Interview

Back in the mid-to-late 60s, The Association made a name as one of the era’s most successful groups. Their act was based on rotating lead vocal duties between all members, spacious guitar melodies, and lush production, which proved innovative for the time. The band has assumed numerous incarnations over the …

“WE TOOK SOME ACID ANDSAW THE CITY HALL ON FIRE“ Therapy? are on European leg of their 2019 tour promoting their fifteenth studio album “Cleave”. I had the pleasure meeting Andy (the band’s singer/guitarist) and doing an interview with him at the A38 boat in the early afternoon before the …

Back in 1989, Tennessee quartet Tora Tora utilized what would become their signature southern-tinged blend of glam metal on their A&M Records debut, Surprise Attack. Amidst a gradually shifting musical climate, the album still managed to crack the Billboard Top 50 with such hits as “Walkin’ Shoes” (the first Memphis-based …

Max Cavalera continues on strong footing, having made tremendous strides amidst some serious hurdles in his nearly three-and-a-half-decade career. As a teenager, the born-and-bred Brazilian singer-guitarist would lead his Belo Horizonte band, Sepultura, out of the country’s largely isolated metal scene despite looming financial straits. Eventually relocating to Phoenix, Arizona …

This is you guys’ first time in the US, how’s tour been so far? It’s been very good! You know, it’s been really cool to show up at these shows and there actually be people there specifically to see us. We never really expected to see people actually singing along …

As the 2018 music calendar winds down, James Felice, co-founder of The Felice Brothers, sat down with Chilly Pete for a wide ranging interview before taking the stage to a packed house at The Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY on December 29th. Chilly Pete and James discussed topics ranging from …

Back in the early-to-mid 2000s, Tony West led the punk-tinged hard rock collective Blacklist Union toward a level of acclaim that burns strong to this day. The San Francisco-based band is presently in quintet form, rounded out by guitarists Em K and Johnny Johnson, bassist Joey Alva, and drummer Anthony …

Katie Knipp is an acclaimed, multifaceted blues rock musician hailing from northern California. Honing her indie craft since the late 90s, the singer/songwriter’s solo act transcends such stature. Poignant as it is undeterred, Knipp has thus earned a host of slots opening for the greats – everyone from Robert Cray, …

MKNLY is a four-piece alternative/pop rock band from North Carolina consisting of Tristan Briza, Josh Wicker, Benjamin Green, and Anthony Hamilton. The group originally formed in summer of 2017 directly following their debut EP Something To Stand Behind which launched them onto the scene. It wasn’t long until they found …

Celeste Taucher, a Northern California native, unveils the latest offering “Intimidated” from her solo project, talker. Collaborating with Dan Sadin (Frenship), April Bender (Glassnote), and Phil Simmonds (Jessie J), talker transcends genres, breathing life into grunge-pop – a term coined by talker herself. She considers it a hybrid of musical influences, …

New York based band Pros & iCons released their debut full-length album iConic, late last year. With a sounds fusing elements of pop and electronic rock and elevating the two into an artistically pleasing and intellectual hybrid, Pros & iCons explore the pains of heartbreak, the thirst for success, and the nostalgia of …

Shenna Somsmieh, known by her stage name Shenna, is a singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, co-producer, and model who, since the age of seven, has performed in front of thousands across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Hailing from Woodbridge, Virginia, Shenna’s received some heavy airplay in the U.S and …