ME: Please tell us how you got started writing and playing music? JJ McGuigan: I started playing drums at 13 and was in a school cover band for mostly alternative and grunge rock. I then wanted to express myself more lyrically and received a guitar at 19. I’ve been mostly …
Read More »Jeremy Parsons: Not Making Music For Today’s Country Radio
Jeremy Parsons is one of the hottest young singer-songwriters on the planet, these days. The music video for his Top 40 IndieWorld and Roots Music Report Americana chart single, “Burn This House Down” received nominations in several prestigious film festival awards, this year. The video, shot by Three Hat Media, was …
Read More »Exclusive Interview With Tia McGraff On John Lennon, Nashville And Stir Fry
Hailing from just south of Toronto, Ontario Canada, Tia McGraff is an internationally-renowned, award-winning americana/singer-songwriter and children’s author. Accompanying Tia on her musical journey is her life/musical partner, Tommy Parham. Described as a “Modern Day Johnny and June,” the two met and married while both were living in Nashville, …
Read More »Love Stallion Talks Queen, Kiss, Van Halen And Def Leppard In This Exclusive Interview
Inspired by the “big rock” sound of the 1970s and ’80s, rock stars like David Lee Roth and Freddie Mercury, and dynamic bands like Van Halen, Kiss, and Def Leppard, Love Stallion is charging onto the music scene with original glamorous hard rock. The band’s high energy live performances, flamboyant …
Read More »Interview: Ann Wilson of Heart Announces New Solo Album & Tour
Legendary rock singer, Ann Wilson of Heart, has announced an upcoming solo album called Immortal. The album is a collection of cover songs from dearly departed musicians such as Chris Cornell (Audioslave), Tom Petty, David Bowie, Glenn Frey (the Eagles), amongst others (see full track list below), and is due …
Read More »Ed Roman On Dyslexia, Isolation And Performing In Cemeteries
Ed Roman is an Award-winning singer/songwriter, performer and multi-instrumentalist from Shelburne, Ontario, Canada. Blurring the lines between pop, rock, folk, and country music genres, Ed’s uniquely crafted songs have received regular rotation on more than 100 terrestrial radio stations across North America and more than 600 stations, worldwide. Ed is …
Read More »Exclusive Interview With Songwriting/Production Duo Fitzsimon And Brogan
Neil Fitzsimon, the songwriter, and Bee Brogan, the vocalist, aim to produce “Pure Pop For Now People.” Preferring to remain faceless in an industry that holds image in high regard, the pair have gone on to form a songwriting/production partnership that led to placement of their songs in Film and …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With R&B/Soul Singer-Songwriter Clayton Morgan
Growing up, Clayton Morgan was surrounded by music, at school and at home. Clayton starred in school musicals, and participated in both choir groups and drama clubs. His father and mentor, Eddie Daniels of The Four Sonics was his greatest inspiration. Clayton was also heavily influenced by Michael Jackson, Janet …
Read More »Interview: Chris Brooks of Like A Storm
Auckland, New Zealand’s Like A Storm have a sonic identity right on par with their band name. Formed in 2005 by the Brooks brothers (Chris, Matt, and Kent), their melding of heavy alternative, crisp electronica and indigenous textures took several years to solidify. But following their 2009 debut, The End …
Read More »Interview: Mayday Parade @ Download Festival 2018
Summer is a good time for festivals and new album releases. Mayday Parade know this all too well. They may well be enjoying Warped Tour over in the States right now, but their brand new record Sunnyland was released just a week after their appearance at UK rock and metal festival Download. …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE Interview With IMEA Male Country Artist of the Year, Matt Westin
Matt Westin was born and raised in a blue collar family in a middle class suburb of Pittsburgh, PA. From a young age, he pursued various passions, including academics, sports, acting, and music. After years of searching, Matt found true fulfillment in the creative outlets of acting and singing, dedicating …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Toronto’s Indie Rock Darlings Across The Board
Jacqueline Auguste and her life partner Andy Ramjattan (bass player for the band), founded the Across The Board in 2013 out of a desire to move their garage and back yard jams to social media. They created a popular cover webseries, “Pick Up & Play” now in its 5th season …
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