Interviews

Brinsley Schwarz has been immersed in a musical life from a young age and had remarkable and eventful experiences in the UK in the 1970s as part of the British Pub Rock scene, playing the guitar in a band that went by his own name and later with Graham Parker and The Rumour. Schwarz eventually […]

Josh Freese is one of the most prolific drummers in music and has been for some time, working on large swaths of albums per year (including efforts from Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer, A Perfect Circle, The Replacements, and Nine Inch Nails to name only a few) and touring on a grand scale, currently […]

Indie music duo The Bergamot, comprised of Nathaniel Hoff and Jillian Speece, engaged in an experiment early in the pandemic period of doing 100 livestreams in 100 days. This paved the way for a dramatic new form of engagement with fans and led to an outpouring of songwriting that’s still impacting them today. The most […]

A perfect match was found between the intimate setting of The Cabot theater, in Beverly, MA., and the distinctive mellow sound of the folk-rock band, America, on their 50th Anniversary tour. This newly renovated 850 seat theater, from the 1920’s art-deco period, offered an acoustically exceptional and cozy setting for these ballad troubadours. The two […]

Christian Dryden of New York-based band The Ritualists discusses the band’s new album Baroque & Bleeding and more

Austin-based Hard Rock band Cowboy Diplomacy talk about their live shows, new single “Easier When I’m Stoned” and more.

LP discusses her experience in writing songs for major labels, her new album Churches, and her upcoming tour.

Bassist Tim Lefebvre (Tedeschi Trucks Band, Empire of the Sun, David Bowie) and keyboardist Jason Lindner (Now Vs Now, David Bowie, Lauryn Hill, Meshell Ndegeocello, Matisyahu) released a bold new project on November 18th, the self-titled EP sedatø, featuring their mutual foray into Electronica, as well as releasing the single and very retro video for […]

Leslie Mendelson certainly has a way of stealing a show even if it’s not the unassuming singer-songwriter’s intentions. Take last Saturday night (11/13) on Austin City Limits where renowned rock legend Jackson Browne decided to welcome to the Moody Theatre stage in his own words- “my very good friend Leslie Mendelson.” While it would certainly […]

On November 19th, UK-based Glam Rock band The Darkness release their new dose of high-energy Rock, titled Motorheart via Cooking Vinyl, and while it’s not exactly a concept album, it does have some notable prevailing ideas and imagery. In the forefront is an alien sex robot who inspired the album title track and title. But […]

Jen Rim recently released her self-titled EP, her first solo release following many years spent with the band Run River North. Exploring her Korean-American identity, and what it might mean to work as a solo artist, both play key roles in this body of work. Built upon sonic experimentation and a bedrock of emotional honesty, […]

This autumn, Chris Jagger released two significant projects, including his personal memoir, Talking To Myself, and his first album since 2017’s All The Best, Mixing Up The Medicine. The creation of both took the pandemic in stride and honed in on the multi-talented artist’s goals that had been percolating for some time, with the idea […]

NRBQ frontman Terry Adams is pleased to hear that his band’s latest album, Dragnet (out on November 12th via Omnivore Records) seems uplifting, despite being created during these dark times. “That’s the highest compliment you could give us,” he says.  The way Adams sees it, keeping a positive attitude is part of his job description. […]

The COVID pandemic that essentially shut down the world for the past year could not have come at a better time for Country/Folk musician Charles Wesley Godwin. His wife had just given birth to their first kid, and he was somehow to supposed to write and record a follow-up to his 2019 Seneca LP in […]

“I became a rock star but I’m also a real musician who changed my focus in order to succeed.” Twisted Sister guitar player Jay Jay French had announced to his family one day that he was going to be a rock star. After spending years as a drug dealer in New York City in his […]

For decades, Dave Hause was that punk rock kid from Philly, first with Paint It Black and then later with The Loved Ones, The Falcon and eventually as a solo musician. But time, experiences and family have a way of softening the edges a bit. And not in a bad way. He’s still that punk […]

Belgian-based, multi-genre influenced band Slow Crush recently released their sophomore album Hush and have been gradually rolling out a series of alluring videos that highlight the worlds suggested by their highly atmospheric music, including “Hush”, “Swoon”, and “Lull”. Slow Crush have had a particularly eventful road in the recording and releasing of the album, since […]

When English alternative rock band The The released their 1983 debut album Soul Mining, founder and frontman Matt Johnson was praised as a particularly astute and exceptional songwriter. He maintained that reputation through 2000’s NakedSelf album – then put The The on hiatus as he turned to film composing and other projects. So it was […]

A photograph is worth a thousand words, and for Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock, she has probably taken thousands of pictures in her lifetime so far. Lucky for us, she is sharing some of those snazzy polaroids from her years in The Go-Go’s in her new book, Made In Hollywood: All Access With The Go-Go’s. Landing […]

Ben Barnes has spent over twenty years acting in very nuanced roles that often demand that he suggest far more story is involved with his characters than are actually laid out onscreen, including his current run on Shadow and Bone. He built that approach to acting upon a very dedicated earlier life in music, bringing […]