interview Archive
21 May 2010
Feature: The Cheeksters
Some years ago, recent college graduate Shannon Hines was traveling Europe on a EurailPass. She recounts what happened not long after the train left London: “I said to my girlfriend, […]
20 May 2010
Bonus Feature: Bob Moog Foundation
Dr. Bob Moog would have been 76 this coming weekend. A few years ago I interviewed his daughter Michelle about the Bob Moog Foundation. “I’m a toolmaker; I’m not a […]
30 Apr 2010
Skinny Legs and All – Despite Their Age, They’re Not Kidding Around
You can learn a lot about a band by attending their pre-show sound check. Plenty of veteran bands give short shrift to this pre-show ritual, and they pay the price […]
26 Apr 2010
Feature: The New Mastersounds – Ten Years On in the USA
The New Mastersounds are a four-piece instrumental band out of Leeds in Northern England. The group plays an engaging brand of funk-soul-R&B in a style that makes knowing nods to […]
31 Mar 2010
Interview: Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues
For veteran cosmic rockers the Moody Blues, building the set list is A Question of Balance. Forty-three years after the release of the symphonic rock classic Days of Future Passed, […]
30 Mar 2010
Interview: King Khan and the Shrines
Note: the inimitable King Khan brings his crazed live act back to my town — Asheville NC — tonight. So I thought it would be a good time to re-run […]
17 Mar 2010
Henry Rollins Doesn’t Waste Your Time
Henry Rollins has always been involved in a wide array of projects. From music (Black Flag, Rollins Band) to writing books, from acting (Sons of Anarchy) to his radio show, […]
23 Feb 2010
Interview: Johnny Winter
Happy Birthday to Johnny Winter. Here’s a feature I did on the legendary bluesman from a couple years back. Blues/rock legend Johnny Winter is one to-the-point dude. His second guitarist […]
22 Feb 2010
Bonus Interview: Henry Rollins
NOTE: The original interview is HERE. Please read it first. Henry Rollins is currently bringing his Frequent Flyer spoken word tour to audiences in the USA, with dates in Australia […]
18 Feb 2010
Blast From the Past: Chirco – Visitation
There’s an obscure (as in, “didn’t sell”) album from 1972 called Visitation by a group called Chirco. The disc is classified by some as progressive rock, but this reviewer hears […]