interview Archive
04 Aug 2023
Say What You Will: Dave Pirner and Soul Asylum (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… The momentum of Grave Dancers Union helped propel Soul Asylum’s 1995 follow-up, Let Your Dim Light Shine even higher on the U.S. album chart, and its […]
03 Aug 2023
Say What You Will: Dave Pirner and Soul Asylum (Part 1 of 2)
It can take years to become an overnight sensation; just ask Dave Pirner. His band began in Minneapolis in 1981 as Loud Fast Rules. Renamed as Soul Asylum, the group […]
14 Jul 2023
Julian Marley: One Love, One People and One Famous Surname
Julian Marley has a famous last name. But the 47-year old singer, songwriter and musician has never rested on the shoulders of his father’s reputation. Born in London, he’s the […]
13 Jul 2023
Q&A With Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… We’ve briefly discussed Quadrophenia. You’ve mentioned that The Who inspired you in other ways. Tell me more about that. Something Pete Townshend once told me in […]
12 Jul 2023
Q&A With Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… With this ambitious three-part album being the third chapter in this larger work that includes Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and Machina/The Machines of God, […]
11 Jul 2023
Q&A With Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan (Part 1 of 3)
In preparation for my recent Smashing Pumpkins feature for Rock On Magazine, I had the chance to go deep in conversation with Billy Corgan. The following is a lightly edited […]
10 Jul 2023
Smashing Pumpkins: Everything is Connected
Led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins are in the midst of an ambitious release cycle. The band from Chicago’s latest and 12th studio release is Atum, […]
28 Jun 2023
Dawn of the Smithereens (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… “Even though we were still climbing and clawing our way towards some measure of recognition and success, just having the opportunity to set up shop in […]
27 Jun 2023
Dawn of the Smithereens (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… But even playing covers, the three musicians quickly developed a musical character all their own, defined by Diken’s assertive yet tasteful drumming, Babjak’s powerful and melodic […]
26 Jun 2023
Dawn of the Smithereens (Part 1 of 3)
Beginning with their major-label debut Especially for You, New Jersey rock quartet the Smithereens enjoyed widespread critical acclaim and a degree of commercial success. The band’s trademark synthesis of diverse […]