Talkhouse and The Needle Drop Launch ‘A Perfect Interview with Anthony Fantano’

Talkhouse and The Needle Drop are launching a new talk show, A Perfect Interview with Anthony Fantano, premiering Monday, November 16, with special guest Jane Remover.

Why it matters:

• Fantano is one of music’s highest profile critics, with a reputation as ‘The Internet’s Busiest Music Nerd.’

• He will bring the rigor and thoughtfulness with which he approaches his album reviews to in-depth conversations with artists.

• The show will air every other Monday on its own YouTube channel, as well as The Needle Drop and Fantano YouTube channels, which boast 3.09 million and 2.07 million subscribers respectively.

• Episodes will also be distributed to video podcast platforms via Talkhouse.

Initial guests:

• Following its pilot with Olivia Rodrigo earlier this year, A Perfect Interview with Anthony Fantano will welcome Jane Remover for its premiere, followed by an initial slate of guests including Denzel Curry and Kenneth Blume, JPEGMAFIA, horsegiirL, Chat Pile, and more to be revealed.

• Conversations will cover guests’ lives, art, and wider cultural issues, including AI, the music industry, and social media.

• Created by Fantano alongside longtime music journalists Emilie Friedlander and Drew Millard, the show will also host exclusive live performances and offer artists an opportunity to give their honest reviews of Fantano’s reviews of their work.

What they said:

• Anthony Fantano: “When I was a young boy, my father told me I could never conduct perfect interviews with the latest and greatest musicians. So now I'm doing this to prove him wrong. Wish me luck!”