interview Archive
16 May 2024
After Forty Years and Counting, for Tesla it’s Still ‘Time to Rock!’ (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… They fixed more than a few things on that album… I remember saying, “Oh, man, you’re killing me!” So they said, “You have to re-play and […]
15 May 2024
After Forty Years and Counting, for Tesla it’s Still ‘Time to Rock!’ (Part 1 of 3)
Hard-rocking band Tesla came on the scene in the mid ‘80s, with their own brand of blues-based, straight-ahead rock. The Sacramento-based group was successful nearly right out of the gate, […]
10 May 2024
A Profile of Harvest Records in Asheville NC
The Record Store: Neighborhood, Community, and Celebrations in the Blue Ridge Mountains This feature first appeared in SPIN In the early 2000s, Mark Capon and Matt Schnable were pals attending […]
09 May 2024
Peter Frampton Shines On (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… I was just listening to your 2014 album Hummingbird in a Box. The track “Norman Wisdom” hearkens back to Django Reinhardt and hot jazz, which I […]
08 May 2024
Peter Frampton Shines On (Part 1 of 2)
Peter Frampton was catapulted to fame when his blockbuster 1976 double album Frampton Comes Alive rocketed to the top of the charts. That album set in motion the live album […]
07 May 2024
Jefferson Starship’s Embryonic Journey Continues
When one looks beyond the many hits – no less than 18 charting singles – the history of Jefferson Starship is admittedly a complicated one. Rising from the ashes of […]
03 May 2024
Roger McGuinn’s Signature Sound
Roger McGuinn is largely responsible for one of the most distinctive sounds in popular music. Though his musical career began in the folk idiom, McGuinn – like countless others in […]
02 May 2024
The Marshall Tucker Band: Together Forever
Combining rock, country and even a bit of jazz, the Marshall Tucker Band earned major success in the 1970s. The group from Spartanburg, South Carolina would score six Gold albums, […]
26 Apr 2024
Jim Messina: Master of Stage and Studio
It’s the rare individual whose work encompasses multiple and clearly-defined sectors of the music business: very few people can claim deep experience as recording engineer, producer, musician, recording artist, singer-songwriter […]
25 Apr 2024
Trauma’s Tribute to Trax
The life and legacy of trailblazing Bay Area rapper and producer Traxamillion was honored with a gala fundraiser in February. And now one of Trax’s protégés – part of the […]