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Digital Cover Silversun Pickups and Butch Vig Are Putting Each Other at Ease

Photos: Skylar Watkins

Location: Sid the Cat Auditorium

Words: Lyndsey Parker

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Silversun Pickups and Butch Vig Are Putting Each Other at Ease

In our latest digital cover story, Brian Aubert and producer/Garbage drummer Vig discuss their strong chemistry on SSPU’s latest album, Tenterhooks, at a recent Q&A event hosted by FLOOD.

Words: Lyndsey Parker

Photos: Skylar Watkins

Location: Sid the Cat Auditorium

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