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...
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...
Interview with Reb Beach of Whitesnake: The Musical Director Vinny Cecolini May 1, 2019 Buzz Best known as a member of Winger, Reb Beach has been a celebrated guitar hero since the eighties. Although he has also toured and recorded with Dokken, Night Ranger, and Alice Cooper, his focus since 2002 has b...
Children of Bodom: Hecate’s Nightmare Nick Perkel April 17, 2019 Buzz Alexi Laiho is the singer and guitarist of Finnish heavy metal band Children of Bodom. Children of Bodom has nine albums to their name. Alexi gave me an introduction on himself, as well as discussed his memorie...
Record Store Day 2019 Dan Alleva April 10, 2019 Buzz With the sale of vinyl LPs growing consecutively over the last 12 years, it’s no surprise the excitement around Record Store Day is at a fever pitch. Whether you’re a serious collector or just beginning to dip ...
Jake Superchi of UADA—A Curse May Hang in the Balance Nick Perkel April 10, 2019 Buzz Jake Superchi is a musician from Battle Ground, Washington who began his musical career as the singer of Ceremonial Castings. Influential albums include Salem 1692, Into the Black Forest of Witchery, and Cthulu...
Tour Preview: Cradle of Filth & Wednesday 13 Vinny Cecolini April 2, 2019 Buzz It wasn’t protests, or townspeople with torches and pitchforks, that jeopardized Cradle of Filth’s current tour. It was the recent government shutdown. Federal agencies were shuttered for so long that the Briti...
Tibet House US Benefit Concert/February 7, 2019/Carnegie Hall Everynight Charley Crespo March 20, 2019 Buzz, Features Angélique Kidjo, Jon Batiste, Stephen Colbert, Debbie Harry, New Order, Patti Smith, Philip Glass, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jason Isbell, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Tenzin Choegyal, and Laurie Anderson performed at...
goldenSpiral—Vibes by Design Veronica Rajadnya March 13, 2019 Buzz By his own admission, Philadelphia producer and visual artist Adrian Palashevsky, aka goldenSpiral, eased his way into 2019. “The first couple weeks of this year I’ve spent decompressing,” says Palashevsky. “My...
Buzz: Tweed—Moving Up the Mountain Veronica Rajadnya March 13, 2019 Buzz Tweed is the independent funktronica outfit taking its place among the modern jam band greats. Born of an affinity for Philadelphia phenoms the Disco Biscuits, Lotus, and Brothers Past (then-University of Delaw...
