interview Archive
11 Apr 2018
Soul Stalwart: Sidney Barnes (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… The group with Barnes and Feemster cut a demo recording “I spent $10 to make it,” Barnes says. He played it for one of the members […]
10 Apr 2018
Soul Stalwart: Sidney Barnes (Part 1)
Sidney Barnes’ early recordings and songwriting efforts are prized by aficionados of Northern soul. But that music represents only a fraction of his massive body of work. Barnes has had […]
08 Apr 2018
Hendersonville Chamber Music
Hendersonville Chamber Music got its start about 10-12 years ago; the non-profit group is an offshoot of the Swannannoa Chamber Music Festival. From the beginning, events routinely drew 75 to […]
05 Apr 2018
Air Supply: Still in Love
Air Supply was one of the biggest-selling acts of the 1980s. With a long string of smash hits – a staggering ten consecutive Top 40 singles – the Australia-based band […]
30 Mar 2018
Muscle Shoals Has Got the Swampers, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Several locales across America each had their own collective of top session musicians. Nashville had a large and varied group of session cats. Los Angeles had […]
29 Mar 2018
Muscle Shoals Has Got the Swampers, Part One
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section – also known as the Swampers – were important players in the development of American popular music in the 1960s and beyond. Their collectively seamless, […]
28 Mar 2018
Brian’s Songs
In an unprecedented burst of creativity, New York City musician Brian MacWilliams wrote some 300 songs in the space of just a few years. Midway through that streak, he was […]
26 Mar 2018
They Might Be Giants: Fans, Phones, Fun and Love
They Might Be Giants released their 20th album, I Like Fun, in January. The two-time Grammy-winning group from Brooklyn established its clever approach to rock ‘n’ roll long ago, as […]
23 Mar 2018
Steep Canyon Rangers: Serving the Songs
As the 20th century approached its end, a group of college students began getting together informally to play bluegrass. None of them could have imagined that they’d still be together […]
22 Mar 2018
Engelbert Humperdinck’s Enduring Love for Recording, Performing, and His Wife
When it comes to what was known in the rock era as “adult” music, there exists a pantheon of vocalists who enjoyed both critical success and staggering commercial achievements. British […]