An Interview with Circa Survive: If You Remember Ryan McGrath October 14, 2015 Interviews As we linger closer toward the end of 2015, we still continue to reflect back on the long list of quintessential full-lengths that have turned 10 years old. Since this year reminded eager fans that artists ...
Interview with Have Mercy: Home’s Where The Heart Is Ryan McGrath October 14, 2015 Interviews Around this time last year, I had the pleasure of personally meeting and interviewing Have Mercy on a rooftop of the Rivington Hotel, located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. With a beautiful New York C...
A Preview of CMJ Music Marathon 2015: Here We Go Again Ryan McGrath October 14, 2015 Interviews We’re getting closer and closer to the most wonderful time of year once again—and in retrospect, October creeps up a lot faster than you think. Last year was my first year attending the annual CMJ Music Mar...
An Interview with The Wonder Years: Never Let You Down Ryan McGrath October 7, 2015 Interviews For someone like myself who has been listening to The Wonder Years since my introspective and angst-ridden high school days, one of the most defining qualities of their work is the fact that this Philadelph...
An Interview with Microwave: Thinking Of You Ryan McGrath October 7, 2015 Interviews Upon discovering Microwave earlier in the year through numerous mutual friends, I couldn’t help but feel as if there was something magical about this group from the start. This Atlanta-based act presents a ...
Back On Top: An Interview with The Front Bottoms Ryan McGrath September 16, 2015 Interviews Immediately after The Front Bottoms announced their signing with Fueled By Ramen—along with the upcoming release of their fifth studio album, Back On Top—I showed a friend of mine two songs they debuted at ...
An Interview with The Good Life: Everybody’s Coming Down Ryan McGrath August 26, 2015 Interviews What started as a solo endeavor brought to life by Cursive frontman Tim Kasher, The Good Life soon became an established group in the early 2000s that leaned more toward an introspective, yet serene estheti...
An Interview with Every Time I Die: Finding A Common Vision Ryan McGrath August 19, 2015 Interviews For a group that has been around the block as long as Every Time I Die, genres mean no boundaries, especially within a live concert setting. Currently, the seminal Buffalo, New York-based metalcore act is h...
An Interview with Turnover: Dizzy On The Comedown Ryan McGrath August 19, 2015 Interviews Virginia Beach-based quartet, Turnover, is the latest example of a group that developed an innovative and captivating sound that genuinely embraces the band’s personal growth. With the release of singles like “...
Hoochie Coochie Men: Big Blue Tree – EP Ryan McGrath July 28, 2015 Albums Coming together as fellow colleagues from the Easton, Pennsylvania-based Lafayette College, the blues-rock quintet Hoochie Coochie Men have established themselves in the local circuit as a group of charming...
