Rasputina interviewed about “Sister Kinderhook”

Melora Creager talks about the new Rasputina album, “Sister Kinderhook” Like all of your albums, “Sister Kinderhook” doesn’t sound quite like any of its predecessors. What would you say inspired or influenced you in making it? “I had an intention to make something beautiful and elegant, kind of earthy and natural. I’ve been living in … Read more

Rasputina interviewed about “Oh Perilous World”

For “Oh Perilous World,” her new album with chamber-rock band Rasputina, cellist/singer Melora Creager found inspiration by obsessively reading daily news on the Internet. She compiled a notebook of words, phrases and stories and then used it to cull material for lyrics. Keeping with her strong sense of storytelling and interest in history, Melora gave … Read more

Rasputina interviewed about “A Radical Recital”

It feels like we’ve interviewed Rasputina so many times that there couldn’t possibly be anything left to ask them. But now that they have put out a live CD, “A Radical Recital,” a few more questions came to mind. Melora was gracious enough to answer them by email. What made you decide to do a … Read more

Chris Vrenna interviewed about the Tweaker album “2 A.M. Wakeup Call”

Since leaving Nine Inch Nails in 1996, Chris Vrenna has done a variety of interesting projects. Among other things, he did the soundtrack for the video game “American McGee’s Alice,” has remixed acts like Xzibit, Rasputina and Rob Zombie, and of course launched his own musical project – Tweaker. Now a partnership with Clint Walsh, … Read more

Rasputina interviewed about “The Lost & Found”

“The Lost & Found, ” the EP that marks the long-awaited return of Rasputina, is one of the more unusual collections of covers out there. Who would have thought that Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll” would sound great played on cellos? The disc also features songs originally by Marilyn Manson, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, and … Read more