THIRTY YEARS OF GOING PLACES WITH TAVERNS AND PALACES AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW: PART TWO The Lowest Of The Low, consisting of Ron Hawkins, David Alexander, Lawrence Nichols, Michael McKenzie and Greg Smith, [...]
1st BASE RUNNER JUST MIGHT COME UP WITH A HOME RUN A CONVERSATION WITH TIM HUSMANN When we mention the term singer-songwriter, the first thing that comes to mind is a single person crouched over their acoustic guitar, say somebody like Joni [...]
THIRTY YEARS OF GOING PLACES WITH TAVERNS AND PALACES AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW: PART ONE It’s been 30 years since the release of the epic 17-song masterpiece Shakespeare My Butt…, the debut album from [...]
AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN A CONVERSATION WITH IVAN DOROSCHUK OF MEN WITHOUT HATS It has been almost a decade since the last Men Without Hats album Love In The Age Of War. And then in 2021 Men Without Hats released a brilliant CD EP, Again (Part [...]
MOUNT RIFFMORE A CONVERSATION WITH ZAKK WYLDE OF BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Currently on tour ahead of the release of his 10th studio record with Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde is synonymous with hard rock and the electric guitar. The Viking among [...]
MAKE YOUR OWN NEWS A CONVERSATION WITH BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE DRUMMER JASON BOWLD While the world has constantly been brought to its knees in the past two years, bands have given fans some of the most powerful music of all time. British heavy [...]
LET’S PLAY SOME WRONG NOTES AND NOT APOLOGISE FOR IT A CONVERSATION WITH JOSH FREESE Since the early ‘90s, Josh Freese has been an influential drummer to nearly all genres of popular music. With his contributions to the instrument ranging from [...]
KIRA STEPS FORWARD WITH SELF-TITLED ALBUM A CONVERSATION WITH FORMER BLACK FLAG/DOS BASSIST KIRA ROESSLER The acclaimed and storied punk rock bassist makes a brilliant solo debut with ‘Kira.’ Odds are, if you’re reading this at all, [...]
AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE NEW A CONVERSATION WITH HACKEDEPICCIOTTO The new hackedepicciotto LP, ‘The Silver Threshold,’ marks a dark time in our history, as well as a new chapter in development for the duo. When the pandemic took hold [...]
SOMEONE WHO JUST KEEPS GOIN’ A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN JAMES “It’s funny – the making of a record happens quite a long time before you have to talk about it. Usually, you go through all those things where you do the work, and you hunker down and [...]
HOLD ON, WITH BOTH HANDS A CONVERSATION WITH PLUM GREEN + A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE “A stranger lures you into the forest, following the wraith deeper and deeper until you become lost. You entwine yourself with its shadows and vines [...]
GOOD DAYS DON’T SHED LIKE SKIN DOES A CONVERSATION WITH DWI As the bass player for the indie rock band The Zolas, Dwight Abell is a veteran of the Vancouver music scene, and he is set to kickstart his own solo project, under the moniker [...]
WISH I COULD DO IT ALL AGAIN A CONVERSATION WITH FLORA CASH “We want this record to speak to people who have dreams but are on the brink of giving up,” says Flora Cash during a conversation to discuss Our Generation. The Swedish/American, Indie [...]
GOT A FEW GOOD FRIENDS HERE BY MY SIDE A CONVERSATION WITH WADE MACNEIL (DOOMS CHILDREN) While Alexisonfire continue to take things slow since reforming in 2015, Wade MacNeil refuses to slow down. With the 2020 release of his original score for [...]
WELCOME TO HORRORWOOD A CONVERSATION WITH SPENCER CHARNAS OF ICE NINE KILLS Ice Nine Kills is as illustrious as it is fascinating. One of the most unique bands in the alternative scene to date, it has an extraordinary history, spanning from 2007 [...]
IT’S FIVE TO FIVE AND TIME FOR CRACKERJACK! A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF BLANCMANGE “I’m busy, but it’s what I do, really. In a way, it’s kind of an escape and also a way for me coping with everything that is going on. I run into my [...]
AM TRAUMA A CONVERSATION WITH COREY JAMES OF CARBONSTONE Being a rock star and being in a band can be hard sometimes. Constant touring and being away from home can have its toll. And Maryland’s CARBONSTONE was no stranger to the pressure and [...]
TRUE PILLARS OF LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES OF YES In 1968, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Peter Banks and Bill Bruford came together and formed the band Yes. Originally Yes not only wrote and performed their own material, but would also [...]
I’M DRAWN TO WHAT’S ENJOYABLE A CONVERSATION WITH MARK LANEGAN (DARK MARK VS. SKELETON JOE) Partnering with Joe Cardamon (The Icarus Line), Mark Lanegan has embarked on his latest creative direction: Dark Mark Vs. Skeleton Joe. While the [...]
THE BAND IS EVERYTHING TO US A CONVERSATION WITH THE BRONX’S MATT CAUGHTHRAN Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, The Bronx has proven again and again over the past two decades – and six studio albums – that it is among the most unique and [...]
AND WHERE THE HELL ARE ALL MY FRIENDS? A CONVERSATION WITH TIM BUTLER OF THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS Tim Butler, along with his brother Richard, is the co-founder of The Psychedelic Furs, a post-punk band that got their start in London in 1977. In [...]
20 SECONDS OF SOMETHING A CONVERSATION WITH STAN HARRISON Stan Harrison has been making music for a long time. Though best known as a saxophonist, he is also an accomplished woodwind player. He has released two critically acclaimed solo albums, [...]
HAVE GUITAR, WILL TRAVEL A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE HACKETT (GENESIS) Steve Hackett needs no introduction. His guitar playing has influenced generations of guitarists and throughout his career, he was never one to take the easy route or rest on [...]
CANADA’S POWER TRIO A CONVERSATION WITH DANKO JONES With 25 years of rock and 10 records under his belt, Danko Jones has become a cult Canadian music icon. The band’s most recent album, the appropriately titled Power Trio – released on [...]
