Silverchair Roundtable: Discussing Their Last Album, ‘Young Modern’ — 10 Years Later
With: Gab Burke, Lindsay McDougall and Jeff Gorra March 30, 2007: 10 years ago today, Silverchair released their fifth and last (?) studio record, Young Modern. This was the band’s fifth consecutive album to enter the charts at #1, making them the first to accomplish...
Dan Black: Behind The Scenes of 12 Songs, 12 Experiences
And the New Album, ‘Do Not Revenge’ with: Dan Black Dan Black is back… with Do Not Revenge, his first official album in nearly eight years. Many of the songs on the album linger in the head-space of “moments.” In an effort to help his listeners connect to a moment,...
Candlebox ‘Disappearing’ Acoustic — In 10 Stunning Photos
A look into Candlebox’s incredible acoustic tour “My father was a jazz musician and my mother was a singer. They both gave up their musical careers so they can have a family.” “I’m a little more spiritual about the earth and life.” “It’s one of my favorites and it’s...
G.Love: My Hometown — The Passion Of Philadelphia
How Philly Helped Shaped My Sound. With: G.Love from G.Love & the Special Sauce Earliest Philadelphia Inspirations I grew up right in center city in the 70’s. There were a lot of street performers at the time; jugglers, mimes, folk singers, drum circles,...
Bruce Boul: Turning Skateboards Into Tile Art — Meet Art Of Board
Inside My Art: With Art of Board Co-Founder, Bruce Boul Art of Board is about carving your own path. Whether it’s in the streets, the surf, or the space you’re in right now. Inspired by art from reclaimed skateboards, our designs celebrate the obsession of life’s...
White Reaper: Our SXSW Experience
And the excitement of the new record, ‘The World’s Best American Band’ - with: White Reaper You played 9 shows in 4 days. What can you say about that experience? How did you determine what set you would play / how to mix up the songs at each gig? We were very busy...
Joe Walsh: All Shook Up At Graceland
What to expect at the new Runaway Tours event. With: Joe Walsh What: Runaway Tours fan experience with rock icon, Joe Walsh Where: at the newly renovated Graceland in Memphis, TN. In addition to a private acoustic storytellers performance, Q&A and special photo...
Inside Amsterdam’s House of Tattoos
We meet the Artists of Amsterdam’s Famous Tattoo shop Haarlemmerstraat-Haarlemmerdijk shopping district — Amsterdam, Netherlands (Photo: Michael Young) Take a stroll or bike ride around the famous Jordaan district of Amsterdam or a short walk from Amsterdam’s Centraal...
Checking In With Emperors & Elephants Frontman, Jesse Andrew — On The Release Of Their New Album…
With Jesse Andrew Thinking back to all of the work you put in and getting to this point, how would you capture in words the excitement and anticipation of your new release, Moth? It’s definitely a mixed bag, I’m extremely proud of this album, probably the most proud I...
Lauren Hoffman: How Jeff Buckley, Charlottesville and Childhood Inspired ‘Family Ghost’
With: Lauren Hoffman of the Secret Storm The Lasting Impact of My Friendship with Jeff Buckley: Even though Jeff Buckley died nearly 20 years ago, I still feel his influence on my music. It has been strange to outlive someone who I looked up to, who was older and...
Chris Galo: How The Howard Stern Show Inspires My Art
Inside My Art: with Chris Galo My Background: I grew up in Bolton, CT and started making art in college at CCSU. I got pretty serious about acrylic painting about six years ago. In college I had very strict teachers in the Graphic Design program that helped contribute...
How My Grandfather Is Connected To Sevendust
You were fighting everyday I snuck home from college early one day in December of 2001. One of my favorite bands, Fuel, was playing at hometown venue — The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. They were supporting their mega-hit record, Something Like Human, which...
Lajon Witherspoon: Behind the Song: Sevendust’s ‘Angel’s Son’
With Sevendust frontman, Lajon Witherspoon Lynn Strait was not only an artist that I loved; he was an artist that I looked up to and a dear friend. When he passed away, that was the first young person in our lives to pass away. I...
The Impact of Pearl Jam’s Epic ‘Unplugged’ Performance -25 Years Later
What ‘Ten’ Did To Me: It changed my life. Ten introduced me to the fact that music can be emotional, it can be expressive, it can be an outlet, it is heeling, it is comforting, it is art. Up until Pearl Jam’s debut, I was of the mind that music was simply fun. And it...
Mike McCready’s Pearl Jam Polaroids: A Visual Tribute
Our Photo-Heads Snap Back With Images Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready is known for snapping Polaroids during and after shows- This image is from Chicacgo’s Wrigley Field 2016 (Photo: Michael Young) Good news for photography and music lovers, Mike McCready’s “Of Potato Heads...
The Inspirational Meaning Behind Chris Cornell’s New Song ‘The Promise’
With Chris Cornell: Written for the forthcoming feature film The Promise, starring Academy Award winning actor Christian Bale and Golden Globe winning actor Oscar Isaac, Chris Cornell’s ‘The Promise’ was released today. The film will hit theaters on April 21, 2017....
Danny Steinman: Inside My Art
How My Passions Led to My Signature Style My Background: I am a third generation Eastern European Jewish-American. I did not study art but fell into it naturally — responding to my naturally creative instincts. Much of my art celebrates the music that is a big part of...
Interview: Director Jeff Dupre — The Inspiration of ‘Soundbreaking’
Behind the scenes of the eight-part documentary series with Director, Jeff Dupre Soundbreaking is the last project of legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin who passed away on March 8, 2016. Sir George believed that the history and innovation of recorded music...
The Meaning Behind Nancy and Beth’s Album Cover
Megan Mullally of Nancy and Beth Explains Her New Duo with Stephanie Hunt The Naked Album Cover: “We wanted to present ourselves as simply two humans on the planet,” Mullally told People Magazine. “Stephanie and I have such a simpatico in so many ways, but we never...
Jason LaBarbera: The Stories Behind Some Of My Favorite Goalie Masks
With Former NHL Goalie, Jason LaBarbera Music is such an important part of anybody’s life. For athletes, it helps with preparation and being focused. Especially for a goalie. It’s essential to find your happy place. Music got me to focus on what I needed to do that...
Frank Cipra: The Art Of Painting Goalie Masks
How Combining My Passions Led to Turning the NHL Into Art. With: Artist, Frank Cipra My Background:I have been drawing and painting since birth (what my Momhas always said). I remember as a kid that my Mom would buy me a drawing pad every Friday on grocery day and I...
Sometimes We Carry More Weight Than We Own
A tribute & a life lesson from Candlebox Photo by/courtesy of: Immensa Artis “Sometimes we carry more weight than we own” Sometimes you brush the leaves aside so you can reach usSometimes you live with what you’ve knownSometimes you feel the words blanket your...
My Journey & Life In Music
From ‘The Burdens of Being Upright’ to ‘Modern Burdens’. By: Tracy Bonham When my debut album was released almost twenty one years ago, I was a novice. There were 12 songs on the album and I’m guessing I had only written 16 songs in my entire life up to that point. It...
311: The Meaning Behind The New Album Title, MOSAIC
Featuring: Nick Hexum & Chad Sexton of 311 Photo by: Jeff Gorra 311 announced today, MOSAIC will contain 17 brand new songs. On 311 DAY (Saturday, 3/11), Nick Hexum and P-Nut will be live on the bands facebook page at 3:11PM PST. Hosted by Nicole Alvarez of KROQ,...
Sarah Solovay: My Journey – From Opening For John Mayer To Yale To My New Release, ‘Rough Draft’
With: Sarah Solovay My Early Years in Music: When I was younger, I had a whirlwind career. I started performing when I was 13, and within a few years I’d played basically every small music venue in NYC (all of which I wouldn’t have been legally allowed in as an...
Boy Epic: Behind The Scenes Of My New Song & Video, ‘Kanye’s In My Head’
With: Boy Epic The Inspiration Behind the Song and Video: Well, the song is called “Kanye’s In My Head,” and the song itself is a representation of how my mind works creatively when writing music. There was no real end goal, I was ambitiously exploring and it lead to...
How Foo Fighters At Frome’s Cheese And Grain Came To Be
With Cheese and Grain Director & Marketing Manager, Tracey Rawlins Foo Fighters at Cheese and Grain (February 24, 2017): Frome’s Cheese and Grain was host to a remarkable surprise Foo Fighters concert last Friday as part of the publicity for their headlining...
Jim Adkins: How Jimmy Eat World’s Passion Influenced ‘Integrity Blues’, Touring with Incubus & The…
With Jimmy Eat World Frontman, Jim Adkins On 23+ Years of Jimmy Eat World: What it means to me is that at this point there’s the surface level of just being present, writing and performing music, which is something I’ve always loved to do. On a deeper level, I think...
The Rocky Balboa of Hip-Hop: How Eminem Inspires — In 10 Stunning Lyrics
A motivational, lyrical & artistic genius Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, paints the most mesmerizing pictures using simply — his words. Emphasis on “his.” His original thoughts, his style, his voice …his way. Throughout Eminem’s career, he has led by example, never...
How Tekuma Is Changing The World Of Art Galleries
For both properties and artists. With Tekuma CEO, Marwan Aboudib Boston-based, Tekuma, transforms real estate properties into art galleries — ultimately, giving artists incredible exposure while allowing properties to be personalized, authentic and unique. CEO, and...
Fantastic Negrito: Winning My First Grammy
The emotion and thrill of taking home my first Grammy award Photo — Courtesy of The Recording Academy®–WireImge.com 2017 © 2017 Winner: Best Contemporary Blues Album ~ The Last Days of Oakland ~ What it means to me: I was surprised and excited. It has been a very long...
Alec Puro: My Journey As A Composer
From ‘Chicago Hope’ to drumming in Deadsy to my own company Gramoscope My Background: I started playing piano when I was around 10 and from there I picked up the drums, which led to many years of being in bands and doing tons of session work. When I was about 18, a...
Brent Barry: My Pre-Game Music Routine
How music fired me up before games: with former NBA guard & current analyst, Brent Barry It’s NBA All-Star weekend in New Orleans. Current NBA TV analyst and former player (& 2X champion) Brent Barry, played for six different teams over the course of his 15...
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
A photographic look inside one of the last ecosystems of its kind left on Earth… The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve’s southern entrance sits just outside the small city of Pawhuska, Oklahoma- About an hour drive from Tulsa International Airport Since 1989, the Conservancy...
Styx still Rock’in 2017 : Pictorial Review
After 4 decades, Styx isn’t phone’n it in— they’re kick’n it in I've recently had the opportunity to photograph/attended several shows on the casino concert circuit. The “Casino Tour” usually features rock bands or personalities that have, for one reason or another,...
Why Adele Is One Of The Most Inspiring Artists On The Planet
A moment of unparalleled Grammy Awards emotion Photo: Getty Images Forget the accolades, the incredible records, the millions of fans and social media followers. Forget about the mesmerizing voice for just a moment. After opening the 59th annual Grammy Awards this...
Ben Harvey: My Journey & Career In Radio
With SiriusXM Program Director, Ben Harvey Photo by: Andres Nieto My Background: I got started at WBRU in Providence, RI, when I was in college at Brown. It’s one of the only student-run commercial stations in the country, so it was a great training ground and helped...
Andrew Joslyn: What Winning A Grammy Meant To Me
By: Andrew Joslyn — reflecting on my Grammy experience So I’m considered a contributing Grammy award winning composer for my work on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ record, The Heist. It was an incredible feeling being at the Staples Center when they announced all the...
A Look Inside St. Louis’ Laumeier Sculpture Park
The Mesmerizing & Inspiring Art of the “off beat” Park Laumeier Sculpture Park — “EYE” EYE — 2007 -Artist- TONY TASSET (USA 1960)fiberglass, resin, oil paint, steel-452 inches circumferenceLaumeier Sculpture Park Commission, with funds from the Mark Twain Laumeier...
2017 ShipRocked Cruise in 10 Stunning Photos
Featuring: Breaking Benjamin, Alter Bridge, Sevendust, Papa Roach & More: After selling out in record time, ShipRocked 2017 set sail from Miami on January 16, onboard Carnival Victory for four days and nights of a three-ringed floating rock ’n’ roll circus on the...
Interview: The Neal Morse Band — Behind the Scenes of ‘The Similitude of a Dream’
Neal Morse talks new album, band, and what’s on tap for 2017. The Neal Morse Band — (Left to Right) Eric Gillette — Randy George — Neal Morse — Mike Portnoy — Bill Hubauer The Neal Morse Band released their latest album, The Similitude of a Dream, in November 2016 on...
Turbulent Times = Great Music & Art
Somewhere out there — Art Inspires as Artists are Inspired Chicago USA (Photo:Michael Young) You’ve heard it. Considering current events, there is a possibility that you have heard it lately. “Turbulent times = great music” or a variation of that saying. I’ve never...
Ayron Jones: Behind the Scenes of My New Record
Spreading Messages of Love and Peace with Seattle’s Own: Ayron Jones My Background: Music has always been my outlet. I remember being two-years-old listening to James Brown. I grew up in the church so Gospel music was always there. Singing came first. Before I found...
Andy Suzuki: How New York Influenced Our New Record – ‘The Glass Hour’
With Andy Suzuki & The Method Photo by: Juan Navarro Our Background: I’m from Maryland, and Kozza is from Boston. We met in college in providence, RI in 2006 and have been making music ever since. We have been living in NYC since 2010. So it certainly feels like...
Interview: EASTER Is back… No, not the holiday- The Punk Band
A chat with Chad Carrier, founding member of South Bay-L.A. based Punk Rock Band — Easter (Left to Right) Easter — Mike Ness (former member) with founding members— Korky Ollerton — Danny Dean — Chad Carrier In this first installment of a series that will reflect on...
Silverchair’s Freak Show Turns 20. Seether, Good Charlotte, Producer Nick Launay & More Reflect:
Sharing Freak Show Favorites Freak Show, Silverchair’s second album and follow-up to their explosive debut, Frogstomp, contains 13 of the bands most courageous songs. The record truly showed how they had evolved as songwriters … at just 17-years-old. Silverchair...
Parker Gispert: My Hometown — How Athens, GA Influenced My Life & Music
By: Parker Gispert of the Whigs Photo by: Rob Holysz I was a senior in high school and tagging along with friends headed to Athens, Georgia for a fraternity party designed to recruit new pledges for the upcoming semester when I spotted the 40 Watt from across the...
John Cooper: Reflecting On 20 Years Of Skillet
Talking Fans, The Road & The Influence of Memphis with Skillet Frontman, John Cooper Photo by: Joseph Cultice What 20 Years of Skillet Means to Me: I feel really honored. Very few bands get to be around as long as we have been. Our career didn’t start by having a...
Gail Younts: Inside My Art — Painting & Drawing Musicians
By: Gail Younts My Background: I’ve always had a passion for art. I think I drew my first portrait (a side-view of my long-haired uncle wearing an earring) at age three. As a child, my dad would often play drawing games with me where he would draw a scribble of some...
Adam Rafferty: How Stevie Wonder Influences Me As An Instrumentalist
By: Adam Rafferty My Background: I played jazz for many years professionally, and in 2007 got the idea of solo guitar into my head. My approach on acoustic is more like a jazz arranger than a country finger-picker. I try to use the guitar in a harp-like way to make it...
About Artist Waves — WE ARE HIRING
Looking for interns About: Artist Waves is a voice of the artist platform. We have one mission ~ to inspire through the arts. We collaborate with all genres, in all the arts — going behind the scenes and grabbing the moments of inspiration that make their craft...
Luke Combs: The Emotion Of Making My Grand Ole Opry Debut:
By: Luke Combs October 29, 2016: Playing the Grand Ole Opry for the First Time The Opry Legacy: As a kid the Opry was this larger than life showcase of all that country music was and it undoubtedly lived up to the hype. The legacy of the Opry is essential to...
Guillaume Roussel: My Composing Process
Behind the Scenes of Scoring CBS’ “Ransom,” Rosamund Pike’s film “The Man With the Iron Heart” & more. By Composer, Guillaume Roussel My Background: I have a classical and jazz background. I started piano at the age of 5, harmony/counterpoint/fugue at 12,...
A Look inside Red Rocks Amphitheater
The majestic setting of the amphitheater, along with the panoramic view of Denver, makes for a breathtaking scene. A Day Trip to Red Rocks Amphitheater and Music Hall of Fame If you ever find yourself in the Denver area, looking for a place to hangout or explore for...
KISS: Behind The Scenes of our new Rock & Brews Casino Resort
A conversation with Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley (From Left) Rock & Brews Partners Michael Zislis, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons & Rock & Brews CEO Mike “Sully” Sullivan welcome guests to the ground breaking We had the opportunity to attend the ground...
Interview: Ken Casey — The Next Chapter For Dropkick Murphys
Talks behind the scenes of the new record, the pride of Boston and the joy of giving back Photo by: Gregory Nolan Dropkick Murphys are kickoff a three month world tour tonight in Austria, having just released their ninth studio album on January 6th, the powerful -11...
Laura Burhenn: My Visual Art Protest
In response to Trump’s inauguration and the ongoing prevalence of rape culture. By: Laura Burhenn of the Mynabirds Back in October 2016 I released a song (on Saddle Creek), “Good Medicine,” which is about the weight we feel every morning, about the tears we shed in...
Why Kings Of Leon Are Putting On Their Gutsiest Performances Yet
The Immortals “We’re Kings of Leon,” said frontman, Caleb Followill, before breaking into “Muchacho” off their new record, WALLS. After 14 years and seven records, it’s safe to say all 17,000 people in Boston’s TD Garden were well aware of who was on stage. It’s a...
Gigi Rowe: The Emotion Of My Debut Release
Glamorous Runaway Diaries Windows rolled down, warm wind whipping my hair in the darkness as I edge towards ninety miles per hour. It’s just myself and my imagination alone on these long stretches of the open road, somewhere in the middle of the night, in the midst of...
Chris Fowler: A Cheers To Kings of Leon As They Start Their Tour
With: Chris Fowler of ESPN How I Became a KoL fan: I was a fan of their music before I knew them. I was introduced a few years after their debut record. Mostly through the songs, “Black Thumbnail,” and “Knocked Up,” off Because of the Times. I thought immediately that...
How Blues Traveler’s ‘Look Around’ Changed My Life
You’re Gonna Have to Go and Find it In late 2015, I had the pleasure of interviewing Blues Traveler frontman, John Popper. It was two months before he was to become a father and Blues Traveler was out on their Blow Up the Moon tour. As the train rolled into Boston,...
The Legacy Of The Rockin’ 1000
What Music Is All About The story of Italy’s Rockin’ 1000 is one I find to be both fascinating and incredibly inspiring. The organization’s founder, Fabio Zaffagnini, simply drove by a local Cesena, Italy park one afternoon in late 2014 and had a big idea. One drive...
Page Hamilton: My Tribute To David Bowie
With Page Hamilton of Helmet It was a complete honor working with David Bowie and playing in his band. It was an amazing experience just to get to be around the guy. I got to learn 30 of his songs then go play them at Wembley in front of a million people. It was...
The Inspiration Behind Gleason Tracks “Space in Between” And “Her Again”
With Singer: Kim Virant art by: Michel Gleason Welcome to Artist Waves’ Pearl Jam week. Leading up to their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction on Friday, we will have one unique feature per day as a small token of our appreciation, and in effort to give back to...
Will Dailey: How Dropkick Murphys Have Influenced Me
photo by: Paul Janovitz By: Will Dailey On Dropkick Murphy’s — 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory Release Day. What Dropkick Murphy’s Have Taught Me: Keep going. Never stop making the sound you want in the world and don’t let anyone or anything hold you back. Sounds...
I Know I Was Born And I Know That I’ll Die. The In Between Is Mine. I Am Mine
The Power of Owning Your Mind I vividly remember sitting in a focus group in college where we discussed in detail — the girl who dyed her hair green. As my classmates and the professor crucified her for subjecting herself to the onslaught of hard times she would...
Behind The Lens: My Favorite Photos of 2016
Chicago’s Wrigley Field after Pearl Jam Concert By Photographer, Michael Young Some of my favorite Shutter Captures and Moments of 2016 Just a few that make lugging all the gear around worth it. Not necessarily the best from a technical aspect, but the ones that made...
Living Colour, Smashing Pumpkins, Fishbone, 311 & More Share Their Favorite Lollapalooza Memories
Honoring 25 Years of Lollapalooza Lollapalooza celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016. With an eclectic mix of artists, cuisine and overall experience, it’s a festival that has had a lasting impact — worthy of a celebration. Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction, has...
Chris Fowler: How Music Has Influenced My Life & Career
Talks music from childhood to ESPN On Saturday nights, Chris Fowler finds himself in the booth at some of the country’s biggest College Football stadiums, calling the game of the week on ABC. This comes on the heels of wrapping up the the play-by-play of professional...
Chris Cornell’s Incredible 2016 in 10 Stunning Photos
Photo by Dustin Halter A Year Filled with Solo Material, Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden and More Chris Cornell’s 2016 looked like this: Solo Artist: 68 shows spread over 28 countries Temple of the Dog: Reunion after 25 years. Self-titled debut, reissue 8 shows, first...
ES Pitcher: The Inspiration Behind Our New Single “Falling From The Sky”
By: ES Pitcher of The New Up Noah and I co-wrote the lyrics to all of the songs, with some lyrical ideas from the producer, for our upcoming album, Tiny Mirrors. We had written approximately 40 song sketches and then narrowed it down to 12 songs. The final choices...
Matt Jaffe: Checking In On Record Release Show Day
Photo by: Edward Saenz With Matt Jaffe: of Matt Jaffe & the Distractions Playing the New Songs Live: We’ve been playing these songs for about a year now, so for our core audience, it’s unique only in name. But we’re really proud to offer this record. We feel it...
Shaun Colon: How A Fat Wreck : The Punk-u-mentary Came To Be
By: Shaun Colon, Writer/Director Background: I’ve been an audio engineer for 13 years, played in bands since high school, have a marketing background — being a marketing director for a development school and I also have a small record label. I’d been doing this stuff...
Pearl Jam’s Hall of Fame Fans
A Tribute to the fans — “The Strangest Tribe” We finally arrive after a long journey. Exchange greetings and give our best attempt at directions to the closest convienance store to a young Dutch couple. In turn, they point us towards a gathering of people near by, we...
Chris Cuffaro: Behind The Lens — The Stories Behind Three Of My Classic Early 90’s Photos
By: Pro Photographer, Chris Cuffaro Asking me to write about me and my art? Good question, but not easy to answer. Here are the basics… I’ve been a photographer in Los Angeles for over 35 years. Shot my first concert December 1976. Love music almost as much as I love...
Top Artists, Athletes & On-Air Personalities Pay Tribute To Pearl Jam
Photo by: Chris Cuffaro Featuring: Incubus, My Morning Jacket, Matt Nathanson, Kelly Slater, Matt Pinfield, Kenny Mayne, Danny Clinch & more! Pearl Jam has had a very memorable 25th year. One that has included 24 total shows across North America; headlining four...
Juzzie Smith: The Art Of Busking — How I Became a One-Man Band
By: Juzzie Smith My History: My background was teaching music. Mostly harmonica and guitar from the ages of 16–26. I found my style from being able to play several instruments at the same time while teaching. Then when I became a father at 26-years-old, I decided to...
Bobby Alt: Reflecting On Street Drum Corps Epic “Happy XMas (War is Over)” Cover
Photo by: Mike WattWith Bobby Alt of Street Drum Corps There was a lot happening for Street Drum Corps at the time that we made our version of “Happy Xmas (War is Over).” It was just a magical moment in time. The Inspiration Behind Our Version: It was actually picked...
Pete Marsh: How I Paint Concerts
By: Pete Marsh, professional artist SlashMy Background: From an early age I was introduced to music through my parents. My mother listened to Jazz, big band dance material like Duke Ellington. Later on as a teenager I would arrive home to find my mother listening to...
Interview: Patrick Sweany — A Pre-Show Sit-Down
Photo by: Dave Creaney Talks the influence of folk, writing songs and life as a road warrior Patrick Sweany is as authentic as it gets. His gut punching lyrics and whiskey-drenched guitar riffs starkly contrast mainstream’s current status quo. Soulful tunes and songs...
Angelo Moore: Playing a Jimi Hendrix Tribute At The Apollo — A Dream Come True
Photo by Rob Loud By Angelo Moore of Fishbone There was a point in my life where I was listening to a ton of Jimi Hendrix and reading a lot of his lyrics. When I would get his albums, I would look at every picture, study every word and blast the music. Jimi Hendrix is...
Gary Spivack: Behind The Scenes Of The Rock On The Range Festival
Photo by: Jason SquiresWith: Gary Spivack, CO-Executive Producer Securing the Lineup: I have two partners in the curation process of securing talent for the yearly Rock On The Range. We put the gloves on everyday, fight about bands, high five about bands, scream about...
Brandon Boyd: The Inspiration Behind My New Art Project — ‘Water Is Life’
Photo by: Jen DiSisto With: Brandon Boyd of Incubus Photo by: Brandon DerocheI painted this last week in my kitchen at home. It wasn’t intended to be for anything specific other than to express my support for the Native Peoples of our country and as a little voice of...
Myles Kennedy: The Mission Of My New Foundation — Future Song
photo by: Richard BoothBy: Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge / Slash feat MK & the Conspirators I still have a vivid recollection of the night I was informed by my mom that she wanted me to sign up for the elementary school band. I had just started the 5th grade, and...
Joe Hahn: Behind The Scenes Of Linkin Park And MadeWorn’s Music for Relief Collaboration
With Joe Hahn of Linkin Park We recently got introduced to Blaine over at MadeWorn. I was impressed by the care that he puts into his put his work and how that translates into authenticity that is set apart from all other apparel. He is a guy that is about process. It...
Chris Young & Cassadee Pope Share Their Grammy Nominee Excitement
photo via Countryfancast “Thinking of You” Nominated For Best Country Duo/Performance photo by: David McClisterChris Young: I am so honored by this morning’s news. Cassadee and I have had such a great time together with this song at radio and on tour. Having it not...
The Art Of Making Baseball Bats
By: Warstic Founder, Ben Jenkins My Background: Baseball I grew up playing baseball. When I was a kid, that’s just what I did — played baseball and football. I had the idea that I wanted to be a Major League baseball player. I got a scholarship to play baseball at...
An Open Letter to Scott Weiland a Year After His Passing:
Dear Scott: It’s been a year since you’ve gone somewhere else. All things considered, it’s been a twelve month roller coaster ride. Emotions have run wild and thankfully, the one constant has been music. We still have music. As a universal pulse, and we need it now...
Interview: Josh Wakely — Behind the Scenes of ‘Beat Bugs’
Photo by: Grace A Storytelling Company ‘Beat Bugs’ creator talks how the innovative Netflix show and music is impacting families everywhere “Baby you can drive my cawwr. Yes I’m gonna be a star. Baby you can drive my cawwr.” — My five-year-old singing to himself as he...
Pearl Jam’s 25th Year In 10 Stunning Photos
Photo by: Michael Young — Tampa 4/11/16 A Year Full of Memories Photo by: Michael Young Miami: April 9, 2016 Photo by: Michael Young Miami: April 9, 2016 Photo by: Michael Young Miami: April 9, 2016 Photo by Kevin Mazur New Orleans: April 23, 2016 Team Gleason. No...
Linkin Park and MadeWorn’s Incredible Music For Relief Project
Creativity at its Finest = Activism Background: Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Blaine Halvorson of MadeWorn came together to spray-paint, stencil, and draw by hand — a design that combined both of their unique aesthetics. Using the iconic street soldier...
Don Pendleton: How Skateboarding Has Influenced My Art
By: Don Pendleton My Background: I grew up in Ravenswood, West Virginia. Which is a very small town right on the Ohio River. My dad was a steel worker who would come after work and paint at the kitchen table after his shift. I would just watch him and eventually I...
Travis Miguel/Atreyu: How Metallica Influenced My Life
photo via ESP photosBy Atreyu’s Travis Miguel My Introduction: Growing up a child of the 80’s, like most people in my age group, a lot of the music I was exposed to came from MTV (when MTV was 90% music videos). That being said, anything I knew about metal also came...
Joe Buck: How Music Has Influenced My Life and Career
With: Joe Buck Early Influence: My mom was on Broadway. She was a singer and a dancer. The way I was brought up, I think most other kids were probably listening to Boston, and I was too, but I was also subjected to the soundtracks of Oklahoma or Guys and Dolls around...
Anthony Frisketti: Behind the Lens — Three Favorite Photos Of Mine
By: Pro Photographer Anthony Frisketti. Featuring: Def Leppard, Candlebox & Kiss I’ve been doing photography on and off for 30 years. Starting with a manual focus 35mm SLR and developing my own B&W prints. I learned the importance of composition and framing...
Inside Seattle’s Legendary London Bridge Studio
By: Owners — Eric Lilavois, Jonathan Plum, and Geoff Ott As producers we have worked on many records and many genres over the years. Aside from our shared love of music and deep rooted desire to help bring artists ideas to life, there is another major thread that...
Alfonso Pozzo: Making ‘The Curious Case Of The Chicago Cubs’
By: Producer/Director — Alfonso Pozzo. MLB Network My History: I’ve been producing documentaries for 17 years now. I worked for MLB Productions- the in-house production company for Major League Baseball, for quite some time. We have now moved over to MLB Network. I’ve...
Rufus Wainwright: Statement on the Passing of Leonard Cohen
Photo by: Matthew WelchOfficial Statement By: Rufus Wainwright I had very few deeply personal experiences with Leonard, enough to count on one and a half hands: a tiny little sparkling horse*. Like for most of us, for me he dwelled in a higher strata inhabited by some...
Jake Shimabukuro: My First Ukulele
By: Jake Shimabukuro My first ukulele was a standard size Kamaka (soprano) that belonged to my mother. She would often strum it and sing songs to me when I was a baby. This year is Kamaka Hawaii’s 100th anniversary as a family business. They were the inventors of the...
The Inspiration Of Play Me, I’m Yours Street Pianos. With Founder, Luke Jerram
By: Luke Jerram, Founder & Gary Dunning, Boston Executive Director LUKE JERRAM: Founder The idea for Play Me, I’m Yours came from visiting my local launderette. I saw the same people there each weekend and yet no one talked to one another. I suddenly realized that...
