Alter Bridge—The Sky’s The Limit Vinny Cecolini September 18, 2019 Buzz, Features In 2005, while working as VH1 Classic’s Senior Writer, I opened an e-mail inviting me to a hallway performance by a new band. These performances, which happened from time to time, featured up-and-coming artist...
Richie Ramone—Too Tough to Die Dan Alleva September 11, 2019 Features, Interviews Born Richard Reinhardt in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957, drummer Richie Ramone joined the Ramones in 1983, during a time in which the group was struggling to find its footing in the post-punk and pre-grunge eigh...
Lloyd Cole—It’s Complicated Rey Roldan September 11, 2019 Features, Interviews While Guesswork is the name of his new album, it also describes what it’s like interviewing Lloyd Cole, one of the original indie darlings. Long before Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens and Father John Mist...
Saint Slumber: Creating Something Special In An Ever-Changing Industry Debra Kate Schafer September 11, 2019 Features, Interviews Small town bands rarely go much further than the town next door to play gigs and acquire new fans. On occasion, due to the tremendous dedication and evident passion in their hearts for their craft, small town ...
Stephanie Seymour: There Are Birds… and Stories to Tell Debra Kate Schafer September 11, 2019 Buzz, Features Bird lovers and music fans, this is the crossover you didn’t know you needed. Stephanie Seymour, a local musician and avid birdwatcher, has brought two unlikely interests together to create something magnifice...
Stone Temple Pilots—Long Way Home Samantha Curreli September 4, 2019 Features, Interviews In 1992, Stone Temple Pilots exploded onto the music scene. When their debut album, Core, landed at #3 on Billboard, they skyrocketed into the spotlight, clenching their first Grammy in 1993. The next year, th...
Of Monsters and Men: Hooked on a Feeling Danielle Sariyan September 4, 2019 Features, Interviews The world first fell in love with Of Monsters and Men in 2011 when the band launched their debut studio album My Head Is An Animal. Their smash hit "Little Talks" skyrocketed the group to superstardom. In the ...
An Interview with To Write Love on Her Arms Founder: Jamie Tworkowski Dan Alleva September 4, 2019 Buzz, Features In 2006, Jamie Tworkowski—an avid surfer and sales representitive for the Hurley clothing line—met Renee Yohe, who was suffering from addiction and was in need of treatment and recovery. Tworkowski documented ...
PUP—A Song for Everybody Acacia Pyle September 4, 2019 Buzz, Features It is an inarguable fact that PUP has never stopped putting in the hard work of being a rock band. For their 2016 album The Dream is Over, the group completed an astounding 250 performances, and in the interim...
Hatchie—Growing Up and Falling Into Place Debra Kate Schafer September 4, 2019 Features, Interviews If you’re asking yourself “Who is Hatchie?”, let me quickly break it down for you. She’s a singer, songwriter, guitarist, bassist, pianist, and clarinetist. She’s from Brisbane, Australia and she’s an on-the-r...
