The Making of ‘Return to Mt. Kennedy’ with Director, Eric Becker
Family, fortitude and music combine in the legacy climb of - Return to Mount Kennedy. In 1965 Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest and former REI CEO, led Robert Kennedy on the first ascent of a remote mountain in the Yukon named after JFK....
The Resonance of Chris Cornell’s “I Am The Highway”
A tribute - ahead of next week's "I Am The Highway" show March 2, 2003: The Avalon, Boston, MA – a dark, dingy and raw rock n’ roll room in the middle of Lansdowne Street that eventually transformed to the House of Blues. Four months earlier, the super-group...
Behind the Lens – Eight from 2018
Welcome to my look back at 2018! Eight photographs were chosen from my "Behind the Lens" adventures here at Artist Waves from the past year. Instead of looking technical aspects of the photo. I forced myself to base it on how much the image spoke to me. Did it convey...
Interview: Jon Foreman The Love of Switchfoot’s ‘Native Tongue’
Switchfoot riding the wave of love with their new record, Native Tongue “My words come out like an avalanche in silence. But all I need is the love that I believe in. Love is a language, love is your native tongue.” The above – are strung-together lyrics from the...
Brandi Carlile: Our Most Inspiring Artist of the Year
art by: Carlos Vargas A salute to Brandi Carlile - our 2018 most inspiring artist: Waiter send this to Brandi Carlile for her inspiration Our way of honoring her artistic grace And now six times a Grammy nominee A small nod for all you’ve done Let’s go back to the...
5 Songs For My Daughter’s 5th Birthday
Isn’t She Precious: This morning, I was running late to make my morning commute into work on time. I grab my keys off the counter, run left to the stairs, and thankfully halt. I pivot back to my right remembering I forgot my phone. I feel like I’m flashing Barry...
The Smashing Pumpkins – Not Faking it for just one more show
Back in the summer of ‘18, What? I know, July wasn’t that long ago. So back in July, we had the opportunity to take our readers on the second stop of The Smashing Pumpkins Shiny and Oh So Bright Reunion Tour. Shiny and Oh So Bright - We take a...
Interview: Turkuaz Talks All The Colors of ‘Life In The City’
Photo by: Dani Brandwein Dave Brandwein: inside the band's vibrant new record, Life in the City Drip painting entails actively splashing a myriad colors on a canvas. Popularized by Jackson Pollock, Janet Sobel, Max Ernst, and other 20th century luminaries, the...
Imagine Dragons’ ‘Origins’ in 10 Stunning Lyrics
Imagine Dragons: Living that real life with Origins 'Evolve' is like, "Where am I going? I know there’s color, something new." And 'Origins' is, "This is where you are going and it’s a great future."Origin: noun: the point or place where something begins, arises, or...
In The Sun: The Resonance of Nirvana’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ 25 Years Later
All in all is all we are At the three minute and 24 seconds mark of Nirvana performing “All Apologies” on MTV Unplugged, Kurt Cobain slowly raises his right hand and rubs his chin. His eyes are sealed shut and his expression is pensive as if he’s reflecting deeply. At...