James Sullivan, writing for The Boston Globe where he interviews Juliana about this week's holiday themed 7 inch single for Record Store Day Black Friday in the US:

For Hatfield, most Christmas music is like wallpaper.

“I’ve never really actively sought it out,” she says, “but it’s not unpleasant.” She’s fond of the “Charlie Brown Christmas” soundtrack — the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s “Christmas Time Is Here” is being reissued on vinyl as another Record Store Day exclusive — and the “warm, fuzzy feeling” triggered by certain carols, such as “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.”

“‘Tidings of comfort and joy’ — that’s just a really nice line.”

But the B-side of her single, “Red Poinsettia,” might hint at her next project, which is a little darker than your typical Christmas jingle. The title suggests another seasonal trimming, but the lyrics reveal it’s a red herring.

“In my mind, it’s the Christmas murder ballad,” she says.

Head to the article to discover the new album title!

From a feature in The Boston Globe by James Sullivan, Juliana on The Police:

“I was a huge fan,” she said. “I had everything. All the B-sides. I had all the bootlegs on cassette. I knew every second of every bootleg. Every nuance.” While still in high school, she saw more than one Police show at the “enormo-domes,” including the 1983 gig the band played at what was then Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, with the Fixx and A Flock of Seagulls.

Sullivan also mentions a bit about the writing project she's working on:

Since finishing the latest album, she has turned her attention to some new long-form writing — essays, mainly, about the process of making a record from an artist’s perspective.

Ahead of this weekend's ACLU benefit show in Boston, David Brusie for the The Boston Globe has spoken to a number of the artists performing including Matthew Caws and Tanya Donelly. Juliana is quoted and mentions Trump, her pride of the city and also the themes of the new album:

[‘Pussycat’] is pro-America, it’s pro-freedom, it’s anti-hatred, anti-lies. That’s what I would say. It’s standing up for the important things that the majority of the people around the world value. That’s what the ACLU is also trying to protect.

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A feature for The Boston Globe ahead of the Sinclair show, including quotes from Dean and the other two of The Three:

“There’s no more three months in LA for us,” says Fisher, comparing these sessions with the ones for “Become What You Are,” which was produced by Scott Litt shortly after he’d helmed R.E.M.’s “Automatic for the People.”

“I think it’s good because all of our contemporaries are just finding ways of doing this,” Fisher adds, “being your own small business and making it work. You have to do more jobs, wear more hats to do it, and I think Juliana’s great at doing that.”

"Dando explained his cheerful chattiness as a byproduct of his delight in playing with his longtime friend, and Hatfield laughed and smiled more than she normally does onstage as the pair conferred on the set list, chords, and lyrics."

The November 1 Juliana & Evan show, reviewed at the Boston Globe.

(thanks to Carlos for the link.)

Highlights of the August 2008 run of Juliana interviews / features:

Boston Globe

popmatters.com

Pastemagazine.com

Spin Magazine online (pages 42-43)