Michael Ray Bower
James Greene, Jr. interviews actor Michael Ray Bower – better known as Salute Your Shorts’ Donkey Lips – about hobnobbing with President Reagan, Steven Spielberg, and that topless woman in the Nickelodeon show.
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James Greene, Jr. interviews actor Michael Ray Bower – better known as Salute Your Shorts’ Donkey Lips – about hobnobbing with President Reagan, Steven Spielberg, and that topless woman in the Nickelodeon show.
Gail Worley chats with Sevendust’s drummer and gets the real scoop behind their label switch, upcoming projects, and Rose’s physical non-regime.
Remember the name. Shelton Hull brings us up to speed on Jacksonville’s hottest rap property.
Who has the courage to not only cover the Cure’s immortal New Wave prom classic “Just Like Heaven,” but also name her CD after New Order’s equally beloved “Bizarre Love Triangle”? Kyrby Raine talks to San Francisco’s Charlotte Summer.
Songs Sung Low from the British Highlands… John Hood explains why Elbow isn’t your average mope.
Really, it’s a no-brainer, but Alex Woodard tells Andrew Ellis just why he traded a career in accountancy to become a singer-songwriter.
Thirty Seconds to Mars are deliriously sleep deprived when they sit down with me for a quick Q and A before taking the stage at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live.
Part Filipino, part Irish, all female Prettier Than Pink tells all about music, Molly Ringwald and comics to Kyrby Raine.
What’s the difference between young bands and old bands, and why would you want to be one and not the other? Lynn Wallace talks to Allister and finds out.
Sean Howe’s Give Our Regards To The Atomsmashers! is the latest in a series of recent books that examine how comic books are received and perceived by critics, fans and children of all ages. Rob Levy spoke with editor Sean Howe via email and in person at San Diego’s Comic-Con about the book, his work and of course, his love for comics.
Scot Sax is partly responsible for the new Faith Hill single, “Like We Never Loved At All” – but don’t hold that against him. Andrew Ellis discovers why the Pennsylvania native’s career in the music industry is going from strength to strength.
Pop-rock duo Wilshire go back to their roots in more ways than one on their new release, Already Home and as Lori Wilshire tells Andrew Ellis , they couldn’t be happier.
With Room Full of Mirrors, author Charles R. Cross debunks many of the myths surrounding Jimi Hendrix, the icon and adds several new dimensions to the story of Jimi Hendrix, the man. In his interview with Steve Stav , the writer of the controversial Cobain bio, Heavier Than Heaven, reveals even more details of Hendrix’s remarkable journey.
Andrew Ellis talks The Sopranos, Nintendo oh, and music, with Danny Roselle, frontman for hot NJ band The Crash Moderns.
Atlanta singer-songwriter Angie Aparo has been writing and performing long enough to understand the complexities of the music business, and that’s why he is determined to try and reinvent it. Andrew Ellis finds out how he intends to do it.
The Atlanta Rhythm Section has been together for over 30 years. Michelle LaRose-Hasselbach catches up to them in St. Petersburg and gets the lowdown on touring, their discography, and peeing on the White House lawn.
Andrew Ellis talks to former Jackopierce frontman Cary Pierce about his career and why he feels blessed.
Brian Heater discusses campfires and other people’s music with the enigmatic Matt Pond.
Percussion and photography cross paths in Rhythm & Light. Steve Stav gets the beat from Carrie Nuttall, wife of Rush drummer Neil Peart.
Darrell Scott is a man who does what he wants to do – and he does it VERY well. David Whited gives insight into the songwriter.
John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.
What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.