Lily Moayeri

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

Idjut Boys: Goodbye, Kick Drum

Idjut Boys interviewed for their first ever artist album, Cellar Door, for DJ Times Magazine: Idjut Boys: Goodbye, Kick Drum Listen to “One For Kenny” from Cellar Door written for the late Kenny … Continue reading

August 11, 2012 · 1 Comment

Technology x Electronic Music = The New Visualist – Welcome To V Squared Labs

Vello Virkhaus interviewed for Magnetic for V Squared Labs: Technology x Electronic Music = The New Visualist – Welcome To V Squared Labs

August 1, 2012 · Leave a comment

Michael Kiwanuka Home Again

Michael Kiwanuka interviewed for Planet for his album, Home Again: Michael Kiwanuka Home Again Get a full taste of Michael on his Soundcloud page.

July 18, 2012 · 3 Comments

Insider Interview: Digitalism

Jens “Jence” Moelle of Digitalism interviewed for SoundCtrl for their DJ Kicks mix: Insider Interview With German Electro House Duo Digitalism Download “A New Drug” from Digitalism, exclusive to this DJ Kicks mix.

July 11, 2012 · 1 Comment

Jazzanova–They’ve Got The Live Thing Down

Jazzanova’s Jurgen von Knoblauch interviewed for Magnetic for their album, Funkhaus Studio Sessions: Jazzanova–They’ve Got The Live Thing Down Watch the in-studio live performance of “I Human”.

June 26, 2012 · 2 Comments

TILT Q&A

Q&A with the TILT boys: Mick Park, Nic Britton, and Alex Brown in anticipation of their residency, Rez, and their upcoming full-length album. Lily Moayeri: What makes the present time … Continue reading

May 23, 2012 · Leave a comment

Photek: Hollywood Swingin’

Photek interviewed for his DJ Kicks compilation for DJ Times Magazine: Photek: Hollywood Swingin’ Check out what Photek has been listening to at the time of press on his Beatport chart.

May 1, 2012 · 1 Comment

Intergalactic DJ Food

DJ Food‘s Strictly Kev interviewed for his album, The Search Engine, for DJ Times Magazine: Intergalactic DJ Food Listen to “The Electric Images (In My Mind Never Die)” from DJ Food and … Continue reading

May 1, 2012 · 1 Comment

Quakers

Quakers’ Katalyst interviewed for their self-titled album for Planet: Quakers Check out a couple of the tracks on the Quakers’ Soundcloud page.

April 3, 2012 · Leave a comment

Diplo’s Book Is More Than Just An Eye-Catching Coffee Table Ornament

Photographer Shane McCauley interviewed for his and Diplo’s Book 128 Beats Per Minute for Magnetic: Diplo’s Book Is More Than Just An Eye-Catching Coffee Table Ornament Click through some cloudcasts from … Continue reading

March 23, 2012 · 5 Comments

The Duke Spirit Deliver A Knockout

The Duke Spirit‘s Liela Moss interviewed for the physical release of their album, Bruiser, for China Shop: The Duke Spirit Deliver A Knockout Watch the video for “Northbound.”

March 9, 2012 · 2 Comments

Fort Knox Five: How To Build Your Career And Make Your Destiny

Fort Knox Five interviewed for Magnetic: Fort Knox Five: How To Build Your Career And Make Your Destiny Click through Fort Knox Five’s chock-full Mixcloud page.

February 23, 2012 · Leave a comment

Secret Room Event At L’Ermitage Hotel For The 2012 Academy Awards

Us “regular” people watch the Academy Awards from our couches and buy our toiletries at the drugstore. This year, I am sitting next to my father–who has watched the Oscars … Continue reading

February 22, 2012 · 1 Comment

In The Studio With DJ Cam

DJ Cam interviewed for his album, Seven, for DJ Times Magazine: DJ Cam: Seven Click through DJ Cam’s Soundcloud page.

February 1, 2012 · Leave a comment

NAMM 2012

NAMM, National Association Of Music Merchants, been going since 1901 if you can believe that. Every January they have the NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center where you can … Continue reading

January 21, 2012 · 1 Comment

Brian Dettmer Gets To The Heart Of The Book

Brian Dettmer interviewed for BPM Magazine and resurrected by Magnetic: Brian Dettmer Gets To The Heart Of The Book–Much Deeper Than Simply Reading It

November 15, 2011 · Leave a comment

Theophilus London: This Year’s Model

Theophilus London interviewed for his album, Timez Are Weird These Days, for Planet: Theophilus London: This Year’s Model

September 16, 2011 · 1 Comment

Soul Clap: Deep DJ Duo

Soul Clap interviewed for their DJ Kicks compilation with Wolf + Lamb for DJ Times Magazine: Soul Clap: Deep DJ Duo

September 1, 2011 · Leave a comment

Michael B. Jordan: What’s In A Name?

Michael B. Jordan interviewed for the series finale of Friday Night Lights for Under The Radar Magazine’s website: Michael B. Jordan: What’s In A Name?

July 8, 2011 · Leave a comment

Memphis: Q&A With Torquil Campbell

Memphis’ Torquil Campbell interviewed for their album, Here Comes A City, for Planet: Memphis: Q&A With Torquil Campbell

July 7, 2011 · Leave a comment

The Duke Spirit: Acceleration

The Duke Spirit‘s Liela Moss interviewed for the digital release of their album, Bruiser, for Under The Radar Magazine’s website: Duke Spirit: Acceleration

May 18, 2011 · 1 Comment

Holy Ghost!: Modern Day Yacht Rockers

Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser have voices that match the personas of their project, Holy Ghost!. The frontperson and the visual focus for the two, Frankel has a hurried, almost … Continue reading

April 19, 2011 · 2 Comments

Reid Speed Says, “Play Me”

Reid Speed interviewed for her Play Me and Play Me Too Records’ compilation, Play Me Too Presents The New Blood Of Dubstep, for DJ Times Magazine: Reid Speed Says, “Play Me” and … Continue reading

April 1, 2011 · 3 Comments

Badly Drawn Boy: Smoke Before Fire

Damon Gough aka Badly Drawn Boy interviewed for his album, It’s What I’m Thinking Pt. 1, for Under the Radar: Badly Drawn Boy: Smoke Before Fire  

February 3, 2011 · 2 Comments

Underworld: In Flux

Underworld Q&A for their album, Barking, featured on Under The Radar Magazine’s website: Underworld: In Flux

December 14, 2010 · 1 Comment

String Fling!

String Fling! my story on ukuleles for Modern Luxury Hawai’i Winter 2010 Issue. I made a flip book of the pages using FlipSnack, which you can access here (be patient … Continue reading

December 1, 2010 · Leave a comment

Lauren Voiers Finds Peace & Harmony Through John Lennon And The Beatles

Lauren Voiers interviewed for her installment for the Global Peace Initiative: Peace & Harmony for Venus Zine: Lauren Voiers: Peace & Harmony Lauren Voiers finds Peace & Harmony through John Lennon and … Continue reading

October 8, 2010 · Leave a comment

Junip: On Sparse Textures

Interview with Junip’s Jose Gonzalez for their debut album, Fields, for EQ Magazine: Junip: On Sparse Textures

October 1, 2010 · 3 Comments

Midnight Juggernauts: Mysterious Forces

  Midnight Juggernauts‘ Andrew Szekeres interviewed for their album The Crystal Axis for Electronic Musician Magazine: Midnight Juggernauts: Mysterious Forces

September 21, 2010 · 1 Comment

Mystery Jets: Textural Tricks

Mystery Jets interviewed for their album, Serotonin, for EQ Magazine. I made a flip book (of sorts) using Flipsnack, which you can access here. If you’d like to digitally flip through that … Continue reading

September 1, 2010 · 1 Comment

Ready, Set, Glow: Donavon Frankenreiter

My interview with Donavon Frankenreiter for his album, Glow, for Modern Luxury Hawai’i. I made a flip book of the pages using FlipSnack, which you can access here (be patient with the … Continue reading

September 1, 2010 · Leave a comment

Jammer: Governing Grime

Jammer interviewed for his album, Jahmanji, for Planet: Jammer: Governing Grime

August 16, 2010 · Leave a comment

Booka Shade: Plug-In Experiments

Booka Shade interviewed for their album, More!, for EQ Magazine: I made a flip book (of sorts) using Flipsnack, which you can access here. If you’d like to digitally flip through that … Continue reading

August 1, 2010 · Leave a comment

Midnight Juggernauts

Midnight Juggernauts‘ Vincent Vendetta interviewed for their album, The Crystal Axis, for Soma Magazine: Midnight Juggernauts

July 1, 2010 · 1 Comment

Angela McCluskey: In A Ring Of Fire

Angela McCluskey interviewed for her album, You Could Start A Fire In An Empty House, for Planet

June 7, 2010 · 5 Comments

Peace and Harmony: John Lennon Peace Monument

Write-up for Planet: Peace and Harmony: John Lennon Peace Monument

May 21, 2010 · Leave a comment

Massive Attack: Friends or Foes?

Massive Attack interviewed for their album, Heligoland, for Planet: Massive Attack: Friends or Foes?

May 3, 2010 · 2 Comments

Quadron

Quadron interviewed for their self-titled album for Venice Magazine: View this Quadron article from the original magazine as a digital flipbook courtesy of Flipsnack. Listening to Quadron’s Coco O.’s vocals, one pictures a lithe, … Continue reading

May 1, 2010 · Leave a comment

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis: Live At The Echo

Write-up on Kitty, Daisy & Lewis for Planet: Kitty, Daisy & Lewis: Live At The Echo

July 15, 2009 · 1 Comment

Zee Avi: Phenomenon Grounded

Zee Avi interviewed for her self-titled debut album for Planet: Zee Avi: Phenomenon Grounded

June 9, 2009 · 1 Comment

Pet Shop Boys: Pop Stars Turned Political Pundits

Pet Shop Boys‘ Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe interviewed for their album, Yes, for Under The Radar: Pet Shop Boys: Pop Stars Turned Political Pundits

June 3, 2009 · 1 Comment

A Camp: New Colonialism

A Camp’s Nina Persson interviewed for their album, Colonia, for Venus Zine Magazine Issue 39: A Camp: New Colonialism New Colonialism Nina Persson sparks another Harlem Renaissance By Lily Moayeri … Continue reading

March 1, 2009 · Leave a comment

The Kooks: Fuzzy Logic

My interview with The Kooks and engineer Todd Burke for their album, Konk, for EQ Magazine. I made a flip book of the pages using FlipSnack, which you can access here (be … Continue reading

September 1, 2008 · Leave a comment

Inside Neon Neon Random Rhythms

Neon Neon’s Bryan Hollon interviewed for their album, Stainless Style, for EQ Magazine.

April 2, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Raveonettes: Lusty Third Album

The Raveonettes’ Sharin Foo interviewed for the duo’s album, Lust Lust Lust, for Venus Zine: The Raveonettes: Lusty Third Album photo by Soren Solkaer Starbird The Raveonettes Frontwoman Sharin Foo invites … Continue reading

February 25, 2008 · 1 Comment

Total Science: Dubplate Culture Lives

My interview with Total Science‘s Q Project for their mix Total Science Presents Breakbeat Science Exercise 6 for DJ Times Magazine. I made a flip book of the magazine pages … Continue reading

January 1, 2008 · Leave a comment

Miki Amano: Unseen Strength

Miki Amano interviewed for Venus Zine: Miki Amano: Unseen Strength Miki Amano This Japanese-born, Big Apple-schooled illustrator draws on the unseen strength of women By Lily Moayeri Published: October 26th, 2007 … Continue reading

October 27, 2007 · Leave a comment

DJ Rekha: Basement Bhangra

DJ Rekha interviewed for her album, DJ Rekha Presents Basement Bhangra, for Venus Zine: DJ Rekha: Basement Bhangra DJ Rekha With a cache of new Bhangra beats in her repertoire, … Continue reading

October 26, 2007 · Leave a comment

UNKLE: Third Time’s A Charm

UNKLE‘s James Lavelle interviewed for its album, War Stories, for Mean Magazine: UNKLE: Third Time’s A Charm

July 24, 2007 · 2 Comments

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