interview Archive
15 Sep 2019
Alexa Rose: No Contest
Though she can attribute at least some of her success to doing well in songwriting contests, Asheville-based singer-songwriter Alexa Rose has mixed feelings about competition. But as she put the […]
14 Sep 2019
Andrew Reed: Putting Things in Order
In a world increasingly defined by fractiousness and divisiveness, the music and world view of Western North Carolina multi-instrumentalist Andrew Reed is a welcome restorative. Though Reed — who’s been […]
13 Sep 2019
Arrested Development: The Speech Interview, Part Three
Continued from Part Two … For decades it’s been the case that American artists – especially the more interesting ones – tend to do better in Europe and Asia. The […]
12 Sep 2019
Arrested Development: The Speech Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One … Arrested Development has found success beyond the hip-hop fan base in a way that other acts haven’t always done, and you’ve done it without compromising […]
11 Sep 2019
Arrested Development: The Speech Interview, Part One
If you turned on your radio or tuned into MTV in 1992, you were familiar with Arrested Development. The Atlanta-based group did something that was quite unique for its time; […]
10 Sep 2019
Arrested Development: Creating Their Own Lane
Hailed as creators of a new musical genre, Arrested Development scored a worldwide blockbuster hit with their 1992 debut album. The group’s unique take on hip-hop influenced an entire generation […]
08 Sep 2019
Backline’s Traditional Roots Meet a Modern Sound
Five-piece bluegrass band Backline came together in 2016, playing a style of the mountain music that bridges the gap between traditional and modern. The group’s rich vocal harmonies are a […]
06 Sep 2019
Black Joe Lewis: Avoiding Obsolesence
Black Joe Lewis knows that he musical path he has chosen is a difficult one. In the face of machine-generated pop and a society that seems increasingly afflicted with attention […]
04 Sep 2019
Béla Fleck in the Blue Ridge
One from the archives. Ahead of his 2018 residency at the Brevard Music Center, I interviewed Béla Fleck. Here’s the conversation. A 16-time Grammy Award winner, Béla Fleck is the […]
03 Sep 2019
Casey Kristofferson: Coming Home to Country
With a surname like Kristofferson, a musician is essentially presented with two options: they can run from preconceived notions, heading in an altogether different musical direction. Or they can embrace […]