interview Archive
13 Jul 2016
Act of Defiance Lives Up to Its Pedigree
In their 30-plus years together, metal group Megadeth has seen eleven different musicians occupy the lead guitar spot. Chris Broderick – Megadeth’s lead guitarist for more than six years – […]
30 Jun 2016
Mark and Maggie O’Connor: Life Influences Art
“In music of the 1700s, 1800s and the early part of the 20th century, the violinist or fiddler carried the weight of the group,” says virtuoso violinist/fiddler Mark O’Connor. “Everybody […]
29 Jun 2016
James McCartney: Keeping His Guard Up
It can’t be easy being the musician son of one of the world’s most famous and beloved musicians. It’s not like other pursuits in which a privileged kid can simply […]
24 Jun 2016
Eliot Sumner: Sounds Familar
When singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eliot Sumner began her recording career, she used the name I Blame Coco for her project. That choice was based at least in part upon […]
22 Jun 2016
Lake Street Dive: Right Place, Right Time
“We just used the ‘throwing darts at the internet’ method for getting our music out there,” says Rachael Price, lead vocalist of Boston-based foursome Lake Street Dive. Their low-budget video […]
20 Jun 2016
Colvin & Earle: Embracing Spontaneity
Though they both have thriving and creatively satisfying musical careers of their own, singer/songwriter/musicians Steve Earle and Shawn Colvin recently decided to work together on an album; Colvin & Earle […]
10 Jun 2016
The Bo-Keys: Today’s New School of Old-school (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Bo-Keys producer/bandleader Scott Bomar says that the bulk of the work on Heartaches by the Number took the form of pre-production. “I spent well over a […]
08 Jun 2016
The Digs: Travel to the Beat of a Different Drum
“We’re pulling from a lot of places at once, trying to create our own thing,” says Ram Mandelkorn, guitarist and songwriter for Asheville-based soul/jazz/funk outfit The Digs. “And we’re getting […]
07 Jun 2016
Jeff Austin: Life After Yonder
Singer/songwriter Jeff Austin came to fame as a founding vocalist and mandolinist in the Yonder Mountain String Band, with whom he played for nearly 16 years. Austin left the group […]
03 Jun 2016
The Honeycutters: Creating Quite a Buzz
“I write a lot of songs,” admits Amanda Platt, leader and songwriter of Asheville-based roots group the Honeycutters. “I’m a very prolific writer; sometimes I wish I could turn it […]