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Interviews and Features
Read in-depth interviews and features about independent musicians and music industry professionals.
COVER STORY: pronoun Unpacks Layers of Heartbreak Through Songwriting
I’ll show you stronger. Let those words marinate for a minute. Take in the punch, the weight, the...
Novo Amor on learning to produce and stepping into the spotlight
After a summer spent at a summer camp in the woods in upstate New York, young Ali Lacey was...
DAMNATION A.D. – A 20-Year Retrospective
Mike McTernan On Battling Stage Fright, Writing Gut-Wrenching Lyrics & 20 Years of Duking It Out In The Trenches For some, music is nothing but a mundane distraction of background noise. But to...
The Marc Ford Cover Story PLUS “Blue Sky” Video
How To Focus Studio Sessions by Willingly Giving up Control Marc Ford laid out what he calls love songs on his latest LP, Holy Ghost, out now on the Naim Label. Produced by Stew Jackson aka Robot...
Get to Know: The Maine
The evolution of The Maine has been quite the savory one. Their first album Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop is everything a debut record should be: self-thwarting, ambivalent, precarious. Airy harmonies and...
Amanda Kravat resumes music career with new EP
For someone who's had her share of personal and professional setbacks over the past 15-plus years, Amanda Kravat is quick to laugh when talking about some of those experiences. She’s totally...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Steve Austin from Today is the Day
Today Is The Day’s groundbreaking sound is full of intensity and trademarked odd time signatures, a fiercely militant rhythm section, rage-driven vocals and thought-provokingly lyrical content...
Spotlight on Peter Joseph Burtt and The King Tide
Finding Inspiration on the Road and Around the World Drawn to music since childhood, Burtt starting making his first recordings in the 1960s on reel-to-reel tape, sending the recordings to relatives...
Hometown Spotlight: Philadelphia Bands Reflect on Their Local Scene
American history and music history run deep in Philadelphia: Daryl Hall and John Oates, Boyz II Men, Pink and The Roots are among the many stars with ties to the city. (Philly also spawned American...
The Green Seed: How Alabama’s Best Hip-Hop Group Breaks New Ground
R-Tist, an emcee with the Birmingham-based hip-hop group The Green Seed, has been a firm believer in taking the time to harvest the best of a band’s abilities. Their recent release of Drapetomania...
K.Flay: The Performer Cover Story
How a Female Hip-Hop Artist Crashed The Biggest Stage in Punk Life As A Dog is combination of infectious beats and meticulously crafted lyrical elements, so it is no surprise that the career of...
An Artist’s Perspective on the Brooklyn Scene
Musicians from various eras and genres have called Brooklyn’s neighborhoods their home. But in recent years, New York City’s most-populated borough has developed a reputation as an indie-rock...