Life of Agony — The Sound of Scars: An AQ Exclusive In the Studio Report Dan Alleva May 22, 2019 Features, Interviews As Alan Robert came around the bend of the snowy Oregon road that was leading him to producer Sylvia Massy’s recording studio, a strange feeling came over the Life of Agony bassist. A feeling that pulled on him...
Interview with Jeff Becerra of Possessed: Fighting for Survival Nick Perkel May 22, 2019 Buzz, Features Jeff Becerra is the lead singer and former bassist of legendary death metal pioneers Possessed. He formed the band in 1983. The band recorded three albums between 1985 and 1987 for Combat Records: Seven Churche...
Rob Thomas: Out of the Pocket James Campion May 22, 2019 Features, Interviews Hair-tussled and all comfy in faded jeans and a loose-fitting gray waffle shirt, Rob Thomas sits with his dog Sammy perched on his lap and intently bobs his head as a playback of the first single off his upcomi...
Rodrigo y Gabriela: Meditations on the Here and Now Amanda Ferrante Batista May 15, 2019 Features, Interviews To be at peace with the moment, and settled in the now, is an existence most of us merely can strive for. Thus, the basis of music’s appeal—to captivate and facilitate mental escape, if only at the moment, for ...
Aly & AJ: Now Is As Good of a Time As Any Debra Kate Schafer May 15, 2019 Features, Interviews Growing up, very few teenybopper artists appealed to me. Maybe I was always just an old soul, but in my opinion, good music is always just that: good music. You had your boy bands and your girl groups—real ones...
Rob Halford Reflects on Fifty Years of Judas Priest Debra Kate Schafer May 15, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 When Rob Halford, one of the world’s most notable voices in heavy metal says, “You and I may be seeing Wicked together,” you might be just a little bit confused and a little bit star struck. I had the privilege...
Tim Barr: Risk & Reward Nick Perkel May 8, 2019 Features, Interviews Tim Barr is an independent musician, as well as a firefighter, originally from New York City. Early highlights of his musical journey include being a live bassist during the “Lizzy Grant” era of Lana Del Rey’s ...
Black Label Society: True Sonic Brew Jessica Guica May 1, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 When Ozzy Osborne chose Zakk Wylde to be his right-hand axe man in 1987, one could wonder if he’d predicted how wildly multi-faceted his talented young player would become. Though he’d spend some twenty years w...
Son Volt: The State of the Union Dan Alleva May 1, 2019 Features, Interviews On Son Volt’s latest release, Union, founder Jay Farrar has tapped into the social consciousness of the day, relaying the unwavering power of protest during these times of political turbulence. Drawing from fol...
Meat Puppets: Creating Art, Then and Now Debra Kate Schafer May 1, 2019 Buzz Less than two years ago, the original Phoenix, Arizona trio that grew up with an adoration for music, art, and the psychedelics of the nineteen-seventies reunited for the first time since 1995. Brothers Curt an...
