interview Archive
01 Mar 2016
Colin Hay: Man Still at Work with “Next Year People”
Anyone who came of age in the early 1980s – anyone who ever watched MTV back when they showed music videos, for that matter – is familiar with Men at […]
18 Feb 2016
Vanessa Carlton Knows She’s Part of Something Bigger
Vanessa Carlton released her debut album, Be Not Nobody, in 2002. She was marketed (and pegged) as a precious pop star. That guise didn’t fit her well, though; she’s a […]
03 Feb 2016
Russ Wilson: (Jazz) History Repeats Itself
On February 12, 1924, jazz bandleader Paul Whiteman staged a concert at New York City’s famed Aeolian Hall. That event, billed as An Experiment in Modern Music, featured George Gershwin‘s […]
02 Feb 2016
Neil Finn: Goin’ His Own Way
Two Australia/New Zealand-based giants of heartfelt and intelligent pop music – Paul Kelly (a solo artist and longtime leader of The Messengers) and Neil Finn (member of Split Enz, founder […]
01 Feb 2016
The Challenge of the Blues
Vocalist Peggy Ratusz has long been one of Asheville’s leading blues personalities, carrying a torch for the century-old musical form. Her latest musical endeavor (with the help of musical collaborator […]
22 Jan 2016
The Handcuffs: A Tale of the Tape (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… “For me,” The Handcuffs guitarist/vocalist Chloe F. Orwell adds, “when we’re in the studio for four twelve-hour days, I think to myself, ‘There is nowhere in […]
21 Jan 2016
The Handcuffs: A Tale of the Tape (Part 1)
Midwestern rockers The Handcuffs are fronted by songwriters Chloe F. Orwell (guitar/vocals) and Brad Elvis (drums); they first came to my attention via their 2011 album. In my capsule review […]
08 Jan 2016
Watch Those Men: Wham Bam Bowie Band
David Bowie cast off his Ziggy Stardust persona decades ago, but a fondness for the look and sound of his 1970s music remains strong among rock fans. Asheville-based touring tribute […]
05 Jan 2016
Colin Edwin: Progressive in Any Language (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Add to that challenge the expansiveness of the North American continent; the major markets – New York, Chicago, Los Angeles – are much farther apart than, […]