Interviews

James LoMenzo is not just a man with an impressive resumè (he’s written and performed with the likes of Ozzy, Slash and Zakk Wylde, White Lion, just to name a few,) he’s also a man with impressive enough chops to make Mustaine himself lament during the tryout which LoMenzo nailed right out of the gate “I should have hired you sooner!”

The stars must have been perfectly aligned when Red Hot Chili Pepper’s drummer, Chad Smith, guitarist Jeff Kollman (Cosmosquad) and keyboardist Ed Roth were brought together to help out Glenn Hughes’ latest project.

Now, fifteen years later, Soul Coughing is long gone, but band leader Mike Doughty is on his third "official" solo album with the recent release of Sad Man Happy Man and, while he's changed i some ways, he's still enjoying both the fickleness and enthusiasm of fans and critics.

If you’ve ever lived with anyone of the opposite sex and have had a fight, you know the feelings can be overwhelming; now just imagine if he or she was writing a song about you called “Wasted Time” or “Lonely Anywhere.” That was Jill Andrews of the everybodyfields.  But this is now Jill Andrews, the solo artist.  

It was no surprise that The Black Crowes decided that as the basis for their new album, to record themselves live in the winter of 2009, offering all new material to an intimate audience at Levon Helm's barn in Woodstock New York. Is it any wonder either that Steve Gorman can't hardly stop talking about the group?  Talking with Glide's Doug Collette, he sounds tremendously excited about how well the band is doing right now, as well as their future prospects.  From his vantage point at the drums at the back of the stage, and as a charter member of the group, things have never looked or sounded better for The Black Crowes.

When Christina Courtin was recording her self-titled Nonesuch debut, one would think that she would be working her violin’s strings to death. Instead, Courtin, an already accomplished Juilliard-trained violinist, didn’t see that as a decision that needed to be made. While other artists would be rushed to portray a sense of individualism on their debut, Courtin saw otherwise.

In July 2009, The Features released their highly anticipated sophomore album, Some Kind of Salvation on the newly formed Kings of Leon/429 Records/Bug Music Records label.  Recently performing at Bonnaroo, you could say they’ve come a long way or more likely, full circle.

Nathan Moore, based out of Staunton, Virginia, has been producing some of the more magical “neo- folk” albums of the last 10 years. At times he has expanded his sound out from a lone songwriter to a full band sound; the best example of this can be found on his album from last year You Yeah Smokin’ Hot. However with Folk Singer, Moore returns to his roots with something that sucks you into his personal thoughts and reflections in a way that is truly cry-in-your-beer beautiful.

Six years since their last album, Living Colour is back with a hunger. The band’s latest album, The Chair In The Doorway, is a ferocious, take no prisoners, assault on cultural roadblocks and out-dated philosophies.

The Architects newest effort, The Hard Way is a bruising combination of Clash-esque punk and hard rock ala AC/DC.  Glide had the pleasure of spending a few minutes with Adam  Phllips at their very first Warped this year.

When you throw the term super group around, the tendency is to dwell on the star studded lineup that earned the group its “super” status, and Tinted Windows is no exception. The power pop quartet has been riding high upon the heels of their self-titled freshman debut, but on the surface, the group’s lineup makes for a much better story than the album.

Marshall Crenshaw, noted guitarist/singer-songwriter has been making music for nearly three decades. His 1982 top 40 hit, “Someday, Someway” may always be synonymous with his name, but fans recognize him as an accomplished musician, actor and writer as well. 

Bunny Munro sells beauty products and the dream of hope to the lonely housewives of the south coast of England. Set adrift by his wife’s suicide and struggling to keep a grip on reality, Bunny does the only thing he can think of: he hits the road, with his nine-year-old son in tow. As their […]

Anti-Flag are  known for their outspoken views on American government, but most recently they have been on the Warped Tour, spreading the punk ethos.

Marco Benevento has built a solid reputation as a world class piano player and an imaginatively creative and dexterous composer. His contribution as one half of the Benevento/Russo Duo has exposed him to many, many fans that found out about the band almost solely through word of mouth. Since releasing his 2008 solo album, Invisible Baby, Benevento has been out on the road with a prized collection of musicians focused primarily around the albums contributors; Tea Leaf Green’s Reed Mathis, Critters Buggin and Tori Amos drummer Matt Chamberlain, and Andrew Barr from The Slip.

Growing up in South Africa, trumpet player Hugh Masekela used music as an act of defiance against apartheid.  He went into exile in New York City in the 1960s, recorded a number one hit (“Grazing in the Grass”) and watched Jim Crow and segregation crumble in America.  He married the South African singing legend Miriam Makeba and returned to South Africa to play with Paul Simon on the “Graceland” tour.  He watched apartheid crumble, writing music for Nelson Mandela.  In between, he toured the world many times while making music that can be searing, romantic, political and joyful all at once.

Southampton, UK newcomers Band of Skulls will hit the road this summer for their first national US tour. The band begins thetour on July 23 in Portland, OR and will make stops at the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle, WA on July 24, Spaceland in Los Angeles, CA on July 28th and Lollapalooza in […]

Cheap Trick were one of the first bands, if not the first, to play what we now know as Power Pop.  Three decades later, you can hear Cheap Trick's sound in countless bands and that could be perceived as gratifying or annoying by someone like Rick Nielsen who did it first, but he sees it as a reflection of the how Cheap Trick operates more than an homage to their sound.

TO Records is excited to announce that Rodrigo y Gabriela will release their newstudio album, entitled 11:11, on Tuesday September 8th. 11:11 was recorded in Ixtapa,Mexico and produced by Rodrigo y Gabriela, with John Leckie co-producing two of the tracks. The album was mixed in Wales and London by Colin Richardson, best knownfor his work […]

Signing with a new record label (Savoy/429 Records) Cracker returns with the usual suspects: Lowery’s long-time partner, Johnny Hickman, drummer Frank Funaro and bassist Sal Maida.  Taking a new approach to their creative process, Sunrise is a collaborative effort by all four bandmates. Surprisingly self-disciplined, they took one week every two months between tours to write together over the course of a year.  The result was a creative outpouring with a strong common thread – all four musicians came of age playing in the origins of punk and new wave and once again found those sounds rising up.