Ask Greg Dulli about the set lists he and his bandmates in the Afghan Whigs—the Cincinnati soul-punk outfit that released a string of sucker-punch ruminations on bad love during the alt-rock gold rush—are putting together for their reunion shows, the first of which takes place at Bowe...

Killer Mike, the mayor of Atlanta underground rap, is mercilessly teasing El-P, Definitive Jux founder and reluctant New York indie-rap mascot. "El, tell him the acronym I suggested for our group record!" Mike is giggling, an infectious sound that only grows louder as El-P's face grows more paine...

"The whole instrumental thing for me is that I know what we do is different because we are obsessed with groove and a dance-music feel. Everything with our music has to keep moving. We like to see head nodding, but nothing would make me happier than if we played a show and nobody was even looking...