Lily Moayeri

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

Spain’s Primavera Sound Kicks Off Europe’s Music Festival Season With Mirrored Lineups in Barcelona and Madrid

Primavera Sound‘s Alfonso Lanza interviewed for a preview of the festival for Variety: Spain’s Primavera Sound Kicks Off Europe’s Music Festival Season With Mirrored Lineups in Barcelona and Madrid Headliners … Continue reading

May 19, 2023 · Leave a comment

The Damned’s Captain Sensible On Creating New Music: ‘It’s What We Do’

The Damned‘s Captain Sensible interviewed for their album Darkadelic for SPIN: The Damned’s Captain Sensible On Creating New Music: ‘It’s What We Do’ Captain Sensible talks starting him own political … Continue reading

April 27, 2023 · Leave a comment

How Coachella’s Do LaB Tent, With Its Unpublished Lineups, Became the Festival’s Coolest and Biggest Open Secret

The Do LaB‘s Flemming brothers interviewed for the 20th anniversary of their brand ahead of Coachella 2023 for Variety: How Coachella’s Do LaB Tent, With Its Unpublished Lineups, Became the … Continue reading

April 13, 2023 · Leave a comment

Susanna Hoffs: ‘Music Is The Beginning, Middle And End Of Every Day For Me’

Susanna Hoffs interviewed for her album of covers, The Deep End, and her debut novel, This Bird Has Flown, for SPIN‘s On the Record series: Susanna Hoffs: ‘Music Is The … Continue reading

April 7, 2023 · Leave a comment

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Sisters on Curating ‘King Pleasure’ Exhibit and Their Brother’s Legacy: ‘People Are Drawn to His Unedited Creativity’

Jean-Michel Basquiat‘s sister Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux interviewed for the opening of Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© at The Grand LA for Variety: Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Sisters on Curating ‘King Pleasure’ … Continue reading

March 31, 2023 · Leave a comment

Iranian Alternative Artists Speak Out for Their Persecuted Compatriots in Iran

  Amir Amor of Rudimental, Rami Sakurai of Supreme Beings of Leisure, Kittens, Hamid Saeidi of Opium Moon & Hengameh, Nostalgix and Kamtin Mohager of Chain Gang of 1974 and … Continue reading

March 23, 2023 · Leave a comment

Graham Coxon: ‘I Wish Somebody Had Told Me, Had Warned Me, In 1991…’

Graham Coxon interviewed about his memoir, Verse, Chorus, Monster! for SPIN‘s Read Me series: Graham Coxon: ‘I Wish Somebody Had Told Me, Had Warned Me, In 1991…’ The sometime Blur … Continue reading

March 23, 2023 · Leave a comment

Los Angeles’ United Recording Studios, Known as ‘the Abbey Road of the West,’ Scales Down Music Operations

Report on United Recording Studios‘ pivot from music to film and events for Variety: Los Angeles’ United Recording Studios, Known as ‘the Abbey Road of the West,’ Scales Down Music … Continue reading

March 22, 2023 · Leave a comment

Which Ultra? Dance Music Festival, Label and Publisher Share Name but Are Not Connected, Market Confusion Be Damned

Report on Ultra Music Festival versus Ultra Records versus Ultra International Music Publishing for Variety: Which Ultra? Dance Music Festival, Label and Publisher Share Name but Are Not Connected, Market … Continue reading

March 20, 2023 · Leave a comment

Ani Di Franco Calls Writing A Children’s Book ‘A Different Bag Of Doughnuts’

Ani Di Franco interviewed for her first children’s picture book, The Knowing, for SPIN‘s Read Me series: Ani Di Franco Calls Writing A Children’s Book ‘A Different Bag Of Doughnuts’

March 7, 2023 · Leave a comment

‘Poker Face’ Music Supervisor Breaks Down Season 1’s Best Songs, From Paul McCartney to Tom Waits

Music supervisor Thomas Golubić of SuperMusicVision interviewed about the needle drops on the first season of Poker Face for Variety: ‘Poker Face’ Music Supervisor Breaks Down Season 1’s Best Songs, … Continue reading

March 1, 2023 · Leave a comment

The Fall of the Gatekeepers and Rise of New Drum and Bass

Report for Gray Area: The Fall of the Gatekeepers and Rise of New Drum and Bass Join Gray Area.

February 24, 2023 · Leave a comment

Artist Spotlight: Thomas Schumacher

Thomas Schumacher interviewed for Gray Area‘s Artist Spotlight series: Thomas Schumacher  

February 9, 2023 · Leave a comment

New Book Is The Ultimate Tome On Early Electronic Pop

Author Richard Evans interviewed about his book, Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978 – 1983 for SPIN: New Book Is The Ultimate Tome On Early … Continue reading

February 7, 2023 · Leave a comment

Led by Beyonce, House Music Gets Its Grammy Moment

Op-ed on the return of house music to the Grammys with input from Heidi Lawden and Grammy nominee Byron Stingily of Ten City for Variety: Led by Beyonce, House Music … Continue reading

February 1, 2023 · Leave a comment

Lifetime Achievement Award Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart

Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart profiles for their Lifetime Achievement Award for the 65th Grammys Program Book Watch the acceptance speech and access the article on Grammy.com  

January 31, 2023 · Leave a comment

A DJ’s Guide to Finance: How Some Are Turning Their ‘Rent Money’ Into Retirement Money

Electronic music artists TOKiMONSTA, Richie Hawtin, Dimitri Vegas, Nicole Moudaber, 12th Planet, TEED, and Dub Pistols, agent Saleem Amode, manager Steve Braines interviewed on the topic of what DJ/producers do with their … Continue reading

January 27, 2023 · Leave a comment

It’s Raining Rats: Royal & the Serpent Is Ready For Her Close Up

Ryan Santiago aka Royal and the Serpent interviewed for the cover of SPIN Magazine January Issue: It’s Raining Rats: Royal & the Serpent Is Ready For Her Close Up Check … Continue reading

January 26, 2023 · Leave a comment

The Dual Shores of Eli Smart

Eli Smart interviewed for his Aloha Soul EP for FLOOD Magazine‘s Breaking series: The Dual Shores of Eli Smart On the heels of his new Aloha Soul EP, the musician/surfer talks splitting … Continue reading

January 17, 2023 · Leave a comment

‘It Breaks My Heart’: Iranian Electronic Artists Dubfire, Lady Faith & Starfari on the Country’s Ongoing Protests & The Beauty of Their Culture

Dubfire, Lady Faith and Starfari interviewed about their experiences in Iran and what it means to be Iranian at the time of the current uprising in that country for Billboard: … Continue reading

January 11, 2023 · Leave a comment

TarantisT Call Out Against Injustices in Iran With Their Political Metal

Iranian metal band TarantisT interviewed about their protest music and activism for Alternative Press: TarantisT Call Out Against Injustices in Iran With Their Political Metal Keep up with TarantisT via their Instagram. … Continue reading

January 5, 2023 · Leave a comment

Female Executives of Iranian Descent Making an Impact in the Music Industry

Music executives Debra Delshad of Angry Mob Music, Izabelle Pourreza Wilson of Artium Music and Rebecca Sahim of SalXCo talk about their experiences being Iranian and the current upheavals in … Continue reading

December 16, 2022 · Leave a comment

Lily & Laurence Go To Berghain

Lily and Laurence Go To Berghain Personal essay on getting into Berlin‘s infamous Berghain nightclub with its stringent door policy and its reflection on my psychological state about aging for … Continue reading

December 2, 2022 · Leave a comment

BeatStars Is Making Bank for Its Stable of Music Creators

BeatStars‘ Abe Batshon and 1SRAEL interviewed for Variety Hitmakers 2022 Issue: BeatStars Is Making Bank for Its Stable of Music Creators Check out BeatStars.

December 2, 2022 · Leave a comment

Suede: Coming Up Again

Suede‘s Brett Anderson and Neil Codling interviewed for their album Autofiction, and their co-headlining tour of North America with the Manic Street Preachers for FLOOD Magazine: Suede: Coming Up Again … Continue reading

November 29, 2022 · Leave a comment

Opening Up the Jaws of Love

Kelcey Ayer of Jaws of Love and Local Natives interviewed about his sophomore Jaws of Love album, Second Life, for FLOOD Magazine: Opening Up the Jaws of Love Kelcey Ayer of Local Natives dives into the … Continue reading

November 10, 2022 · Leave a comment

20 Questions With Jean-Michel Jarre

Jean-Michel Jarre interviewed for his album, Oxymore, for Billboard: 20 Questions With Jean-Michel Jarre: ‘Electronic Music Has Really Been the Perfect Opportunity to Lead My Rebellion’ Watch the album trailer for Oxymore.

October 21, 2022 · Leave a comment

Classless Act Is More Than Just Swagger And Snarl

Classless Act‘s Derek Day and Franco Gravante interviewed for the release of the acoustic versions of songs from their debut album, Welcome to the Show, for SPIN: Classless Act Is More … Continue reading

October 21, 2022 · Leave a comment

Justin Bua Moves Seamlessly from 2D to Web3 and Back

Visual artist and entrepreneur Justin Bua interviewed about his upcoming book, Original Influencers, and pending metaverse, Buaverse, for Fine Art Globe: Justin Bua Moves Seamlessly from 2D to Web3 and Back. … Continue reading

October 19, 2022 · Leave a comment

20 Questions With Kerri Chandler

Kerri Chandler interviewed for his album, Space and Places, for Billboard: 20 Questions With Kerri Chandler: How An Obsession With the Club World’s Best Sound Systems Forged the Icon’s Latest Album … Continue reading

October 13, 2022 · Leave a comment

Getting Caught Up in the Whirlwind with Gabriels

Gabriels‘ Ryan Hope interviewed for their debut album, Angels & Queens – Part I for FLOOD Magazine‘s Breaking Series: Getting Caught Up in the Whirlwind with Gabriels Phoning in from … Continue reading

October 12, 2022 · Leave a comment

Depeche Mode’s David Gahan on How Co-Founder Andrew Fletcher’s Death Affected New Album, ‘Memento Mori’

Depeche Mode‘s Dave Gahan interviewed ahead of the release of their album, Memento Mori, for Variety: Depeche Mode’s David Gahan on How Co-Founder Andrew Fletcher’s Death Affected New Album, ‘Memento … Continue reading

October 7, 2022 · Leave a comment

Googoosh And The Daughters Of The Revolution

Personal essay about Iranian singer Googoosh, her lasting legacy and how she represents Iranian women, especially in the wake of Mahsa Amini‘s death and the protests in Iran for SPIN: … Continue reading

October 3, 2022 · Leave a comment

The Creative Genius of Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart interviewed about his legendary career and for his album, Ebony McQueen, for the cover of Mix Magazine October 2022 Issue: The Creative Genius of Dave Stewart Artist, Producer and … Continue reading

September 29, 2022 · Leave a comment

Hitmaker of the Month: Atlantic Records Group’s Aton Ben-Horin Rewrites the A&R Rulebook With Jax, JVKE, Producer Johnny Goldstein

Aton Ben-Horin interviewed for Variety‘s Hitmaker of the Month: Hitmaker of the Month: Atlantic Records Group’s Aton Ben-Horin Rewrites the A&R Rulebook With Jax, JVKE, Producer Johnny Goldstein Keep up with Aton’s moves … Continue reading

September 28, 2022 · Leave a comment

Living Legends: How Roxy Music Went From “Inspired Amateurs” To Art Rock Pioneers

Roxy Music‘s Phil Manzanera interviewed for the reissues of the band’s discography ahead of their North American tour for GRAMMY: Living Legends: How Roxy Music Went From “Inspired Amateurs” To … Continue reading

September 7, 2022 · Leave a comment

Foals Find New Voice(s) on “Life Is Yours”

Foals‘ Yannis Philippakis and producer John Hill interviewed for the album, Life is Yours, forMix Magazine September 2022 Issue: Foals Reinvents Its Recording Process For Life Is Yours Frontman/producer Yannis Philippakis reveals … Continue reading

August 30, 2022 · Leave a comment

World of Profound Mysteries

Röyksopp‘s Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland and visual artist Jonathan Zawada interviewed about their project, Profound Mysteries, for FLOOD Magazine: Röyksopp on Returning to the Accessible, Emotive, and Human World of Profound Mysteries … Continue reading

August 25, 2022 · Leave a comment

The Boss, Rick Ross Takes on Red Bull Symphonic

Show announcement story about Red Bull Symphonic with Rick Ross and Orchestra Noir for Red Bull: The Boss, Rick Ross Takes on Red Bull Symphonic Check out other Red Bull … Continue reading

August 25, 2022 · Leave a comment

Doves: Out of the Ashes

Doves‘ Andy Williams interviewed for Under the Radar Magazine 20th Anniversary Issue: Doves: Out of the Ashes Check out the Pictures of Lily Podcast episode on Doves.

August 12, 2022 · Leave a comment

Write, Score, Mix: Benjamin Wallfisch’s Dolby Atmos Playpen

Composer Benjamin Wallfisch interviewed about his The Scoring Lab studio for the cover is Mix Magazine August 2022 Issue: Write, Score, Mix!  Benjamin Wallfisch’s Dolby Atmos Playpen Check out the … Continue reading

July 28, 2022 · Leave a comment

20 Questions With Maxim of The Prodigy

Maxim of The Prodigy aka Double M interviewed about his “Lepidopterror” NFT collection in collaboration with Snowcrash and dropping on Crypto.com for Billboard/Billboard Dance: 20 Questions With Maxim of The … Continue reading

July 26, 2022 · Leave a comment

Nuno Bettencourt: ‘Everybody Said I Was Crazy’

Nuno Bettencourt interviewed for his inaugural Atlantis Concert for Earth event for SPIN: Nuno Bettencourt: ‘Everybody Said I Was Crazy’: The legendary guitarist and producer on creating the Atlantis Concert … Continue reading

July 21, 2022 · Leave a comment

Luke Steele Flies Solo

Luke Steele interviewed for his first solo album, Listen to the Water, for Mix Magazine July 2022 Issue: Luke Steele Flies Solo A Search For Tone on Listen to the Water Listen to … Continue reading

July 7, 2022 · Leave a comment

TRISHES Is Taking a Look Behind the Mask

Trish Hosein aka TRISHES interviewed for FLOOD 12: The Los Angeles Issue: Digital Edition Web Version: TRISHES Is Taking a Look Behind the Mask: Ahead of dropping the final record in her … Continue reading

June 23, 2022 · Leave a comment

Olivia Harrison: “I Wanted People To Know About George”

Olivia Harrison interviewed for her new book of poetry, Came the Lightening: Twenty Poems for George, for SPIN‘s Read Me series: Olivia Harrison: “I Wanted People To Know About George” Olivia … Continue reading

June 23, 2022 · Leave a comment

Why ‘Pam and Tommy’ Used Sebastian Stan’s Vocals Instead of Tommy Lee’s for Motley Crue Covers

Music supervisor Amanda Krieg Thomas interviewed about the music of the Hulu original series, Pam and Tommy for Variety June 15, 2022 Issue: Why ‘Pam and Tommy’ Used Sebastian Stan’s … Continue reading

June 16, 2022 · Leave a comment

Ann Wilson Is Still The Biggest Badass We Know

Ann Wilson (of Heart) interviewed about her album, Fierce Bliss, for SPIN On The Record series: Ann Wilson Is Still The Biggest Badass We Know We spoke with Ann about her … Continue reading

June 14, 2022 · Leave a comment

Lauren Spalding and the Rooftop Beginnings of Femme House

Lauren Spalding aka HERMIXALOT of Femme House interviewed for Festival Insider Veteran Tales: Lauren Spalding and the Rooftop Beginnings of Femme House

June 9, 2022 · Leave a comment

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  • Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 4.71: DJ Fresh May 11, 2023
    In the 71st episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, I talk about my 20 years of friendship with Dan Stein aka DJ Fresh. Here is Fresh’s Facebook post I … Continue reading → The post Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 4.71: DJ Fresh appeared first on Lily Moayeri.
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  • Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 4.70: Madeon April 13, 2023
    In the 70th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, I talk about my two experiences interviewing Madeon for DJ Mag North America cover stories and one experience with him … Continue reading → The post Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 4.70: Madeon appeared first on Lily Moayeri.
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  • Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 4.69: Taylor Hanson March 9, 2023
    In the 69th episode of the Picture of Lily Podcast, I talk about my recent experiences with Taylor Hanson in connection with his activism for the people, particularly the women, … Continue reading → The post Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 4.69: Taylor Hanson appeared first on Lily Moayeri.
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