Alison Mosshart

“The hum and the buzz I can’t take it no more”    From “Hum For Your Buzz” by The Kills     I remember when I was living in Boston in the late 1990’s and got a very cold lesson in “frequency.” I had moved to Boston with high hopes –...

“When you’re out there, walk the sideways  I’ll be right there on your arm”  From “Rise” by Alison Mosshart  I remember when I first saw The Dead Weather’s live video of “Will There Be Enough Water.” The song is magnificent. I mean how many bands can venture into “No Quarter”...

This week on the Hardcore Humanism Podcast, I speak with singer, artist and writer Alison Mosshart about her life and career. Mosshart has been a touring musician for most of her life: early on in the punk rock band Discount, then performing indie rock in The Kills and blues-based rock in The Dead...