Interviews

As curious humans with a predilection for creative types, our writers offer an inside scoop of conversation from the directors, musicians, and entertainment professionals currently turning everyone’s heads.

Braid

Interviews

Daniel Mitchell discusses Braid’s upcoming summer reunion tour with guitarist Chris Broach.

Braid

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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

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What’s inside the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum? What are its operating hours, and is there a gift shop? Do seniors get a discount? Sir Millard Mulch , lacking a proper brochure, details the workings of an improbable destination with Nils Frykdahl.

Mitch Easter

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The Mars Volta

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The Mars Volta

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Able to navigate the deepest reaches of fractal time signature, The Mars Volta’s Jon Theodore has to be one of the most inventive drummers in popular music today. Gail Worley takes a peek at the strange gears and coils that drive this human rhythm fountain.

Mitch Easter

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They don’t come more seminal than Mitch Easter, who has influenced music from both sides of the mixing board, with his band Let’s Active and as the producer for acts like REM, Pavement and Marshall Crenshaw. Rob Levy grabs a few moments with the busy man.

Dennis Dunaway (Part 2)

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In part two of this interview, Gail Worley gets technical with the Alice Cooper Band bassist, and gets to share some of his favorite moments.

Dennis Dunaway (Part 2)

Interviews

In part two of this interview, Gail Worley gets technical with the Alice Cooper Band bassist, and gets to share some of his favorite moments.

Dennis Dunaway (Part 1)

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Gail “Desperado” Worley continues her quest for the Alice Cooper quadfecta with an interview with Dennis Dunaway, original bassist for the band, Alice Cooper.

Wilshire

Interviews

Singer/songwriter duo Wilshire’s major label album New Universe is a tale of perseverance, bravery and great songs. Andrew Ellis gets the scoop from husband and wife team Micah and Lori Wilshire about their rise to the top.

Request-a-Song.com

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The Internet’s first on-line songwriting service proves to be a big hit. “Trespassers May Be Eaten”, “My Dad Thinks I’m Gay” and “My Mother Doesn’t Like You” are just some of the products of a virtual request-a-song service that is hitting all the right notes with site visitors. Andrew Ellis finds out more.

Steve Bertrand

Interviews

As Steve Bertrand returns with a new band Avion, the former Tories frontman tells Andrew Ellis why five heads are better than one.

Stephen Perkins Part 1

Interviews

Explosion, implosion… then nothing. Another explosion. Gail Worley tackles the genesis and chronology of one of the most influential bands to come out of Los Angeles, Jane’s Addiction, with drummer Stephen Perkins.

John Stanier

Interviews

After a decade with one of the most influential bands in today’s metal, Helmet, drummer John Stanier finds himself in Tomahawk, featuring members of the Melvins, Faith No More and the Jesus Lizard. Gail Worley talks about the ups, downs and sideways.

Jack Grisham

Interviews

The original T.S.O.L. are back, and anarchist lead singer Jack Grisham spoke to Mary Ellen Gustafson in the middle of his bid to be governor of California. Now that’s punk rock.

Danny Wilde

Interviews

Danny Wilde – and his band The Rembrandts – saw a dream come true, then become a nightmare as their theme from Friends skyrocketed up the charts. After some years in hiatus, Wilde and the Rembrandts have returned. Andrew Ellis chronicles the journey.

S.T.U.N.

Interviews

Interview With Christiane J., Lead Vocalist and Band Spokesperson for S.T.U.N.

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