Alive” for SPIN‘s “The Why & The How” series: Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash on 1989’s ‘So Alive’ … Continue reading

September 17, 2024 · Leave a comment

Happily Lost At Sea With Lady Blackbird

Lady Blackbird interviewed for her second album, Slang Spirituals, for SPIN: Happily Lost At Sea With Lady Blackbird The jazz singer-songwriter’s second album, ‘Slang Spirituals,’ was released on September 13 Watch … Continue reading

September 16, 2024 · Leave a comment

Hinds Are Using Their Ilusión

Hinds‘ Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote interviewed for their album, VIVA HINDS, for FLOOD Magazine: Hinds Are Using Their Ilusión Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote share how their fans and a … Continue reading

September 6, 2024 · Leave a comment

‘That’s All That’s Left in the End’: Yannis Philippakis Ponders Music, Mortality, and the Power of ‘Making Something’

Yannis Philippakis interviewed for his project Yannis and the Yaw‘s debut EP, Lagos Paris London, for SPIN: ‘That’s All That’s Left in the End’: Yannis Philippakis Ponders Music, Mortality, and the … Continue reading

August 26, 2024 · Leave a comment

To the Moon Unit Zappa and Back

Moon Unit Zappa interviewed about her memoir, Earth to Moon, for SPIN: To the Moon Unit Zappa and Back One of music’s most famous daughters explores attempting to escape ‘the cult … Continue reading

August 19, 2024 · Leave a comment

Mark Foster Talks Filling ‘the Well Back Up With Life’ to Create Art

Mark Foster of Foster the People interviewed for his album, Paradise State of Mind, for an “as told to” feature for SPIN: Mark Foster Talks Filling ‘the Well Back Up … Continue reading

August 12, 2024 · Leave a comment

Shelby Lynne’s Personal, Yet Universal Truths

Shelby Lynne interviewed for her album, Consequences of the Crown, for SPIN: Shelby Lynne’s Personal, Yet Universal Truths The singer-songwriter tells us about the many bold creative choices on her new … Continue reading

August 7, 2024 · Leave a comment

Rock ‘n Roll, Cowpunk, Outlaw: We’re ‘In Good Company’ With Charlie Overbey

Charlie Overbey interviewed about his Lone Hawk Hats and his album, In Good Company, for SPIN: Rock ‘n Roll, Cowpunk, Outlaw: We’re ‘In Good Company’ With Charlie Overbey We hung out … Continue reading

August 5, 2024 · Leave a comment

Empire of the Sun’s Precious, Illogical Universe

Empire of the Sun‘s Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore interviewed for their album, Ask That God, for SPIN: Empire of the Sun’s Precious, Illogical Universe Listen to the Luke Steele episode … Continue reading

July 26, 2024 · Leave a comment

Air’s JB Dunckel Breathes Life Into Remy Bond’s Dreamy ‘Summer Song’

Remy Bond interviewed about her song “Summer Song” in collaboration with Air‘s JB Dunckel for SPIN‘s “Singles” series: Air’s JB Dunckel Breathes Life Into Remy Bond’s Dreamy ‘Summer Song’ We … Continue reading

July 17, 2024 · Leave a comment

Madeleine Peyroux Takes Us Into Her ‘Paper Moon’ World

Madeleine Peyroux interviewed for her album, Let’s Walk, for SPIN: Madeleine Peyroux Takes Us Into Her ‘Paper Moon’ World Releasing on June 28, her new album, ‘Let’s Walk,’ is an observation … Continue reading

June 27, 2024 · Leave a comment

Can Rap save Iran?

Filmmaker Omid Mirnour interviewed about his documentary Rap and Revolution Iran for Book and Film Globe: Can Rap save Iran? A new documentary highlights the constant oppression that brave Iranian rappers face … Continue reading

June 25, 2024 · Leave a comment

Phantogram Unveils the ‘Mystery’ of Their Newest Single

Phantogram‘s Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter interviewed about their song, “All a Mystery” for SPIN‘s “Singles” series: Phantogram Unveils the ‘Mystery’ of Their Newest Single Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter … Continue reading

June 24, 2024 · Leave a comment

Poppy’s Great Escape Song

Poppy interviewed for her song “New Way Out” for SPIN‘s “Singles” series: Poppy’s Great Escape Song The newly-released heavy industrial-pop banger “New Way Out” has multiple sonic personalities—a bit like … Continue reading

June 20, 2024 · Leave a comment

The Truth Behind EMF’s 1990 Smash Hit ‘Unbelievable’

EMF‘s Ian Dench interviewed about their perennial hit, “Unbelievable,” ahead of the group’s select US tour dates for SPIN‘s “The Why & The How” series: The Truth Behind EMF’s 1990 … Continue reading

June 20, 2024 · Leave a comment

Rainbow Kitten Surprise and the Power of Love

Rainbow Kitten Surprise‘s Ela Melo, Ethan Goodpaster and Darrick “Bozzy” Keller itnerviewed about their album, Love Hate Music Box for SPIN: Rainbow Kitten Surprise and the Power of Love The … Continue reading

June 19, 2024 · Leave a comment

New Documentary Illuminates the Heart and Soul of Disco

Series director Grace Chapman and DJ/producer Nicky Siano interviewed about the BBC Studios and PBS documentary series, Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution for SPIN‘s “Watch Me” series: New Documentary Illuminates the Heart and … Continue reading

June 18, 2024 · Leave a comment

“Let Yourself Be Idiosyncratic”: Moby Talks New Album ‘Always Centered At Night’ & 25 Years Of ‘Play’

Moby interviewed about the 25th anniversary on his landmark album Play and his new album always centered at night for Grammy.com: “Let Yourself Be Idiosyncratic”: Moby Talks New Album ‘Always Centered At … Continue reading

June 11, 2024 · Leave a comment

Here’s How Nile Rodgers ‘Chic-ed’ Up Alfie Templeman’s New Single “Just a Dance”

Alfie Templeman interviewed about his song, “Just a Dance,” a collaboration with Nile Rodgers for SPIN‘s “Singles” series: Here’s How Nile Rodgers ‘Chic-ed’ Up Alfie Templeman’s New Single “Just a … Continue reading

June 7, 2024 · Leave a comment

New Cyndi Lauper Doc Highlights How Wonderfully Unusual She Really Is

Let the Canary Sing director Alison Ellwood interviewed about the Cyndi Lauper documentary for SPIN‘s “Watch Me”: New Cyndi Lauper Doc Highlights How Wonderfully Unusual She Really Is We sat … Continue reading

June 4, 2024 · Leave a comment

Homeless Encampment by Hollywood’s Sunset Sound Recording Studio Cleared

Homeless Encampment by Hollywood’s Sunset Sound Recording Studio Cleared Mayor Karen Bass’s Inside Safe program moved 30 unhoused from the streets to city-leased housing Read my original news story on … Continue reading

June 3, 2024 · Leave a comment

Peter Gabriel on Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi: ‘This is Barbaric and Must Stop’

Feature on how creatives in the West are joining forces to save dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi‘s life for SPIN: Peter Gabriel on Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi: ‘This is Barbaric … Continue reading

May 22, 2024 · Leave a comment

On Streaming, Classic TV Shows Are Dropping the Needle Drops

Music supervisor Gary Calamar of Go Music and music publisher Mara Kuge of Superior Music Publishing interviewed about the disappearance of needle drops on classic series now on streaming for … Continue reading

May 21, 2024 · Leave a comment

Sexism, Feminism, and the Movement: Kathleen Hanna Doesn’t Hold Back in New Memoir

  Kathleen Hanna interviewed for her memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, for SPIN: Sexism, Feminism, and the Movement: Kathleen Hanna Doesn’t Hold Back in New Memoir In … Continue reading

May 14, 2024 · Leave a comment

Mina Alikhani Represents the Islamic Republic’s Capital Offense of “Crimes Against God” Using the Female Form

Iranian American visual artist Mina Alikhani interviewed ahead of her exhibition Crimes Against God for Fine Art Globe: Mina Alikhani Represents the Islamic Republic’s Capital Offense of “Crimes Against God” Using … Continue reading

May 9, 2024 · Leave a comment

Rolling Stones Muse Anita Pallenberg ‘Was a Real Tornado, Didn’t Give Two Fucks’

Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill, directors of the documentary, Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg, interviewed for SPIN‘s “Watch Me” series: Rolling Stones Muse Anita Pallenberg ‘Was a Real Tornado, … Continue reading

May 2, 2024 · Leave a comment

Relatives and Associates of Toomaj Salehi, Iranian Rapper Sentenced to Death, Speak Up: ‘He Has Been Condemned to Death for His Music’

Feature on the imprisonment and death sentence of dissident Iranian rapper, Toomaj Salehi, with input from his family and friends for Variety: Relatives and Associates of Toomaj Salehi, Iranian Rapper … Continue reading

April 29, 2024 · Leave a comment

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Tommy Lee

Mötley Crüe‘s Tommy Lee interviewed about the group’s single, “Dogs of War” for SPIN: Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Tommy Lee The Mötley Crüe drummer on the band’s new single, working … Continue reading

April 26, 2024 · Leave a comment

Justice Still Have Plenty of New Textures to Share

Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspar Augé of Justice interviewed for their album, Hyperdrama for FLOOD Magazine: Justice Still Have Plenty of New Textures to Share Following two weekends at Coachella, Gaspard Augé and Xavier … Continue reading

April 23, 2024 · Leave a comment

Give Me the Libertines or Give Me Death

The Libertines‘ Carl Barât interviewed for their album, All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade, for SPIN: Give Me the Libertines or Give Me Death ‘Oh Shit’: The Libertines are back with … Continue reading

April 8, 2024 · Leave a comment

Khruangbin and the Melodic ‘Time Capsule’

Khruangbin‘s Donald “DJ” Johnson interviewed for the trio’s album, A LA SALA, for SPIN: Khruangbin and the Melodic ‘Time Capsule’ We spoke with Donald “DJ” Johnson, Jr. about the Texas … Continue reading

April 5, 2024 · Leave a comment

The Art of Busking: Why the Streets of L.A. Are Among the Best Places to Play

Feature on busking in Los Angeles featuring Katie Ferrara, Sunny War and Eric Burton of Black Pumas for Los Angeles Magazine: The Art of Busking: Why the Streets of L.A. Are … Continue reading

April 4, 2024 · Leave a comment

Folky-Americana-Meets-Country-Soul Style: The Secret Sisters Come Full Circle On New Album

The Secret Sisters‘ Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle interviewed for their album, Mind, Man, Medicine, for SPIN: Folky-Americana-Meets-Country-Soul Style: The Secret Sisters Come Full Circle On New Album The duo’s latest, ‘Mind, … Continue reading

March 29, 2024 · Leave a comment

Gossip on Putting the Necessary Care Into Real Power

Gossip‘s Beth Ditto interviewed for their album, Real Power, for FLOOD Magazine: Gossip on Putting the Necessary Care Into Real Power With the release of the dance-punk band’s first new album in 12 … Continue reading

March 22, 2024 · Leave a comment

Homeless Crisis Threatens Legendary Hollywood Recording Studio Sunset Sound

Report on the homeless crisis in Los Angeles, specifically Hollywood, threatening the historic studio, Sunset Sound, with owner Paul Camarata, artist/producer Shooter Jennings and producer/mixer Tony Hoffer, for Los Angeles … Continue reading

March 15, 2024 · Leave a comment

The SPIN Interview: Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal interviewed ahead of the release of his album, The Taj Mahal Sextet: Swingin’ Live at the Church, Tulsa for “The SPIN Interview”: The SPIN Interview: Taj Mahal We met … Continue reading

March 6, 2024 · Leave a comment

Libraries (Yes, Libraries!) Are Leading the Crusade for New Music Discovery

Feature on public libraries launching their own music streaming platforms and curating artists from their local talent pool and amplifying their work for SPIN: Libraries (Yes, Libraries!) Are Leading the … Continue reading

February 28, 2024 · Leave a comment

Remember Photo Albums? Hollow Coves Pay Tribute on ‘Photographs’

Hollow Coves‘ Ryan Henderson and Matt Carins interviewed about their song “Photographs” for SPIN‘s “Singles” series: Remember Photo Albums? Hollow Coves Pay Tribute on ‘Photographs’ Their new album, ‘Nothing to … Continue reading

February 23, 2024 · Leave a comment

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