Category: Music

Some things in music are timeless, seamlessly crossing generations with beauty, precision, and heart in creating sounds that last lifetimes. The blues does just that. Kenny Wayne Shepherd is riding the wave of bliss that the blues brings to so many ears, all while earning himself a Grammy, #1 slots on Billboard charts, and a…

The void that’s been left in the heavy music world since Tool’s disappearing act in 1998 has been a big one. It’s safe to say that Maynard James Keenan’s new project, A Perfect Circle, can fill that void and do even more with a versatile sound and grainy Brit-pop textures. The band also includes co-founder…

They knocked you down with their hit single, “Tubthumper”, and now they’re back with a brand new album, WYSIWYG, full of pop that will invite and incite. I had a chance to speak with Dunstan Bruce, lead vocalist and one of Chumbawamba’s eight members. Read on about all things political and find out how we…

While Travis is dancing from country to country, Dougie Payne, their bass player, took time out to call me. If you don’t know who Travis is, read their biography first, then read what follows here. You’re missing out if you don’t do both. Read on. Hello, Charlie. Hey, Dougie. Where are you? I’m in upstate…

So they’ve got you in New York doing some prerelease press? Yeah. We’ve been doing it for a couple of days nonstop. Getting a chance to enjoy the city? It’s great. We’ll be going out the next couple of nights. We’ve got a couple of days off. We’ll have a bit of a party for…

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have a lot of history. And guess what? You won’t find out about it here. If you need a history, read the bio. What you will get here is a lighthearted and fun one-on-one interview with Dicky Barret, the Bosstones’ frontman. You will note this warning, [sarcasm alert], throughout the interview.…

I was lucky enough to have a chance to chat with Rah Digga or, as the hip-hop world knows her, the first lady of the Flipmode Squad. You’ve heard her rap, but have you really heard her speak? She brings her sound hardcore, but talking to her you’d find the woman called Rah Digga is…

You first heard of Tracy Bonham when she released The Burdens Of Being Upright, featuring the hit “Mother Mother”. She earned two Grammy nominations for that release and then it seemed like she was gone. Well, Tracy Bonham is back with an amazing and lofty new release, Down Here. And lest you think she was…

Sitting in New Orleans waiting for their new tour bus, we find Jerry Monano, the bassist for the Deadlights. Here we go on our one on one with him. How is the road treating you? Great. It’s been very cool. We’ve been out for about seven weeks now. I was on the official site board…

How are you? Good. I’ve been trying to get some background, but there is some stuff I’m not certain of. Now, you’ve been together since ’91? Yep, since the summer of ’91. Was the first album on your own label? Yeah, it was kind of our own thing. We just released it on our own…