interview Archive
19 Feb 2023
AUDIO: A Chat with Dionne Warwick
Beloved and legendary entertainer Dionne Warwick is co-executive producer of a new musical revue. With her son and manager Damon Elliott, Ms. Warwick is one of the forces behind Hits! […]
17 Feb 2023
Interview Roundup: The New Mastersounds
At this point, I can’t quite recall how I first learned of The New Mastersounds. It may well have been more than 15 years ago when I received a review […]
10 Feb 2023
‘Later’ is Now for The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling
When The English Beat hit the UK music scene in late ‘70s England, the Birmingham group found a huge audience for its brand of 2-tone/ska with elements of punk, reggae, […]
06 Feb 2023
Western NC Songwriters: Nine of a Kind
Asheville and its environs are home to a deep bench of musical talent. Whether they’re homegrown or drawn to the region to pursue their musical careers, singer-songwriters make their mark […]
26 Jan 2023
A Conversation with Devo’s Gerald Casale (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… I know you’ve been asked and answered questions about Kent State shooting many times before. But if you’d indulge me, I’d like you to tell me […]
25 Jan 2023
A Conversation with Devo’s Gerald Casale (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… What about the era of the album? As a creative delivery system or a medium, is the album still relevant? Gerald Casale: You know, somebody could […]
24 Jan 2023
A Conversation with Devo’s Gerald Casale (Part 1 of 3)
I recently spoke with Gerald Casale about his new EP. But as is the case when I’m lucky, our conversation explored many other topics. There simply wasn’t room for much […]
23 Jan 2023
Devo’s Gerald Casale is Still Not Through Being Cool
Gerald V. Casale is a founding member of conceptual rock band Devo. In addition to writing and/or co-writing a great deal of that band’s music with fellow founding member Mark […]
18 Jan 2023
Q&A: Matt Stubbs of GA-20
NOTE: GA-20 appears tonight (Thursday, Jan 19) at Asheville’s Grey Eagle. See ya there! GA-20 takes one of the blues’ traditional configurations, plants one foot firmly in the Chicago style, […]
16 Jan 2023
Joel Selvin and ‘Sly & the Family Stone: An Oral History’
In 1998, Joel Selvin was well into his third decade as pop music critic/journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle; he had also authored several books. But his 1998 book, Sly […]