I SEE DEAD PEOPLE A CONVERSATION WITH AHREN STRINGER OF THE AMITY AFFLICTION The frailty of life has been explored through music since its earliest roots, artists creating bleak portrayals of reality or giving legs to the heaviest emotions so [...]
TRYING TO FIND THE WAY FORWARDS A CONVERSATION WITH MIKE PETERS OF THE ALARM “I’m in London playing the Union Chapel tonight, looking forward to a gig. Just pulled up outside the venue and ready to make some noise tonight”. Mike Peters of [...]
DREAMS ALWAYS DIE WITH THE SUN A CONVERSATION WITH TODD STRANGE OF EYE AM There are many layers that musicians strive to convey through their art, going back to what they’ve created to ensure that everything was delivered exactly the way it was [...]
DIE TRYING A CONVERSATION WITH GARY TRAINER OF NEW MATH The late 1970s was an exciting time for rock ‘n’ roll. Not everyone was aware of it at the time, but in hindsight, 1976 through to 1980 was very very exciting. While the mainstream were [...]
FIRST MOVEMENT A CONVERSATION WITH MISTER JOSHOOA Detroit is the birthplace of techno and Mister Joshooa (aka Joshua Guerin) is a product of that place. For the last 20 years he has been a DJ, and under the mentorship of club owner Ivory “Tree” [...]
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY, EMERGING VICTORIOUS A CONVERSATION WITH ROBBIE LITCHFIELD OF SAVING VICE For most DIY bands, many would quickly become disheartened by the number of challenges Vermont-based metalcore band Saving Vice has faced since their [...]
LATELY I’VE BEEN FEELING GOOD AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL SO BAD A CONVERSATION WITH SEAN BONNETTE OF AJJ It is not uncommon for a band to utilize emotions and anxieties typically felt by most of society, sometimes even framing them into a dystopian [...]
CONNECTING ALL OUR LIVES A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES OF YES Unlike a lot of bands from their era, Yes continue to create new albums and to grow. Their current line-up consists of Steve Howe (guitar, producer, vocals), Geoff Downes [...]
KIND OF A CROSS BETWEEN BORIS JOHNSON AND BIDEN A CONVERSATION WITH CAPTAIN SENSIBLE OF THE DAMNED “Toronto, isn’t that where I fell off the stage that time?”, questions Captain Sensible. He did on April 30, 2017, and actually broke a rib. The [...]
YOU’VE GOT EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA LEE MORGAN “I come from a pretty musical family,” Jessica Lee Morgan states, rather modestly, as we begin talking about her new album, a collaboration with her mother, Mary [...]
LOVE THAT WE WERE LIVING A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN HAYWARD OF THE MOODY BLUES Justin Hayward is a legend. He has been producing, writing, performing, and recording iconic music for close to 60 years. He joined The Moody Blues in 1966 and became [...]
OCEANS APART, STATIONS AWAY A CONVERSATION WITH VIKAS SHARMA & JULIE SUN LEE OF DEADBEAT SUPERHEROES “It is hard to believe that I was writing with Spill Magazine in 1999,” said Deadbeat Superheroes member Vikas Sharma who was a writer for [...]
RECOLLECTION IN TRANQUILITY A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN FOXX John Foxx is a multi-talented artist. Over the years, Foxx has been a singer, musician, artist, photographer, graphic designer, writer, teacher and lecturer. Born Dennis Leigh, Foxx [...]
VISCERAL, INTRIGUING, ENIGMATIC AND POPPY A CONVERSATION WITH BEN CHRISTO (THE SISTERS OF MERCY) Ahead of their first US tour in 15 years, Ben Christo, guitarist and backing vocalist of The Sisters of Mercy, shared his thoughts on the band’s [...]
ON THE PRECIPICE OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT A CONVERSATION WITH TARA MACLEAN There is an old saying: “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.” This adage could certainly apply to Tara MacLean, whose star IS on the rise, [...]
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM A CONVERSATION WITH BLAIR PACKHAM (THE JITTERS) “Music, for me, is a mystery. If you take the idea of a guitar and reduce it, you’ve got this box of wood. It’s shaped in a particular way, but it’s still [...]
TEARING DOWN THE PILLARS OF THEOCRACY A CONVERSATION WITH OV SULFUR GUITARIST CHASE WILSON As the integration of black metal, a genre built on defiance and raw blasphemy, continues to become prevalent in heavier music, the possibility to carve [...]
IT’S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP A CONVERSATION WITH SUZI MOON Having been performing since she was a teenager, Los Angeles-based punk rocker Suzi Moon has experienced a massive three years. With a pair of EP’s and a full-length album under her [...]
SAME NAME, DIFFERENT GAME A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN BLUNSTONE OF THE ZOMBIES The Zombies are back and in a big way. They have a new album, Different Game, and a documentary, Hung Up On A Dream, both to be released in March, 2023. Although known [...]
PUNK ROCK VEGAN MOVIE: MOBY’S ROCKIN’ ARGUMENT AGAINST THE STATUS QUO A CONVERSATION WITH MOBY Anyone around for the cusp of the millennium experienced the magnitude of tracks like “Porcelain” and “South Side” from Moby’s [...]
THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE A CONVERSATION WITH RUSSELL MAEL & RON MAEL OF SPARKS Sparks have been making records and touring for a long while. Their debut album (intially released under the group name Halfnelson), Halfnelson was [...]
THE GOBLIN KING & GOTHIC HOMEMAKING A CONVERSATION WITH AURELIO VOLTAIRE Gothic musician, comedian, and YouTube personality Aurelio Voltaire has proudly released his most ambitious album to date this past December. The Black Labyrinth ~ A [...]
BETWEEN WAKING AND DREAMING A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE KILBEY OF THE CHURCH “That was a hit in Canada,” Steve Kilbey remembered about their single “The Unguarded Moment”, when we sat down for a conversation via Zoom. “They flew us to Canada, to [...]
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE A CONVERSATION WITH STIX ZADINIA OF STEEL PANTHER With the release of Steel Panther’s sixth album fast approaching, it is a truly exciting time to be a fan of the greatest ‘80s rock outfit to blow up in the last decade. [...]
