
CITRUS CITY RECORDS: DREAM POP IS DEAD | Interview
René (left) and Manny (right) of Citrus City Records. Photo by Erik Phillips It began with a compliment. Outside of a cafeteria at NoVA Community College in Woodbridge, Virginia, Manny Lemus approached René Franco who was sporting a WAVVES shirt at the time. “Hey, cool shirt,” Manny said to René. This opened a dialogue between the two and they soon found out that they were both at the same WAVVES show only days prior to meeting. As the conversation continued, Manny and René s

IT TAKES TIME RECORDS: CUSP BABIES CREATING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT | Interview
I had the opportunity to speak to Jordan Weinstock and Mickey Yacyshyn of It Takes Time Records, a small DIY label based out of St. Louis, Missouri. In their time as a label, they’ve put out tapes for bedroom pop and lo-fi indie bands from across the globe, releasing the likes of Boosegumps, Generifus, and Sobs. Get to know these two folks as we spoke about their roots, creating a family label via an internet community and the best astrological signs for running a label (bonu