Lenny Kravitz—Raise Gratitude Dan Alleva August 21, 2019 Features, Interviews After thirty years of writing, recording, producing, and performing, Lenny Kravitz is one of the most recognized and beloved performers in the world. His latest album, Raise Vibration—his eleventh—is a sociall...
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe: Fired Up, Faithful, and Funky Dan Alleva August 21, 2019 Features, Interviews Karl Denson is a legend in the world of jazz, funk, and rock. The innovative multi-instrumentalist, largely known for his work on the saxophone, got his start as a member of Lenny Kravitz’s group, playing on K...
Leigh Celent: Castle Black—A New Riot Grrrl Rises Vinny Cecolini August 21, 2019 Buzz, Features In 2019, a year during which pop princess Ariana Grande headlined Lollapalooza, Castle Black frontperson Leigh Celent is a welcome breath of fresh indie-rock air. Celent and Castle Black have created a new sou...
Spoon— Don’t We Know Each Other Somehow? Debra Kate Schafer August 14, 2019 Features, Interviews Spoon has always been that band that you love without actually knowing it. Not only has their music been an indie rock staple on the radio and included popular streaming playlists for the past two and a half d...
The Liza Colby Sound— Hot Rocks & Sensuous Shock Debra Kate Schafer August 14, 2019 Features, Interviews When I had the chance to talk to Liza Colby of The Liza Colby Sound, she was getting ready to leave for one of many trips to Europe this year—this one in between touring with two separate bands: her own and Br...
Peter Murphy–Taking Residency in the Belfry Arts Weekly August 7, 2019 Features, Interviews To his adoring fans, Peter Murphy is an international post-punk and goth icon. To his family, he’s the joyful husband and father, who laughs almost all of the time and loves nothing more than the news...
The Regrettes–Evolving, Changing, Storytelling Debra Kate Schafer August 7, 2019 Features, Interviews At only 18-years-old, The Regrettes’ front woman Lydia Night is a seasoned performer. In just the last decade she’s overcome stage fright, tackled open mics, mastered the guitar, honed in on her songwriting, p...
Bad Religion—The Chaos From Within Dan Alleva July 30, 2019 Features, Interviews With seventeen albums to their name, a high-energy live show, and a relentless commitment to lyrical themes such as politics, humanitarianism, equal rights, and the dangers of theocracy, Bad Religion is inargu...
The Rolling Stones’ Bernard Fowler—Inside Out Dan Alleva July 30, 2019 Features, Interviews Bernard Fowler has sung and played percussion—both on stage and in the studio—with the Rolling Stones since 1988, and he’s also one of rock and pop’s most sought-after vocalists, having contributed to recordin...
Hollis Brown—The Last Great American Rock ‘N’ Roll Band? Vinny Cecolini July 30, 2019 Features, Interviews Ozone Park: The Queens, New York neighborhood that is the gateway to the Rockaway beaches; where the late Mafia don John Gotti held his annual July 4th block parties and constantly thwarted authorities despera...
