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Interviews and Features
Read in-depth interviews and features about independent musicians and music industry professionals.
INTERVIEW: Eric Krasno on How He Survives 4-Hour Shows
Eric Krasno has been known as the soulful guitarist for both Soulive and Lettuce for going on two...
Interview with Fareed Haque
Virtuoso Guitarist on Navigating the World of Digital Royalties, Mastering His Craft and Staying...
The Griswolds’ Tim John Talks The Making of Be Impressive
The Griswolds' pulsating debut album, Be Impressive, showcases the Australian natives' ability to be outrageously inventive as well as paint in a number of styles. Tribal rhythms collectively...
Interpol’s Sam Fogarino Explains There’s ‘No I in Threesome,’ Gears Up for Two-Night Stand in Boston
Turn on the Bright Lights, Interpol’s debut album, was released 13 years ago and rightfully launched the New York based facet into the ever elusive indie stratosphere. It possessed a sort of darkly...
John Vanderslice Takes Us Behind The Scenes of Tiny Telephone Recording
John Vanderslice on Tiny Telephone: Giving Independent Bands Access to the Craft of Analogue Recording “This is what everyone gets wrong,” John Vanderslice explains as he prepares a pot of organic...
Jessicka from Jack Off Jill Opens Up About the Band’s Reunion
In the 90's Goth-Riot-Grrls Jack Off Jill used to terrorize audiences from coast to coast with their glamorous bride-of-Chucky look, foul-mouthed lyrics and loud and obnoxious music. Fifteen years...
We Dance To All The Wrong Songs: The Story of REFUSED’s First Album in Nearly 20 Years
We Dance To All The Wrong Songs: The Story of REFUSED’s First Album in Nearly 20 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRMXTvsCBwQ Q&A with Dennis Lyxzén on songwriting, the band’s accidental...
How To Transform Street Performers into a Full-Fledged Rock Juggernaut
THE RELEVANT ELEPHANTS: How To Transform Street Performers into a Full-Fledged Rock Juggernaut The Relevant Elephants by The Relevant Elephants What do you get when you take a group of four...
Aaron Dessner of The National Talks About Curating Boston Calling Music Festival
Aaron Dessner of The National on Curating Boston Calling With a Spirit of Collaboration Music festivals, with their undertones of muddy camping, desert heat, or breakfast tacos, can become a series...
Goblin Rebirth: Legendary Italian Prog Rockers Return To Inspire New Nightmares
GOBLIN REBIRTH Legendary Italian Proggers Return To Inspire New Nightmares If you love concept albums, progressive rock and horror movies, then the new self-titled album from Goblin Rebirth is a...
CHIEF GHOUL: Using Haunting, Sparse Production to Record a Raw Masterpiece
CHIEF GHOUL Making The Most of Haunting, Sparse Production to Record a Raw Masterpiece “When you get discouraged, use it and don’t let it defeat you.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5hK3TVxMcU Lee...
Karmin Dish On Their Road to Independence, Play Boston Tomorrow
Karmin, the brassy duo known for their bracing rhythms and pop plushness, made the plunge from major label to independent artists late last year. Leaving Epic Records—the label that released their...