interview Archive
07 Oct 2026
Blues Traveler: 40 Years of Run-Away Success (Part 1 of 2)
Coming out of the NYC bar scene, Blues Traveler led the 1990s wave of jam bands. Fronted by singer and blues harpist John Popper, the group features guitarist Chan Kinchla […]
05 Oct 2026
Gin Blossoms’ Enduring Experience
Gin Blossoms’ blockbuster 1992 album New Miserable Experience spawned four Top 40 hit singles, and established the Arizona quintet as one of the top rock groups of that decade. Nearly […]
23 Sep 2026
Evolfo: The Acid Cowboys Ride Again (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Tell me about the thinking behind making a point of not streaming the new album on Spotify. Matt: It’s pretty simple. For me, the scales just […]
22 Sep 2026
Evolfo: The Acid Cowboys Ride Again (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… What led to that change toward this more organic, collaborative approach? Rafferty: I think it was conscious, and it also had to happen over an extended […]
21 Sep 2026
Evolfo: The Acid Cowboys Ride Again (Part 1 of 3)
An edited version of this interview first appeared in The Tonearm. It’s a rare artist who can make music that defies categorization. Rarer still is the artist who feels comfortable […]
18 Sep 2026
Phil Manzanera: Roxy, Rock en en Español y Mucho Más (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: Something else I learned from the book: there was originally going to be a group with you, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. Were you […]
17 Sep 2026
Phil Manzanera: Roxy, Rock en en Español y Mucho Más (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Each time that Roxy got back together, based on what you wrote in your book, it seemed that Eno was extended at least a […]
16 Sep 2026
Phil Manzanera: Roxy, Rock en en Español y Mucho Más (Part 1 of 3)
Portions of this interview were published previously on The Tonearm. While he’s best known as the innovative guitarist with Roxy Music, Phil Manzanera’s musical endeavors have long extended far beyond […]
14 Sep 2026
A Clusterchat with Wolfgang Seidel
An edited version of this interview first appeared in The Tonearm. In the narrow but influential slice of the music universe that is krautrock/kosmische music, Cluster looms large. Founded as […]
28 Aug 2026
Faust: Proudly Outside (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Werner “Zappi” Diermaier readily admits to his Zappa fandom. “Around 1968, I came to the Grünspan club with a Frank Zappa album under my arm,” he […]