JOE RUSSO—THE RIGHT NOW SOUND Dan Alleva March 30, 2020 Buzz, Features, Interviews 2 Joe Russo is an accomplished musician with a stellar reputation for being an always-active, virtuoso drummer. He first emerged as one half of the Benevento/Russo Duo, the group he formed with longtime friend, ... Read More...
DUSTBOWL REVIVAL—SONGWRITING & STORYTELLING Dan Alleva March 30, 2020 Buzz, Features, Interviews Whether you call it Americana, alt-country, or one of the many other descriptions of what is classically understood as roots rock, it’s hard to ignore the genre itself these days has become saturated within mo... Read More...
Jonathan Wilson—Blurred Roots Debra Kate Schafer March 30, 2020 Features, Interviews Jonathan Wilson is one of the most ambitious, introspective, and complex artists of our time. While speaking to him recently, he expressed how and why he tapped into a more ‘emo’ side of himself by creating a ... Read More...
Testament—Return of the Titans Vinny Cecolini March 24, 2020 Features, Interviews Testament is back on April 3 with Titans of Creation (Nuclear Blast), a return to form for the thrash metal maestros. In addition to some of their best songs in years, thanks to the twin guitar attack of Eric ... Read More...
Refused—The Personal and the Political Rob Duguay February 18, 2020 Features, Interviews Swedish punks Refused came to be during an interesting time in punk rock during the early nineties. Seattle rock was king as Nirvana dominated the charts, then California had a comeback in the middle of the de... Read More...
Bat for Lashes—The Dark and Seductive World of the Lost Girls Rey Roldan February 18, 2020 Features, Interviews Who hasn’t dreamed of driving a Jeep on the beach late on a hot summer night, kicking up sand, creating big sand clouds that look cool illuminated by the nearby bonfire that is surrounded by bikini clad girls ... Read More...
Wolf Parade—Experiencing the Absolutely Surreal Dan Alleva February 18, 2020 Features, Interviews In a car traveling up to British Columbia to hit the studio for Wolf Parade’s last rehearsal before heading out on tour in support of their latest album, Thin Mind (Sub Pop), guitarist-singer Dan Boeckner is c... Read More...
The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing Debra Kate Schafer February 10, 2020 Features, Interviews Duane Betts. Now that’s a name that rings a bell, doesn’t it? Where have you heard it? Well, if you do know of the multi-talented guitarist/singer-songwriter and his many musical endeavors, congratulations. Th... Read More...
SUSU—Buzzing with Power Dan Alleva February 10, 2020 Features, Interviews What do you get when two of New York City’s hottest new artists join forces to create a seductive, soulful, psychedelic, hard-rockin’ band? That’s exactly what Liza Colby and Kia Warren did, and the result is ... Read More...
Soul Asylum—Bringing it All Back Home Katherine Yeske Taylor February 10, 2020 Features, Interviews 1 Soul Asylum singer/guitarist Dave Pirner, calling from his home in Minneapolis, seems astonished when he’s reminded that it’s been four years since his band released their last studio album (2016’s Change of F... Read More...
