interview Archive
28 Dec 2020
Always Comes Back: 415 Records and the SF New Wave Scene (Part 1 of 3)
An edited version of this feature appeared previously as a cover story in SF Weekly. And LATE BREAKING NEWS: My book about 415 Records will be published in 2021. — […]
25 Dec 2020
Blue Öyster Cult: Cultus Redux – Part 3 of 3
Continued from Part Two… Career of Evil There are many connective threads that runs through Blue Öyster Cult’s body of work. 2001’s Curse of the Hidden Mirror took its title […]
24 Dec 2020
Blue Öyster Cult: Cultus Redux – Part 2 of 3
Continued from Part One… The Making of The Symbol Remains The process of creating an album is challenging enough on its own; making a record when the band’s members are […]
23 Dec 2020
Blue Öyster Cult: Cultus Redux – Part 1 of 3
An edited version of this feature was the cover story in the December 2020 issue of Goldmine. Blue Öyster Cult returns with its first album of new music in nearly […]
22 Dec 2020
Dan Penn: Have ‘Mercy’! Part 2 of 2
Continued from Part One … Asked if there’s a set of rules he follows when making an album, Penn has a ready answer. “No,” he says. “No rules. Just throw […]
21 Dec 2020
Dan Penn: Have ‘Mercy’! Part 1 of 2
This feature appeared previously in Goldmine Magazine. Sixty-plus years into his career, Alabama-born songwriter and musician Dan Penn returns with a new album. Out on August 28, Living on Mercy […]
19 Dec 2020
For Howlin Rain’s Ethan Miller, the Truth is in the Mix
Ethan Miller is a big fan of live albums. The founder, songwriter and guitarist in Howlin Rain names The Grateful Dead’s landmark 3LP set Europe ‘72 among his favorites, along […]
17 Dec 2020
Kronos Quartet on Thelen’s “Circular Lines” and Kronos’ 50 for the Future
Zürich, Switzerland composer Stephan Thelen has composed four new modern classical works, collected on a new album, World Dialogue. Three of the string pieces are performed by Polish all-female ensemble […]
16 Dec 2020
Kronos Quartet Meets the Music of Pete Seeger
Ever since its inception in 1973, Kronos Quartet has been pushing the boundaries of music. The San Francisco-based ensemble has made a mission of finding unexplored connections between seemingly disparate […]
13 Dec 2020
Samara Jade: Saved by ‘Zero’
Life experiences can inform the creative product of artists in unusual ways. The chamber folk of Samara Jade’s latest album, Zero, is in part the result of the circumstances under […]