Lily Moayeri

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

Dirtyphonics: View From The Booth

Dirtyphonics‘ Charly and Pitchin interviewed for their album Irreverence for DJ Times Magazine February 2014 Issue: Dirtyphonics: View From The Booth Listen to Dirtyphonics’ Shambala Mix.

February 5, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Asphodells: Cosmic Disco And More

The Asphodells‘ Andrew Weatherall interviewed for the album of remixes of their album, Ruled By Passion, Destroyed By Lust, for DJ Times Magazine December 2013 Issue: The Asphodells: Cosmic Disco And More Stream … Continue reading

December 2, 2013 · Leave a comment

Howe Gelb: Desert Cowboy

Howe Gelb interviewed for his album, The Coincidentalist, for Under The Radar: Howe Gelb: Desert Cowboy Watch Howe’s Red Bull session in Madrid with Steve Shelley.

November 25, 2013 · Leave a comment

Cut Copy: Spearheading The Third Summer Of Love

  Cut Copy‘s Tim Hoey interviewed for their album, Free Your Mind, for Soma Magazine‘s Fall Fashion Issue: Cut Copy: Spearheading The Third Summer Of Love Watch the official video for the … Continue reading

November 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

Rudimental: Home And Away

Rudimental‘s Amir Amor and Piers Aggett interviewed for their album, Home, for DJ Times Magazine November 2013 Issue: Rudimental: Home And Away Watch the latest video from Rudimental featuring Emeli Sande, “Free.”

November 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

MGMT: Jamming In A Super Synth Zone

MGMT‘s Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden and producer Dave Fridmann interviewed for MGMT’s self-titled third album for the cover of Electronic Musician Magazine: MGMT: Jamming In A Super Synth Zone … Continue reading

October 23, 2013 · Leave a comment

Arctic Monkeys: More Structured

Arctic Monkeys‘ Matt Helders and Simian Mobile Disco‘s James Ford interviewed for Arctic Monkeys’ album, AM, for Electronic Musician Magazine: Arctic Monkeys: More Structured If you really love the Arctics, watch all … Continue reading

October 23, 2013 · Leave a comment

Jon Hopkins: Getting Immunity

Jon Hopkins interviewed for his album, Immunity, for DJ Times Magazine October 2013 Issue: Jon Hopkins: Getting Immunity Watch the video for “Breathe This Air” featuring Purity Ring.

October 7, 2013 · Leave a comment

Holy Ghost! Perfect Recording Techniques On Dynamics

Holy Ghost!‘s Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel interviewed for their album, Dynamics, for Electronic Musician Magazine: Holy Ghost! Perfect Recording Techniques On Dynamics Watch the video for “Okay.”

September 30, 2013 · Leave a comment

London Grammar

London Grammar‘s Dan Rothman (right) interviewed for their debut album, If You Wait, for Soma Magazine‘s Fall Fashion Issue: London Grammar Watch the official video for “Strong.”

September 15, 2013 · Leave a comment

Alison Moyet Wants the Freaks to Rule the Music World Again

Alison Moyet interviewed for her album, The Minutes, for Boxx Magazine: Alison Moyet Wants the Freaks to Rule the Music World Again Watch the delightful Alison being interviewed on BBC Breakfast.

August 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Emika, Hank Shocklee Record Dva

Emika interviewed for her album Dva for Electronic Musician: Emika, Hank Shocklee Record Dva Check out some of Emika’s sounds on Soundcloud.

July 31, 2013 · Leave a comment

Hooverphonic’s Newest Frontwoman Chooses Her Own Adventure

Hooverphonic‘s Noemie Wolfs interviewed for their album, The Night Before, for Boxx Magazine: Hooverphonic’s Newest Frontwoman Chooses Her Own Adventure Listen to Hooverphonic’s cover of Massive Attack’s “Unfinished Sympathy” via the … Continue reading

July 25, 2013 · Leave a comment

Band Mates: Junip

Junip‘s Jose Gonzales and Tobias Winterkorn interview each other for their self-titled album while I moderate for Under The Radar: Band Mates: Junip Watch the official video for “Line Of … Continue reading

July 24, 2013 · Leave a comment

Holy Ghost!: I Don’t Like My Music To Be So Heterosexual

Holy Ghost!‘s Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel interviewed for their album, Dynamics, for Soma Magazine July/August issue: Holy Ghost!: I Don’t Like My Music To Be So Heterosexual Download an outtake from from … Continue reading

July 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

Mayer Hawthorne: Can’t Do The Same Thing Twice

Mayer Hawthorne interviewed for his album, Where Does This Door Go, for Soma Magazine July/August 2013 issue: Mayer Hawthorne: Can’t Do The Same Thing Twice Watch the video for my favorite song … Continue reading

July 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

Dungeonesse: Inner Pop-Tart

Dungeonesse’s Jenn Wasner interviewed for their self-titled album for Boxx Magazine: Dungeonesse: Inner Pop-Tart Watch the video for “Drive You Crazy.”

July 10, 2013 · Leave a comment

Empire Of The Sun: Shimmery Finish

Empire Of The Sun‘s Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore interviewed for their album, Ice On The Dune, for Electronic Musician Magazine. Empire Of The Sun: Shimmery Finish Listen to the whole album … Continue reading

July 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

Major Lazer: Riding The Wave

Major Lazer‘s Diplo interviewed for their album, Free The Universe, for the cover of DJ Times Magazine. Or via DJ Times digital edition here. Watch some of the Major Lazer performance at Coachella … Continue reading

July 2, 2013 · Leave a comment

Azari & III: Classic And Deep

Azari & III interviewed for their self-titled album for DJ Times Magazine Azari & III: Classic and Deep Download the VCO Remix of “Lost In Time” via XLR8R for free.

June 28, 2013 · Leave a comment

Alice Russell: British Soul Singer And So Much More

Alice Russell interviewed for her album, To Dust, for Boxx Magazine: Alice Russell: British Soul Singer And So Much More Watch the official video for “Heartbreaker” featuring Harry Shearer–hilarious.

June 18, 2013 · Leave a comment

Undercover: Nightlands

Nightlands‘ David Hartley interviewed for the cover of his album, Oak Island, for Under The Radar: Undercover: Nightlands Watch the official video for “To The Moon.”

June 7, 2013 · Leave a comment

Breakouts: Dirtyphonics

Dirtyphonics interviewed for their album, Irreverence, for Keyboard Magazine June 2013 issue: Breakouts: Dirtyphonics Listen to a cross section of mixes from Dirtyphonics on their SoundCloud page.

June 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

The Twitterview: Black Moth Super Rainbow

Black Moth Super Rainbow‘s Thomas Fec AKA Tobacco interviewed via Twitter for the album, Cobra Juicy, for Under The Radar: The Twitterview: Black Moth Super Rainbow Check out some of Tobacco’s … Continue reading

May 29, 2013 · Leave a comment

Kendra Morris: Deconstructed

Kendra Morris interviewed for her album, Mockingbird, for Soma Magazine May/June 2013: Kendra Morris: Deconstructed Listen to Kendra’s version of Metallica’s “Ride The Lightening” via Wax Poetics’ Soundcloud.

May 20, 2013 · Leave a comment

Male Boxx: Andrew Wyatt

Miike Snow‘s Andrew Wyatt interviewed for his solo album Descender for Boxx Magazine: Male Boxx: Andrew Wyatt Watch The Making Of Descender documentary.

May 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Natural Disasters

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club‘s Robert Levon Been interviewed for their album, Specter At The Feast for Under The Radar: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Natural Disasters Watch Part Two of a six-part … Continue reading

April 8, 2013 · Leave a comment

On the Line With Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s Leah Shapiro

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club‘s Leah Shapiro interviewed for their album, Specter At The Feast for Boxx Magazine: On the Line With Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s Leah Shapiro If you catch a … Continue reading

March 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

inc.: no world

inc. interviewed for their album no world for Soma Magazine March/April 2013: inc.: no world Listen to some music from inc. on their 4AD artist page.

March 15, 2013 · Leave a comment

Fitz And The Tantrums: Moving Beyond The Bedroom-Studio School Of Recording

Fitz and the Tantrums’ Michael Fitzpatrick interviewed for their album More Than Just A Dream for Electronic Musician Magazine: Fitz And The Tantrums: Moving Beyond The Bedroom-Studio School Of Recording Watch the … Continue reading

March 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Male Boxx: Mark Robert Fuller Of Gold Fields

Gold Fields’ Mark Robert Fuller interviewed for their album Black Sun for Boxx Magazine: Male Boxx: Mark Robert Fuller Of Gold Fields Watch Gold Fields perform my favorite song from the album, … Continue reading

March 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

Lindstrom: Dinner Is Served

Hans-Peter Lindstrom interviewed for his album, Smalhans, for Under The Radar: Lindstrom: Dinner Is Served Listen to Lindstrom’s remix of Lana Del Rey’s “Blue Velvet” via FACT.

February 8, 2013 · 1 Comment

Dominic Monaghan: Wild Thing, I Think I Love You

Dominic Monaghan interviewed for his new show, Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan, on BBC America for Under The Radar: Dominic Monaghan: Wild Thing, I Think I Love You Watch a bonus … Continue reading

January 22, 2013 · 2 Comments

Rising and Falling: Layo and Bushwacka

Layo and Bushwacka interviewed for their album, Rising and Falling for DJ Times Magazine: Rising and Falling: Layo and Bushwacka Check out some of Layo and Bushwacka’s sounds on their Soundcloud page.

December 2, 2012 · 1 Comment

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros: Stewart Cole and Nora Kirkpatrick

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros‘ Stewart Cole and Nora Kirkpatrick interviewed for Keyboard Magazine December 2012 Issue: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ Stewart Cole and Nora Kirkpatrick  Watch … Continue reading

December 1, 2012 · Leave a comment

A Place To Bury Strangers: Feel The Noise

A Place To Bury Strangers’ Oliver Ackerman interviewed for the album Worship for Under The Radar: A Place To Bury Strangers: Feel The Noise Watch the video for “And I’m Up.”

November 28, 2012 · 2 Comments

Astro: Songs About Animals And The Gods, From Chile

Astro’s Andres Nusser interviewed for their debut self-titled album for LA Weekly‘s blog West Coast Sound: Astro: Songs About Animals And The Gods, From Chile Watch the video for “Colombo” … Continue reading

November 27, 2012 · 1 Comment

Dermablend The Blemishes Away

Feature on Dermablend for Soma Magazine: Dermablend The Blemishes Away Watch the “Zombie Boy” video featuring Dermablend’s make up and make up remover.

November 8, 2012 · Leave a comment

The Raveonettes: The Holy Grail Of Vintage Sounds Found In A Laptop

The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner interviewed for their album, Observator, for Electronic Musician Magazine: The Raveonettes: The Holy Grail Of Vintage Sounds Found In A Laptop Listen to the whole album via … Continue reading

November 7, 2012 · 2 Comments

Hear: Infected Mushroom

Infected Mushroom interviewed for its album, Army of Mushrooms, for Keyboard Magazine November 2012 Issue: Hear: Infected Mushroom

November 1, 2012 · Leave a comment

Erol Alkan: Bugged Out/Bugged In

Erol Alkan interviewed for Another Bugged Out Mix/Another Bugged In Selection for DJ Times Magazine: Erol Alkan: Bugged Out/Bugged In Preview Another Bugged In Selection.

October 9, 2012 · 2 Comments

The Technology Of Smarter Train Travel

For Intel’s site IQ: The Technology Of Smarter Train Travel Watch a classic old trailer for Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express.

October 6, 2012 · Leave a comment

Plan B: Changing The World, One Film At A Time

Plan B’s Ben Drew interviewed for his album and film, ill Manors, for Planet: Plan B: Changing The World One Film At A Time Download the New Machine remix of “Lost … Continue reading

October 2, 2012 · 2 Comments

Sea Wolf

Alex Brown Church of Sea Wolf interviewed for his album Old World Romance for Soma Magazine‘s Fall Fashion Issue September/October 2012: Sea Wolf Watch a live rehearsal of the track “Old … Continue reading

September 29, 2012 · 2 Comments

The Udacity Of Hope: The Future Of Online Education

For Intel’s site IQ: The Udacity Of Hope: The Future Of Online Education Check out Udacity, edX, Udemy, and Rebecca OGrady-Marshall‘s eLearn Hub.

September 26, 2012 · Leave a comment

Changing Rooms: Digital Dressing Rooms Fashion A Fitting Future

For Intel’s site IQ: Changing Rooms: Digital Dressing Rooms Fashion A Fitting Future Check out Me-Ality, Styku, and Magic Mirror.

September 24, 2012 · Leave a comment

SPCA Red Carpet Luxury Lounge At SLS Hotel Beverly Hills For The 2012 Emmy Awards

The Emmys are like my Academy Awards. I absolutely love television. Pre-Emmys, Secret Room Events threw their Red Carpet Luxury Lounge, benefitting the SPCA of Los Angeles, at the SLS … Continue reading

September 23, 2012 · 1 Comment

Exclusive: Mexican Institute Of Sound’s “Es-Toy” Video Premiere

Post for LA Weekly‘s blog West Coast Sound: Exclusive: Mexican Institute Of Sound’s “Es-Toy” Video Premiere Watch the video for “Mexico” from the album Politico, the Mexicans seem a lot more concerned … Continue reading

September 18, 2012 · 1 Comment

E-conomics Of Education: Free Collaborative Tools Hit The Cloud

For Intel’s site IQ: E-conomics Of Education: Free Collaborative Tools Hit The Cloud Check out Edmodo, Dropbox, Screencast-O-Matic, Screenr, and Join.me for yourself.

August 29, 2012 · Leave a comment

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