interview Archive
16 Aug 2017
The Allan Holdsworth Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… In the years that you worked with Jean-Luc Ponty – because he was essentially the lead instrumentalist – did you have to ease back on some […]
15 Aug 2017
The Allan Holdsworth Interview, Part One
Note: Sometime in 2016, I was contacted by a management representative for guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Plans called for the progressive/fusion guitarist’s body of work to be combined and reissued as […]
08 Aug 2017
Still on Top of the World: Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Petersson recalls the early days when the band was playing clubs. “People would come up to us and go, ‘God, I love your band, but you […]
07 Aug 2017
Still on Top of the World: Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson (Part 1)
Time certainly does fly. It was 40 years ago last February that Cheap Trick released its self-titled debut album. While the Rockford, Illinois foursome’s sound – standing on the edge […]
04 Aug 2017
Jonathan Coulton Bucks the Industry, Still Makes Traditional Albums
Brooklynite Jonathan Coulton has been making albums for years without becoming a household name, but he made news in 2011 when he told an NPR interviewer that he was making […]
03 Aug 2017
Christopher Paul Stelling: Embracing the Unknown
Christopher Paul Stelling is a singer-songwriter; he doesn’t include an ability to predict the future among his skills. Yet unlike some of the most respected pollsters, the seismic political changes […]
02 Aug 2017
Skunk Ruckus: Disrupting the Old-time Vibe
Nearly everything about Asheville-based band Skunk Ruckus is suffused with humor. But the band is very serious about its music. The inherent tension between those two realities is part of […]
31 Jul 2017
Billy Sherwood: Prog’s Pinch-hitter
In recent months a bright spotlight has been shone upon multi-instrumentalist Billy Sherwood. The 51 year old, Las Vegas-born musician has had a long and prolific career of his own, […]
28 Jul 2017
Brother Ali: Accentuating the Positive
If there is such a thing as a typical rapper, Brother Ali doesn’t fit that description. The Minneapolis-based member of the esteemed Rhymesayers Entertainment collective turns out rhymes that are […]
07 Jul 2017
Robby Krieger: Keeping the Doors’ Legacy Alive
Though his musical skills and interests have always transcended his work with The Doors, at age 71 guitarist Robby Krieger proudly carries on his old group’s legacy. Krieger scheduled a […]