interview Archive
09 Jan 2018
Getting to the Point with Kim Simmonds: The Savoy Brown Interview, Part One
An edited version of this feature appeared in Record Collector. Savoy Brown was among the first groups to kick off the British blues boom of the 1960s. Alexis Korner’s Blues […]
04 Jan 2018
Toubab Krewe’s Second Act
When the band began touring in 2005, Asheville-based Toubab Krewe quickly established itself as a formidable hybrid of African and Western musical traditions. High demand and seemingly boundless energy kept […]
03 Jan 2018
The Freeway Revival: Keys to the Highway
The Freeway Revival starts with a foundation of concise, structured songs; the Asheville group builds upon that with elements of Southern rock, deftly weaving in displays of vocal and instrumental […]
02 Jan 2018
The Squirrel Nut Zippers: Hot for the Holidays
Founded in Chapel Hill, N.C., the Squirrel Nut Zippers were more a summer art project than a serious band. But with the 1996 smash success of “Hell” from the group’s […]
29 Dec 2017
The Magma Mega-interview, Part Four
Continued from Part Three… Who developed the Magma logo? I made a drawing of the kind of necklace I wanted to have around my neck, and from that I worked […]
28 Dec 2017
The Magma Mega-interview, Part Three
Continued from Part Two… Do you think of live performance as an extension of that which you create in the studio, or is studio work an attempt to capture the […]
27 Dec 2017
The Magma Mega-interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… What do you seek to communicate in the Kobaïan lyrics of Magma’s music? The main purpose of the lyrics is to allow the music to be […]
26 Dec 2017
The Magma Mega-interview, Part One
There is almost no useful frame of reference to describe the music of Magma. Founded in 1969 by French pianist/drummer Christian Vander, Magma has never conformed to conventional ideas about […]
22 Dec 2017
Bonus: A Quick Q&A with John McLaughlin
Virtuoso guitarist John McLaughlin is embarking on a farewell-to-the-USA tour, joined by Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring. Ahead of the tour, McLaughlin took the time to answer a few questions. […]
21 Dec 2017
The John McLaughlin Farewell Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Because McLaughlin is such a painstaking composer and player, it stands to reason that he would look back on recordings he made decades ago and find […]