interview Archive
17 Sep 2024
Jewel’s Journey to Now (Part 2 of 4)
Continued from Part One… The way it’s often told, the circumstances of your “discovery” some years ago are kind of a fairy tale story… That was a very intense and […]
16 Sep 2024
Jewel’s Journey to Now (Part 1 of 4)
Jewel (Kilcher) has defined success on her own terms. With a fascinating and unusual backstory, the Alaska native sailed against the prevailing musical tides of ‘90s grunge, proving that there’s […]
13 Sep 2024
Come Fly Wid Reggae Star Shaggy (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Shaggy: So I put my phone on some Bluetooth. And I have a Sinatra playlist. You know, what a lot of people don’t know is radio […]
12 Sep 2024
Come Fly Wid Reggae Star Shaggy (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Shaggy: I think as you get success, you get less inspired because you’re not forced. So you’ve got to keep the hunger. Which is why I […]
11 Sep 2024
Come Fly Wid Reggae Star Shaggy (Part 1 of 3)
Shaggy is an international superstar. The dancehall reggae sensation has earned blockbuster album and single sales in the U.K. and beyond with his strong voice and inimitable style. Born in […]
10 Sep 2024
Davina Michelle’s “All is Ours” (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… You got your start doing covers of other people’s material, and your career has sort of evolved organically from that point. Were the cover versions part […]
09 Sep 2024
Davina Michelle’s “All is Ours” (Part 1 of 2)
This Dutch pop singer-songwriter has a not-evil master plan for world domination An edited version of this feature appeared previously in SPIN. Davina Michelle got her start the new-fashioned way: […]
05 Sep 2024
The Music of Big Star Gets What it Deserves (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… “It was Jody’s instinct,” says Sansone, “for the songs to be played by a band, in the spirit that the records were made.” Sansone describes his […]
04 Sep 2024
The Music of Big Star Gets What it Deserves (Part 1 of 2)
An edited version of this featured appeared in Spin. Rock music’s history is filled with success stories, both of the gradual and so-called “overnight success” varieties. But that history also […]
03 Sep 2024
Samantha Fish: Good Music is Good Music (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… How did you first connect with Jesse Dayton? I met Jesse twelve years ago when I grew up in Kansas City. I would go to this […]