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...