Downtempo Dialogue: With Irish Songster Perry Blake (VIDEO)
I spoke with Perry Blake from his home in Northwest Ireland, where the tranquil environment seems an ideal setting to support the creation of his contemplative musical offerings.
Misinterpreted Communications: With Prog Punk Trio Upright Forms (Q&A)
On June 28th, Upright Forms will release their debut LP Blurred Wires, featuring a mix of kinetic, hard guitar sounds, with catchy riffs and beats, aggressively charismatic vocals, and the sound of a poetic heart bursting forth with wordplay and melodies.
Live Shoegaze: The Veldt With ‘In A Quiet Room’
With their performance of “In A Quiet Room,” captured live on video on KEXP, shoegaze pioneers The Veldt demonstrate that all of the studio trickery making the elegance of shoegaze possible can be done portably.
Euro Prodigies: Other Sides Of Lunear (Q&A Part 2)
In Part 2 of our interview with Lunear, we get into more details about their work, and some of the challenges to getting heard.
Subverting Expectations: With Prog Punkers Rated Eye (Q&A)
With a rhythm section collaboration going back to the 90s, eccentrically innovative guitar voicings, and the fractured blues vocals of front man Albert Hall, Pittsburgh’s Rated Eye breaks the rules to make distinctively unique rock songs.
Bowie Avatar Julian Shah-Tayler On ‘Hunger City: Diamond Dogs’ 50th Tribute (Q&A)
In our wide ranging interview, top David Bowie tribute artist Julian Shah-Tayler shares his views on Bowie’s much delayed efforts at staging musicals, shows me some of his gear, disses Mick Jagger and Sting, and reveals his processes recreating ‘Diamond Dogs,’ the first Bowie album that he owned.
Prog Rock: Lunear Discuss Exceptional New Album ‘From Above’ (Q&A Part 1)
On ‘From Above,’ their most ambitious album so far, Europe’s Lunear go even deeper into classic progressive rock sounds and concepts.