interview Archive
18 Apr 2016
Ra Ra Riot Move Away from Their Chamber-pop Origins
“What it really comes down to,” says Ra Ra Riot vocalist Wes Miles, “is that, as an artist, you don’t ever want to make the same record twice.” That thinking […]
08 Apr 2016
Hieroglyphics’ Original Lineup Returns to the Road
Socially conscious hip-hop pioneers Hieroglyphics have withstood the test of time ever since their formation in mid-’90s Oakland. And while the collective’s most high-profile emcee remains Del the Funky Homosapien, […]
07 Apr 2016
Larry Keel’s Asheville Experience
“I grew up playing bluegrass; it’s in my blood like crazy,” says guitarist, singer and songwriter Larry Keel. “But these days when I’m writing, I don’t hear bluegrass anymore. I’ve […]
30 Mar 2016
Plankeye Peggy’s Album Release Carnival
Editor’s Note: the album release carnival discussed in this feature has already taken place; check out Plankeye Peggy’s other live dates here. “We don’t want people concentrating on how many […]
24 Mar 2016
Trixie Whitley: From Child DJ to Captivating Solo Artist
A little over a year ago, multi-instrumentalist Trixie Whitley recorded a an album’s worth of songs intended as the follow-up to her 2013 debut album, Fourth Corner. But after a […]
23 Mar 2016
John Mayall: Bluesbreaker and Beyond (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Considering the string of eleven albums the Bluesbreakers released on Decca between 1965 and 1969 (not to mention John Mayall‘s fifty-plus albums since then), one of […]
22 Mar 2016
John Mayall: Bluesbreaker and Beyond (Part 1)
A renewed interest in American blues gave rise to a musical movement in 1960s Great Britain. The British blues boom would launch the musical careers of countless musicians who would […]
10 Mar 2016
Reed Turchi: Back to His Roots
Though these days he lives and works in Memphis, Reed Turchi was born and spent his formative years in Asheville. Nominally a blues artist, multi-instrumentalist Turchi draws from a much […]
04 Mar 2016
Todd Rundgren Looks Over His Shoulder, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: At certain points in your career, you’ve made it seem as if writing a hit is the easiest thing in the world for you, […]
03 Mar 2016
Todd Rundgren Looks Over His Shoulder, Part One
Todd Rundgren‘s professional musical career began in the 1960s when he was guitarist for a Who-influenced Philadelphia group called Nazz. That group never found widespread commercial success, though one of […]