interview Archive
25 Sep 2009
The Bigelf Interview: Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Mellotron!
The plan was not for the scheduled interview with Bigelf‘s leader Damon Fox to focus primarily on equipment. But to some extent, that’s how it worked out. As a keyboard […]
20 Sep 2009
One From the Vaults: Green Fuz – Back From the Ashes
Late 1960s legends The Green Fuz are back! But unless you’re an aficionado of garage compilations, an inveterate record crate digger, or a fanatical collector of hopelessly obscure 45s from […]
31 Aug 2009
Interview: The Machine (Pink Floyd Tribute Band)
The Machine are a four-piece band based in New York and dedicated to bringing the music of Pink Floyd to concert audiences. Since the last Pink Floyd concert (not counting […]
28 Aug 2009
Interview: Marshall Crenshaw – Travels in Jaggedland
The songs on Marshall Crenshaw‘s new Jaggedland (released in June 2009 on 429 Records) work as a cohesive whole; while Crenshaw can always be counted on to turn in a […]
25 Aug 2009
Interview: Gustav Estjes of Dungen
Swedish multi-instrumentalist, composer and band leader Gustav Estjes describes the music of his band Dungen as “heavy, but soft as well.” While Dungen is unabashedly heavy, there remains great subtlety […]
24 Aug 2009
My (sort-of) Cocktail with Howard (Kaylan): My Dinner with Jimi
Howard Kaylan is best known as the lead singer of 60s pop group the Turtles. That group chalked up an impressive string of hit singles including “Happy Together,” She’d Rather […]
31 Jul 2009
Interview Teaser: Ian Anderson
Several months ago I was fortunate to score a phone interview with Jethro Tull‘s legendary leader/founder, Ian Anderson. Our talk came at the tail-end of long day for the UK-based […]
27 Jul 2009
Marshall Crenshaw in Jaggedland
I just spoke with Marshall Crenshaw. Our interview was nearly two years to the day after our first meeting, an in-person conversation in the lobby of Asheville NC’s Grey Eagle. […]
22 Jul 2009
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey
My interview with / feature on Holsapple and Stamey was published in the July 8 issue of Mountain Xpress. Now that the publisher’s two-week embargo has passed, here’s a link […]
26 Jun 2009
Preview: My Talk With Howard / My Dinner With Jimi
This evening I had the honor and pleasure to speak at great length with Howard Kaylan. Known to some as “Eddie” (as in, Flo and Eddie), vocalist for FZ’s Mothers, […]