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Interviews and Features
Read in-depth interviews and features about independent musicians and music industry professionals.
Cover Story: Ricky Duran
The Voice’ Runner-Up Opens Up About Musical Inspirations and Future Career Path We recently...
Catching up with Steve Caballero of Urethane
Urethane: Legendary Skateboarder Steve Caballero is Back with the Raddest New Punk Band We’ve...
My Favorite Axe with Slenderbodies
We recently had the boys from slenderbodies share their favorite guitars with us in our November/December print issue. If you like what you see, you're gonna LOVE what you hear! Check out...
INTERVIEW: Cold War Kids on Making ‘New Age Norms’
Nathan Willett opens up about new inspirations, digital technology and taking songs from record to stage After 15 years together as a band, Cold War Kids are still going strong. In the midst of a...
INTERVIEW: Emily Wolfe on Finding Her Sound
Bad-Ass. Boss. Empowerhouse. Emily Wolfe took my call from her car. The sun was setting on Austin, TX and she was just getting home. She was parked in the driveway of the house in the...
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 decades now. We recently had a chance to chat with him about a wide range of topics, from his...
Interview with Fareed Haque
Virtuoso Guitarist on Navigating the World of Digital Royalties, Mastering His Craft and Staying Sane While Juggling Multiple Projects Guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque is a master of many styles, from...
COVER STORY: On Smoko with The Chats
A Chat with The Chats: Rebellious Pop-Punk for All The Chats have the element of youth on their side, with both their sound and their attitude; they’ve still got the element of no worries, jangly,...
5 Tips to Boost Your Odds of Getting Sync Placements
Pro Advice from 411 Music Group CEO Kristen Agee Sync licensing has become a significant source of revenue in the music industry…and there are certain ‘tastemakers’ and reps who put your music into...
COVER STORY: TYCHO on His Home Studio & Creative Evolution on New LP
More than 15 years into his musical career leading the quasi-solo project Tycho, Scott Hansen is ready for another change. After completing the “trilogy” of records including 2011’s Dive, 2014’s...
WYO: Cinematic Indie Band Finds Inspiration in Isolation
We recently collaborated with the LA-via-Wyoming band WYO to produce and share some amazing behind-the-scenes videos as the band worked on their sophomore album, Changes, both in Los Angles and in...
Ages and Ages Takes Us Inside the Recording of Breathtaking New LP
No one can argue that passion for music is what drives the distinctive Portland-based Ages and Ages. While holding down full-time jobs, the brains behind the operation, Tim Perry and Rob Oberdorfer...