interview Archive
14 Nov 2018
Asheville Moth GrandSLAM: Slam-dunk Stories
The oral tradition predates the written word by thousands of years. Throughout history, storytelling has provided both a creative outlet and a focus for community. The Appalachian narrative tradition has […]
13 Nov 2018
Listen to This: The Zuider Zee Story (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… After the Shine’s Gone Looking back some forty-plus years, Orange isn’t sure what plans –if any – CBS/Columbia had for his group. “I remember thinking, ‘Well, […]
12 Nov 2018
Listen to This: The Zuider Zee Story (Part 1)
(An edited version of this story appeared previously in Goldmine.) In 1975, a Memphis-based band called Zuider Zee recorded an album for Columbia Records. The melodic, power pop-leaning collection of […]
04 Nov 2018
Carol Rifkin: What is Mountain Music?
Carol Rifkin is an expert on mountain music. She sings and plays it, she writes about it, and she’s the host of the popular This Old Porch radio program. But […]
03 Nov 2018
Uncle Kurtis and Their “Killer” Album
It’s not at all unusual for four 14-year-old boys to start a rock group. It is, however, remarkable when that band gets high-profile gigs in local bars, and cuts an […]
01 Nov 2018
Five Questions (and Answers) with Amanda Anne Platt
Led by singer/songwriter Amanda Anne Platt, WNC-based Americana/country band the Honeycutters are a popular draw on the concert and festival circuit. Last year upon returned from a string of live […]
30 Oct 2018
Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr: Still Alive and Kicking (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: The band has enjoyed rather consistent commercial success in the UK and a number of European countries. Simple Minds’ commercial peak in the U.S. […]
29 Oct 2018
Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr: Still Alive and Kicking (Part 1)
Casual American fans may be unfamiliar with Simple Minds beyond “(Don’t You) Forget About Me” and the handful of other stateside hits by the Scottish group. But the band led […]
26 Oct 2018
Sloan: Past, Present and Future
Indie rockers Sloan have built an impressive body of work since forming in Halifax, Nova Scotia back in 1991. Whether the foursome should be classified as indie rock or power […]
22 Oct 2018
A Few Moments with Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal (born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks) is equal parts musician, songwriter, folklorist and musicologist. But despite his impeccable credentials, the man has never taken an academic approach to music. […]