An Interview with Blessthefall: Celebrate The Triumph Amanda Ferrante Batista August 13, 2014 Interviews Blessthefall are a heavy force in today’s metalcore scene. Vocalist Beau Bokan, guitarists Eric Lambert and Elliott Gruenberg, drummer Matt Traynor and bassist/backing vocalist Jared Warth are riding the wa...
An Interview with Nick Hexum from 311: Sunset In July Amanda Ferrante Batista July 16, 2014 Interviews 4 311 easily can be classified as a staple in the “Most Liked” category of our generation’s yearbook of music. What’s not to like? They created a cocktail of experiential music, rooted in rock-rap-reggae and ...
An Interview with Lawrence Gowan from Styx: Summer Soundtrack Amanda Ferrante Batista June 25, 2014 Interviews 1 While a general overview of the band Styx seems like an unnecessary overstatement, perhaps a reintroduction is in order. Sure, you know the iconic rock act that spawned in the early 1970s from a basement...
An Interview with Goo Goo Dolls: Summer Slide Amanda Ferrante Batista June 11, 2014 Interviews 1 Music does many things for people, but perhaps the most significant part of its art is the connections we make, to others, and to times in our own lives. The Goo Goo Dolls are synonymous with radio royalty....
An Interview with Scott Stapp: Personal Creed Amanda Ferrante Batista June 11, 2014 Interviews It has been a whopping 14 years since Creed’s power ballad “With Arms Wide Open” (the song for whom lead singer Scott Stapp’s son, Jagger, was written) became a mainstream hit. In an endearing full circle m...
An Interview with Jeph Howard from The Used: Shiny And New Amanda Ferrante Batista April 9, 2014 Interviews 1 They’ve been classified as “screamo,” “hardcore,” and “emo,” and with a name like “The Used” it has to be said that, nearly 15 years since their inception, the passion and excitement exuding from this band ...
Interview with Brandon Boyd: The Muse Inside Amanda Ferrante Batista January 29, 2014 Interviews 2 The phrase “in your dreams” is typically relegated to describing one’s hopes or ideals, but implicitly discounts the possibilities of reality—that is, unless you’re Brandon Boyd. The soon-to-be 38-year-o...
An Interview with The Devil Wears Prada: At First Sight Amanda Ferrante Batista December 11, 2013 Interviews First impressions are important. But you don’t want to judge a book by its cover—or do you? It’s not a bad thing to take a first pass with an act that’s straightforward, has no gimmick, and leaves the smoke...
Korn: The Paradigm Shift Amanda Ferrante Batista October 16, 2013 Albums So how’s about that riff refresh? No strangers to criticism for straying off their original musical course, Korn have filled a critical void: Founding guitarist Brian “Head” Welch returned to the band af...
An Interview with Anthony Jeselnik: On The Offense Amanda Ferrante Batista September 11, 2013 Interviews In a sensitive world where offensiveness is then rampant, “insult comic” Anthony Jeselnik has encouraged us to chill out and take a joke. His appearances on The Comedy Central Roast Of Donald Trump and T...
