Music journalist Lily Moayeri talks about her experience interviewing musicians, giving a snapshot of what it is like being on the other side of the digital recorder.
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In the 110th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, I revisit my first interview with Tears for Fears‘ Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal on February 3, 2004, at the time of their reunion album, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending. Read my second interview with the duo 20 years after the first one which published in SPIN here. Read my recent interview with the duo’s Roland Orzabal when about his memoir here. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter to access print-only interviews from my 34-year archive here. Listen here: Or on your preferred podcast platform: Or on YouTube: Or on Pandora: Or on A
In the 109th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, I revisit my third interview with Damon Albarn on June 26, 2002, at the time of his Mali Music project. Listen to my 1999 interview with Damon at the time of Blur’s album, 13 here. Listen to my 1997 interview with Damon at the time of Blur’s self-titled album here. Listen to the original Pictures of Lily Podcast Blur episode here. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter for print versions of my interviews with Damon Albarn here. Check out my recent interviews with Blur’s Graham Coxon here and Alex James here. Listen here: document.crea
In the 108th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), I revisit my interview with Geoff Barrow and Dave McDonald of Portishead on September 17, 1997 at the time of the release of their self-titled second album. Check out my first Portishead interview with Beth Gibbons in 1995 in Episode 85 of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition). To access a print versions of all my interviews with Portishead, subscribe here or jump to the interviews: Campus Circle, Surface Magazine, Soma Magazine, and Hits Magazine. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscr
In the 107th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), I revisit my interview with Lily Allen on May 15, 2007 at the time of the release of her debut album, Alright, Still. Read my recent Mix Magazine cover story with Blue May, the executive producer of her 2025 album, West End Girl here and my review of her show at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on April 26, 2026 for Under the Radar Magazine here. To access a print version of my 2007 interview subscribe here. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack. Or you can buy us a coffee
In the 106th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), I revisit my interview with Luke Steele on August 17, 2003 at the time of the release of Lovers, his debut album as The Sleepy Jackson. Listen to the classic Luke Steele episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast from 2021 here. Read my 2013 feature with Luke and Nick Littlemore at the time of their Empire of the Sun album, Ice on the Dune, for Electronic Musician here. Read my 2016 feature with Luke, Nick, Peter Mayes and Jonathan Sloan at the time of their Empire of the Sun album, Two Vines for Mix Magazine here. Read my 20
photo: Kevin Westenberg In the 105th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), I revisit my interview with Massive Attack‘s 3D, Daddy G and Mushroom on March 6, 1998 at the time of the US release of their album, Mezzanine. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter for the print version of this interview here. Listen to the Pictures of Lily (Vintage Edition) Massive Attack 1995 interview here. Listen to the classic Massive Attack episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast here. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack. Listen here: h
In the 104th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), I revisit my first interview with Andrew Weatherall on October 3, 1994. To listen to the classic Pictures of Lily Podcast Andrew Weatherall episode, click here. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/POLPVE-EP-104-ANDREW-WEATHERALL.mp3 Or on your preferred podcast platform: Or on YouTube: Or on Pandora: Or on Amazon: Or on Audible: The post Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition): Episode 7.104: Andrew Weatherall 1994 Interview appeared fir
In the 103rd episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), I revisit my third interview with Richard Ashcroft on May 5, 2000, at the time of his debut solo album, Alone With Everybody. To listen to my second interview with Richard Ashcroft at the time of The Verve‘s second album, A Northern Soul, click here. To listen to the classic Pictures of Lily Podcast The Verve episode, click here. To read my 2025 interview with Richard Ashcroft for SPIN, click here. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here for multiple print interviews with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft. Listen he
In the 102nd episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 33-year archive, I go back to my second interview with Johnny Marr on February 4, 2003 in Los Angeles at The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn at the time of his album with the Healers, Boomslang. To listen to the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition) episode with my 2000 Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner interview, click here. To listen to the original Pictures of Lily Podcast Johnny Marr episode, click here. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here
image: Seb Janiak In the 101st episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 33-year archive, I go back to my second interview with Daft Punk on March 16, 2001 in Miami during the Winter Music Conference at the time of their second album, Discovery. To listen to the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition) episode with my 1997 Daft Punk interview, click here. To listen to the original Pictures of Lily Podcast Daft Punk episode, click here. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here for print versions of these
In the 100th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 33-year archive, I go back to my only interview with Boy George on February 16, 2001 for DJ Times Magazine at the time of his Essential Mix. I’ve known George for 35 years and had many experiences with him which you can hear about here in the 50th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Classic Edition). Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here for access to my 33-year archive of interviews, much of which is print-only. Listen here: https://pictures-o
In the 99th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 33-year archive, I go back to my first interview with Supergrass, with the group’s drummer, Danny Goffey on July 28, 1995, at the time of their debut album, I Should Coco. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here for the print versions of this interview. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/POLPVE-EP-99-SUPERGRASS-FINAL.mp3 Or on your preferred podcast platform: Or on YouTube: Or on Pandora: Or on Amazon: The post Picture
In the 98th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 33-year archive, I revisit my second interview with Noel Gallagher of Oasis on December 15, 1999, ahead of the release of their album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here for print versions of this interview and my prior interview with Noel. To listen to my first interview with Noel Gallagher from 1997, click here. To listen to the classic Pictures of Lily Podcast Noel Gallagher episode, click here. Listen here: h
In the 97th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 33-year archive, I revisit my second interview with Blur‘s Damon Albarn on March 14, 1999, at the time of the release of their album 13. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here for the print version of this interview. To listen to my first interview with Damon Albarn from 1997, click here. To listen to the classic Pictures of Lily Podcast Blur episode, click here. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/POLPVE-EP-97-BLUR-II
In the 96th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition), where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 33-year archive, I revisit my first interview with Moby, which took place on April 21, 1999, at the time of the release of his massive album, Play, before all his astronomical success. I have interviewed Moby many times since and had many experiences with him, which you can hear about on Episode 13 of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Classic Edition) dedicated to Moby. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack, where I wi
In the 95th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition) where I share my experience about a specific interview from my almost 33-year archive, I revisit my only interview with Siouxsie Sioux, which took place on September 14, 2007, at the time of the release of her solo album, Mantaray. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/POLPVE-EP-95-SIOUXSIE-SIOUX_final.mp3 Or on your preferred podcast platform: Or on YouTube: Or on Pandora: Or on Amazon: The post Pictures of
In the 94th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition) where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 32-year archive, I revisit my only interview with Ian Brown best known as the frontperson for the Stone Roses, which took place on August 17, 1998, at the time of the release of his debut solo album, Unfinished Monkey Business. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/VPOLP-EP-94-IAN-BROWN.mp3 Or on your preferred podcast platform: Or on YouTube: Or
In the 93rd episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast (Vintage Edition) where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 32-year archive, I revisit my only interview with John Squire best known as the guitar player for the Stone Roses, which took place on May 5, 1997, at the time of the release of his post-Roses group, The Seahorses’ debut album, Do It Yourself. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/VPOLP-EP-93-JOHN-SQUIRE.mp3 Or on your preferred podcast platform:
In the 92nd episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, we are in the second year of the Vintage Edition where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 32-year archive. In this episode I revisit my only interview with Radiohead‘s Colin Greenwood on April 4, 1995 at the time of the US release of their second album, The Bends. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/VPOLP-EP-92-RADIOHEAD.mp3 Or on your preferred podcast platform: Or on YouTube: Or on Pandora: Or on Ama
In the 91st episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, we kick off the second year of the Vintage Edition where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 32-year archive. In this episode I revisit my interview with Electrafixion that is, Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant better known as the central figures of Echo and the Bunnymen on August 7, 1995 at the time of the US release of their album, Burned. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VPOLP-EP-91-ELECTRAFIXION.mp
In the 90th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, we continue our new format where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 32-year archive. In this episode I revisit my interview with Massive Attack‘s 3D, Daddy G and Mushroom on February 9, 1995 at the time of the US release of their album, Protection. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter for the print version of this interview here. Listen to the classic Massive Attack episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast here. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack. Listen here: ht
In the 89th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, we continue our new format where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 32-year archive. In this episode I revisit my interview with Pulp‘s Mark Webber, Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey on April 19, 1996 and May 20, 1996, respectively, at the time of the US release of their album, Different Class for Detour Magazine. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter for the print version of the interview with Jarvis and Steve including exclusive photos here. Read my 2024 interview with Mark about his book, I’m With Pulp, Are You?
In the 88th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, we continue our new format where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 32-year archive. In this episode I revisit my interview with Suede‘s Brett Anderson on February 20, 1997, ahead of the release of their third album, Coming Up, in the US, for Surface Magazine. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here for the print version of this interview including exclusive photos of Brett. Read my 2018 interview with Brett for The Blue Hour for Under the Radar Magazine here. Read my 2022 interview with Brett ahead of their U
In the 87th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, we continue our new format where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 32-year archive. In this episode I revisit my first interview with Coldplay‘s Chris Martin on June 17, 2001, at the time of their debut album, Parachutes. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here for multiple print interviews with various members of Coldplay over the course of their first two albums. You can support the Pictures of Lily Podcast through a paid subscription via Substack. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/upload
In the 86th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, we continue our new format where I share my experience about a specific interview from my 32-year archive. In this episode I revisit my second interview with The Verve‘s Richard Ashcroft on May 20, 1995, at the time of their second album, A Northern Soul. To listen to the original Pictures of Lily Podcast The Verve episode, click here. Subscribe to the Pictures of Lily newsletter here for multiple print interviews with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft. Listen here: https://pictures-of-lily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/VPOLP-EP-86-THE-VERVE-R
