Today’s The Day: An Interview With Garry Tallent Hal B. Selzer August 17, 2016 Interviews Garry Tallent is one of the revered figures of the Jersey Shore music scene. A core member of the legendary late night jam sessions that took place at The Upstage in Asbury Park, and an original member of B...
Interview with VHF: Increasing Frequency Hal B. Selzer March 11, 2015 Interviews VHF is currently the best-kept secret in rock music. Unless you follow rock and heavy metal blogs, you might have missed the release of their debut album. It’s a tour-de-force of pyrotechnic guitar, bass an...
Local Noise: Tommy Strazza Hal B. Selzer February 4, 2015 Columns 1 “Every bar, coffee shop, club, both famous and not-so-famous, in the Tri-State Area,” laughs Tommy Strazza, about the places he’s played on the journey leading up to the release of his latest album, Songs F...
Local Noise: The Strangers Hal B. Selzer December 3, 2014 Columns 2 If you happened to wander into The Court Tavern inNew Brunswick, or Crossroads in Garwood, or The Saint inAsbury Park, and heard some eerie sounds emanating from the stage that brought back shades of Jim Mo...
An Interview with Jason Mraz: Yes – The Mother Of All Positive Words Hal B. Selzer September 17, 2014 Interviews Jason Mraz has accomplished quite a bit since the release of his debut album in 2002, and he’s adding another unique credit in the form of the upcoming Five Boroughs tour, which will hit Brooklyn, the Bronx...
Local Noise: Dave Polemeni Hal B. Selzer September 3, 2014 Columns 1 Dave Polemeni was part of the burgeoning New Jerseyrock scene back in the late ‘80s, and had the hair, the look, and the big rock hooks to match. His band, Boystown, was a staple on the Jersey scene, and ha...
An Interview with Ken Hays from the Gathering Of The Vibes: Feel The Groove Hal B. Selzer July 30, 2014 Interviews The Gathering Of The Vibes takes place from July 31 to Aug. 3 at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where acts like John Fogerty, Widespread Panic, the Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart,...
Interview with Soul Asylum: Hitting The Streets Hal B. Selzer June 11, 2014 Interviews “When I listen to it, it seems like a real natural part of the evolution of the band,” says Dave Pirner, band visionary and the musical force behind Soul Asylum, talking about the new lineup and the new alb...
Randy Rhoads Remembered: An Interview with Brian Tichy, Joel Hoekstra, Rudy Sarzo and Phil X Hal B. Selzer May 28, 2014 Interviews “I came up with this idea based on the Bonzo Bash shows I've done since 2010,” says drummer/guitarist Brian Tichy about the upcoming Randy Rhoads Remembered shows hitting the area next week. “That's the tem...
An Interview with Paul Rodgers: Walk On By Hal B. Selzer April 23, 2014 Interviews “You know the original versions had moved me, and I wanted to get close to that feeling, get close to the way the song moved me when I first heard it,” says Paul Rodgers, founding member of Free, Bad Compan...
