WHEN IT COMES TO ONE TO ONE, COMMUNICATION CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF BLANCMANGE I can’t think of many artists who consistently and frequently put out such high quality material. In fact, with each release, Neil [...]
FROM GRETA COMES A NEW BOLD DAWN A CONVERSATION WITH BERNARD FRAZER OF CHURCH OF TREES Bernard Frazer, the mastermind and genius behind Church Of Trees, is one of the nicest humans you will ever meet. He has also just released one of the darkest [...]
READY TO HOWL AGAIN A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN FOXX (JOHN FOXX AND THE MATHS/EX-ULTRAVOX) John Foxx is somewhat of an enigma. One is never sure what to expect from the man, either in interviews or in music. Since leaving Ultravox, he has embarked [...]
WE’RE UNABLE TO SOUND ANY OTHER WAY A CONVERSATION WITH TOWER OF POWER BANDLEADER EMILIO CASTILLO With over fifty years of recording and extensive touring, Tower Of Power has been an essential funk and soul ensemble since the 1970’s. Hot on the [...]
APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW: PART 2 A CONVERSATION WITH JO JO STEPHENS & LEAH HATMAKER-STEPHENS OF KITES Facebook’s Appalachian Folk Festival Livestream has been a great platform for exposing artists to a wider audience. After a [...]
APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW: PART 1 A CONVERSATION WITH WALTER DeBARR There are two things you need to know about Walter DeBarr. The first thing is that he is remarkably talented and innovative. He has one of the most unique sounds in [...]
SEARCHING FOR A NEW AND WONDERFUL CREATION A CONVERSATION WITH KELCEY AYER OF LOCAL NATIVES L.A.-based Local Natives has spent the past decade growing their audience and leaving them in consistent anticipation of new works. With the undeniably [...]
HUNTING THE WHITE BUFFALO A CONVERSATION WITH JAKE SMITH As we stay inside during these difficult times, many of us look for entertainment in the comfort of our dwellings, seeking those or that which will ease our anxiety and pain. Many are [...]
SONGS FROM THE APARTMENT A CONVERSATION WITH JERRY LEGER “I can’t say for sure what I’ll write about when I pick up a pen again, or pick up a guitar, or sit at the piano. I know right now that the pandemic is all we can think about. If we [...]
NAMES OF NORTH END WOMEN A CONVERSATION WITH LEE RANALDO & RAÜL REFREE Decades into his musical career, Lee Ranaldo continues to chart unexplored sonic directions. “I feel like this record is one of the most different projects that I’ve ever [...]
THE ADMIRATION OF WHITE PLASTIC CHAIRS A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF BLANCMANGE “I was just outside with my daughter, she is home from university, and we were just doing a skipping competition to see who can do the most and she was beating [...]
MISSING FOR DAZE…WHERE YOU GONE? A CONVERSATION WITH ALEX PATERSON OF THE ORB “Basically what we are doing here is surviving, as much as possible. It might be a wake up call for humanity, to be honest,” states Alex Paterson at the [...]
LETTING THE FREAK FLAG FLY A CONVERSATION WITH DOM MARIANI OF DATURA4 As I write this, there is a lot going on in the world. It seems a bit difficult to talk about new albums while the world goes through something that we have never endured. [...]
BREAKING IN A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES A CONVERSATION WITH ANA CRISTINA CASH Ana Cristina Cash has just released a new album, Shine, her second all English album , an album that has been a while in the making. “I have been working on this album [...]
LOST AND FOUND A CONVERSATION WITH SPIRIT DIES FIRST Spirit Dies First has just released their debut album, Lost And Found. It has been five years in the making, and the London, Ontario-based band has every right to be proud of their [...]
APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW: PART 2 A CONVERSATION WITH SARAH RUDY OF HELLO JUNE Labels can sometimes be misleading, especially when applied to music. So often we compare new music to that which has come before. “If you liked band X you’ll [...]
APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW: PART 1 A CONVERSATION WITH WILLIAM MATHENY The Appalachian Folk Festival is a live-stream that shouldn’t be missed and is coming your way on April 25. One of the featured artists for that online festival is [...]
A FITTING TRIBUTE TO A REMARKABLE MUSICIAN AND FRIEND A CONVERSATION WITH DWAYNE LAU OF ELMWOOD UNDERGROUND Music is very powerful. It can inform us, educate us, transport us in time, trigger a powerful memory in us, and provide us with a much [...]
THE SYSTEM OF JUSTICE IS BROKEN A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS David Clayton-Thomas is an icon. As lead singer of Blood, Sweat And Tears and as a solo artist, he has sold millions of records, played Woodstock, won Grammys and was [...]
THINGS WILL BE BETTER FARTHER ON DOWN THE LINE A CONVERSATION WITH PACIFIC RANGE Throughout rock history there have always been hotspots which produced bands and artists who help music grow while keeping one eye on the past. Cleveland, London, [...]
HOW THE STRONG WILL SURVIVE A CONVERSATION WITH DREW ARNOTT OF STRANGE ADVANCE Strange Advance decided to go into hibernation in 1989. Now, after over 30 years, the band is performing live again. Co-founder, singer, songwriter and [...]
THE YETI HAD IT COMING A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN POSEHN Heavy metal as a genre has a long history of being able to laugh at itself. Anyone with a passing knowledge of Spinal Tap or The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, or [...]
SOMETHING THAT HADN’T BEEN DONE BEFORE A CONVERSATION WITH RANDY HOLDEN (EX-BLUE CHEER) Randy Holden may best be known as a member of the classic rock band Blue Cheer. You may remember them as one very heavy band and their only top twenty [...]
SEARCHING FOR SOME PEACE OF MIND A CONVERSATION WITH JAY WHISS Jay Whiss, Toronto rapper and member of the hip hop collective Prime Boys is ready to make his next move, and plans to make an impact. Following the success of Koba World and making [...]
