Category: Interviews

Looking tired and jaded, Wayne Static sits on the couch in the dressing room at Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, New York, waiting to handle his fourth interview of the day. This man has every reason to be tired; he and his bandmates have been touraholics since Wisconsin Death Trap came out this past…

What’s up? Rick: Not much. You guys are in rehearsals? Rick: Yeah. We are just getting ready to go out and promote the upcoming record. What did you guys do with your time off? Rick: Basically, we were looking for another record deal. We toured overseas and everyone kind of picked up hobbies. Some of…

The climb to the top has been a twisted one for California’s Machine Head. They experienced huge success, but all the while the band was in turmoil with former axesmith Logan Mader. Now he’s gone, and another talented grinder has taken his place, and elevated the band to yet an even higher plain. The new…

On the current tour, how’s the energy compared to past tours? Do you enjoy the intimacy of smaller crowds? Why choose to play in such small venues? Will you be touring larger venues after the release? We just wanted to get back in direct contact with our hardcore fans. They have been asking us for…

The Stone Temple Pilots have been one of the most influential bands of the ’90’s, alongside such international artists as Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Once cast as Pearl Jam wannabes, they have outgrown this undesirable tag by releasing four amazing records. It was their song, “Sex Type Thing”, that introduced them, but it was “Plush”…

Pop stars come. Pop stars go. I mean, whatever happened to the so-called King of Pop anyway? Word is he’s working on a comeback; people don’t realize that some never need to come back because they never leave us. Paul McCartney is arguably the most influential musician alive today. And after a two and a…

Hi, Charlie. Hello. What are you up to? Well, I’m going to Canada, Blurring The Edges just went double platinum up there, to except an award. And then I’m doing a lot of television for the new album. Speaking of tv, I saw you on the Rosie O’Donnell show, last week, I think it was.…

Manic Street Preachers grew out of Blackwood, Gwent, South Wales, which boasts a population of twenty thousand. Their lengthy history has already been covered in depth a thousand times over, so I had a real task as I spoke with Manic’s bass player, Nicky Wire, aka Nicholas Jones. It was daunting, trying to come up…

What’s going on, Troy? Hey, how’s it going? I’m just busy, busy, busy. What do you think about the single, “Wanna Be A Baller”, blowing up as big as it is? Absolutely phenomenal. Did you expect this from the beginning? No. The single was first released back in March or maybe even April. So it’s…

Talking with Spider. How’s it going? Not too bad. I’m hanging in there. I’ve been doing a lot of stuff lately, so I’ve really been busy. I’ve been getting the new video together and we are going to be touring with Kid Rock pretty soon. What video are you making? “Nobody’s Real”. Have you already…