interview Archive
10 Jul 2018
Paul Williams: “Someday” and Today (Part 1)
Boutique record label Ship to Shore is releasing a vinyl reissue of Someday Man, the 1970 album by Paul Williams. A singer, songwriter, actor and all-around celebrity, Paul Williams was […]
05 Jul 2018
David Wilcox: Local Hero
David Wilcox didn’t start his life in Western North Carolina, but once the singer-songwriter discovered the region, he knew he had found his home. Thirty-seven years and twenty-plus albums later, […]
03 Jul 2018
Baritone Sidney Outlaw: “Do things that reflect the times.”
Sidney Outlaw is a highly accomplished and in-demand vocalist. Born and raised in Brevard, the Grammy Award-nominated singer has more than two dozen high-profile operas to his credit, and has […]
02 Jul 2018
Eric Congdon Heads Into the Woods
Hendersonville, N.C. guitarist Eric Congdon has been recording and releasing albums since 2006, when he made his solo record debut, Green River. Over the years, the roots-blues musician has built […]
15 Jun 2018
Josh Rouse is Totally ’80s (For Now) — Part 2
Continued from Part One… How important is it to you to not do the same thing over and over? Is that driven by your own creative restlessness, or a kind […]
14 Jun 2018
Josh Rouse is Totally ’80s (For Now) — Part 1
One never quite knows what to expect from Josh Rouse. The nomadic, Nebraska-born singer-songwriter’s first few albums introduced a musician whose contemplative, sometimes moody songs compared favorably to work by […]
13 Jun 2018
Jazz Great Henry Threadgill on Accessibility, Artistry and Expectations
Henry Threadgill has a well-deserved reputation as a jazz innovator. Working with unusual ensembles that included instrumental combinations not often thought of in a jazz context, Threadgill has made a […]
12 Jun 2018
Graham Parker: Sticking to It (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Parker was a mere 25 years old when Howlin’ Wind was released. Today he’s 67. Because of the straightforward, heart-on-the-sleeve quality of his lyrics, it’s fair […]
11 Jun 2018
Graham Parker: Sticking to It (Part 1)
When Graham Parker came on the music scene in the mid 1970s, he was pegged as an angry young man of the new wave movement. And while that label always […]