Reality Check—In Memoriam: Adam Schlesinger [1967-2020] James Campion April 4, 2020 Features, Interviews When you go out of the blackness Into the great big sky Supercollider Shooting inside your mind Adam Schlesinger/Chris Collingwood, “Supercollider Adam Schlesinger has died from complications st... Read More...
Sepultura—Back on Top Vinny Cecolini April 3, 2020 Features, Interviews Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser is bursting with excitement. Calling from Los Angeles, the biggest reason for the guitar hero’s mood is the release of Quadra, easily the band’s best album in more than two decades. ... Read More...
THE DRIVER ERA—CREATING A SOUND YOU’VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE Debra Kate Schafer April 1, 2020 Buzz, Features, Interviews 4 The Driver Era is truly one of the most forward thinking, innovative bands on the scene right now. From the release of their debut album, X, last year to going on their second world tour this year, brothers Ro... Read More...
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...
WIDESPREAD PANIC—WIDE-OPEN CREATIVITY Katherine Yeske Taylor March 30, 2020 Buzz, Features 2 The number of live albums that seminal jam band Widespread Panic have done varies depending on which source is consulted, but the general consensus seems to fix it at around 40 official releases. According to ... Read More...
TODD SNIDER’S ABSOLUTE INTENTIONS Dan Alleva March 30, 2020 Buzz, Features 1 Time and perspective may just prove that Todd Snider was the modern era’s original alt-folkie. Rooted in the tradition of Woody and Dylan, the earthly Snider has long been coaxing time from out the bottle, exp... 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...
The Birthday Massacre—The Light Awaits Us Samantha Curreli March 27, 2020 Buzz, Features There’s something so tempting about leaning towards the dark side—of music, that is. Take The Birthday Massacre, for example. Since 1999, the Canadian rock band has managed to blend the perfect amount of headb... 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...
