interview Archive
07 Aug 2020
Why Not Give it a Try: Gordon Lightfoot Goes ‘Solo’ (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two … Things took off from there. His long string of hits would include many highlights, including “Sundown” and “Carefree Highway,” both from 1974’s Sundown LP, and […]
06 Aug 2020
Why Not Give it a Try: Gordon Lightfoot Goes ‘Solo’ (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One … And he had another fleeting concern. All those years had gone by, and then he returns with a simple, unadorned album? “I didn’t want people […]
05 Aug 2020
Why Not Give it a Try: Gordon Lightfoot Goes ‘Solo’ (Part 1 of 3)
When Gordon Lightfoot soared to the top of the U.S. singles charts with 1970’s “If You Could Read My Mind,” most listeners considered him a new artist. But the Ontario-born […]
04 Aug 2020
Eleanor Underhill’s New and Strange Chemistry (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One … There’s a moody — and sometimes even a little dark and melancholy — vibe to some of the music on Land of the Living. Would […]
03 Aug 2020
Eleanor Underhill’s New and Strange Chemistry (Part 1 of 2)
Asheville based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Eleanor Underhill is best known as one half of the Americana duo Underhill Rose. But in her solo career – begun with a […]
02 Aug 2020
Lola Montez’s ‘Dissonant Dreams’
One from the archives: This feature appeared in the August 2019 issue of Bold Life Magazine. Lola Montez isn’t a singer backed by a rock band. Lola Montez is the […]
29 Jul 2020
The Broadcast: Looking Outward, Looking Inward
A shorter, edited version of this story appeared previously in Mountain Xpress. After an extended period of focusing on touring and business matters, Asheville-based soulful rock band The Broadcast has […]
22 Jul 2020
Nest Egg: Straight-ahead Yet Twisting
A global pandemic may have temporarily taken live music off the stage, but creative endeavors continue apace. Right on the heels of a live set released in March, Nest Egg […]
08 Jul 2020
Feminazgul: None More Black, None More Feminine
From the beginning, Asheville-based atmospheric black metal duo Feminazgul staked out its own unique musical territory. The genre is known for its focus upon punishing riffs, themes of violence and […]
05 Jul 2020
Just Like Home: John Doyle
Irish musician bridges the gap between Ireland and Appalachia He’s an acclaimed and globetrotting figure in Irish music, guitarist, singer, folklorist and songwriter. But when he’s off the road, John […]