interview Archive
12 Mar 2024
Still Got the Mojo: A Conversation with Foghat’s Roger Earl (Part 2 of 4)
Continued from Part One… Foghat had some commercial success early on, but it was when “Fool for the City” came out that things really took off. With the benefit of […]
11 Mar 2024
Still Got the Mojo: A Conversation with Foghat’s Roger Earl (Part 1 of 4)
Foghat began in 1971 when three of its members – guitarist “Lonesome Dave” Peverett, bassist Tony Stevens and drummer Roger Earl left Kim Simmonds’ band Savoy Brown to start their […]
09 Mar 2024
Traxamillion’s Legacy: Believe the Hyphy
The term hyphy may be attributed to rapper Keak da Sneak; he did, after all, score the first hit single in that hip-hop style with 2005’s “Super Hyphy.” But that […]
08 Mar 2024
Please Do Not Fight: Fresh New Things
As the great philosopher Ringo Starr once said, time takes time. And nothing illustrates that aphorism more succinctly than the arc of Bay Area band Please Do Not Fight. Launched […]
07 Mar 2024
There’s a Fire in the House: A Conversation with Steve Vai (Part 4 of 4)
Continued from Part Three… What led to the release of your latest album Vai/Gash some 30 years after you made the record? It was 1990, and I was really into […]
06 Mar 2024
There’s a Fire in the House: A Conversation with Steve Vai (Part 3 of 4)
Continued from Part Two… Beyond artists who are associated with the guitar, what musician has inspired you the most? My favorite artist – maybe of all time – is Tom […]
05 Mar 2024
There’s a Fire in the House: A Conversation with Steve Vai (Part 2 of 4)
Continued from Part One… How important is it to you that the listener understand the thoughts and feelings that you put into a song? It’s not that it’s important or […]
04 Mar 2024
There’s a Fire in the House: A Conversation with Steve Vai (Part 1 of 4)
Playing melodically and “shredding” are each in their own way highly valued qualities in music, especially in the genre of hard rock. But those two qualities – crafting an accessible, […]
28 Feb 2024
Family Affair: The Immediate Family
Though their names might not be widely known to the general public, the members of The Immediate Family are widely acclaimed within the business. And even after decades of lending […]
16 Feb 2024
David Wilcox’s Guided Touring
While many artists express serious reservations about the Spotify music streaming platform – and with good reason – North Carolina-based singer-songwriter David Wilcox has taken a different approach: he’s embracing […]