interview Archive
11 Nov 2021
Long Distance Runaround: Rick Wakeman is a True One-man Show (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… While he’d sometimes explain that there was a good reason for not playing a given tune, other times, he’d take the suggestions under consideration. “I do […]
10 Nov 2021
Long Distance Runaround: Rick Wakeman is a True One-man Show (Part One)
Note: The following first appeared as a feature in New City, previewing a concert scheduled for November 2021. That show has since been postponed to 2021. Because I had already […]
07 Nov 2021
Catching Up with Fayssoux McLean
I first chatted with Fayssoux McLean in early 2018. Since that time, the feisty and irrepressible singer-songwriter has stayed busy with live performances. McLean is part of several ensembles – […]
05 Nov 2021
Graham Parker: The Bonus Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Graham Parker: Donna Summer…I have a Donna Summer record. It’s fantastic! I would much rather put that on a stereo than a punk record any day […]
04 Nov 2021
Graham Parker: The Bonus Interview, Part One
I recently had the distinct pleasure of conversing with Graham Parker. My third time interviewing him (here’s the first, from 2014; here’s the second, from 2018), this time for a […]
03 Nov 2021
Graham Parker: Those ‘Soul Shoes’ Still Fit
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Graham Parker first came to the attention of American audiences during the punk and new wave era of the late 1970s and early ‘80s. As a […]
30 Oct 2021
There is the Love: NC Music Hall of Fame 2021
North Carolina has a rich and varied musical heritage. As a means of honoring that state’s contributions to music, the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame was established in 1994. […]
28 Oct 2021
Starfarer: To the Synthwave ‘Multiverse’ and Beyond
Though he was already well-established as a metal guitarist, when Miguel Iniguez launched Starfarer in 2017, he was a total newcomer to the world of electronic music. Memories of 1980s […]
27 Oct 2021
More from My Chat With Bob Mould (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Your current rhythm section of Wurster and Narducy has now lasted longer, even, than Hüsker Dü did. What makes this trio work in ways that others […]
26 Oct 2021
More from My Chat With Bob Mould (Part 1 of 2)
If I had a bucket list, a conversation with Bob Mould would have certainly been on it. And I realized that goal recently when I interviewed Mould (formerly of Sugar […]