Interviews

South by Southwest is many things to many people. For some it’s a great way to catch up on bands they wouldn’t normally get to see and for others, a place to meet and do business. One part of the…

Elbow will release of their fifth studio album, build a rocket boys! in the United States on April 12th. A digital version of the album will be available March 8th to coincide with the March 7th UK release. This is…

Trey Gunn has toured and/or recorded with artists like King Crimson which he joined in 1994 (he is featured on seventeen Crimson albums), David Sylvian, Brian Eno, TOOL, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Maynard J. Keenan’s “Pusicfer,” Vernon Reid, Azam…

Loren Weisman is an accomplished music producer and consultant based in Seattle, Washington. Having worked on hundreds of albums, studio productions, and tours as both a drummer and producer, he gained a spectrum of insight on the music industry as…

April Smith (of April Smith and the Great Picture Show) talks with Sam the Cat of the Austin Statesman at SXSW 2010. Free MP3 Download from April Smith and the Great Picture Show: Movie Loves A Screen For more info,…

A couple of months ago I was browsing through Amazon.com and stumbled on a book called The Frustrated Songwriter’s Handbook by Karl Coryat and Nicholas Dobson.  It had some good reviews so I ordered it.  When it arrived, I read…

Built to Spill released their first album Ultimate Alternative Wavers in 1993. Since then the band has released five additional studio records, toured extensively throughout the world, and have aquired a devoted fan base. On October 6th, Warner Bros. Records…

In Part One of my interview with Todd Rundgren we talked about his upcoming performances of his 1973 album A Wizard, A True Star. Below is Part Two where Todd goes a bit more in depth about his gear and…

If you know me, you’ll know that I credit Todd Rundgren with my life-long appreciation of music. I was sixteen and had already seen a few concerts. However, the night I saw Todd with Utopia in Scranton, PA, influenced me…