10 Songs To Accompany Your Leap of Faith
Setting forth in the universe Sometimes the idea of a leap of faith hovers over your head like a dark shadow. In certain lights, it has a halo around it, while other times you see terrifying devil horns. At the age of eight-years-old, big wave surfer and innovator,...
Matt McCormack: How Collaborating With Gene Simmons Inspired My New Record, ‘Life In Stereo’
My Journey of “Pride” The Gene Simmons Collaboration- “Pride” Around a decade ago I remember coming home from a Bob Dylan show in Austin, TX, stumbling through the kitchen. I sat down at the computer, checked email and went to my childhood heroes...
Judd Apatow: How Music Has Influenced My Life and Career
Jeff Gorra speaks with Judd Apatow- on the power of music, the Beatles, writing and more. Whether Judd Apatow is writing scripts, crafting jokes, producing, directing or performing stand-up, there is one constant companion embedded into his creative process. Music....
Scott Soeder: Inside My Art — A Passion For Illustration
With Professional Illustrator, Scott Soeder My Background: As far back as I can remember I have been into art and participating in its creation. I’m from Louisville, Kentucky. Growing up I enjoyed the Sunday Comics, my favorite at the time being Peanuts. Like most...
The Art & Inspiration of Nine Inch Nails
“Less Than” — With: Trent Reznor’s Vinyl Mission Statement This is one the greatest album covers I have ever seen. Let’s face it. It’s a very unsettling time right now. Things are happening in the world (and within music) that make absolutely zero sense. The biggest...
Tony Scalzo, Fastball: My Songwriting Process
Crafting songs with Fastball frontman, Tony Scalzo Photo by: Eric Riley What Sparks a Song: I’ve employed many different techniques over the years. A good motivator is a necessity for a song — if you have to build up a body of material because you want to record a...
Keegan Hall: Inside My Art
Pental Pencil Drawings & Making a Difference. With: Keegan Hall My Background: As I kid, I had many hobbies including sports, business, and, of course, art. I attended the University of Washington and graduated with a degree in Visual Arts, and also took many...
Tori Amos: The Inspiration Behind The New Album ‘Native Invader’
Forces of nature with: Tori Amos Tori Amos, one of the most successful, prolific and influential artists of her generation has announced her new album, Native Invader. It’s Amos’ fifteenth studio album, following 2014’s Unrepentant Geraldines — her eighth Billboard...
Dark as Roses & Fine as Sand: An Acid Etching of Chris Cornell
The story behind the art, by: Pete Marsh I attended this Chris Cornell gig just a short time after seeing Soundgarden at Download Festival. My wife bought the ticket as a surprise birthday present for me! It was a great gig…just one man and a guitar (well, quite a few...
‘So Much For The Afterglow’ Tour In 10 Stunning Photos
Celebrating 20 Years of Everclear’s mega-record, along with openers, Fastball & Vertical Horizon So Much For The Afterglow — 20th Anniversary Tour. Featuring Fastball, Vertical Horizon and headliner, Everclear. Everclear’s record, So Much For The Afterglow was...