Bebel Gilberto Wrestles With Love, Loss & Bossa Nova Legacy On Beautiful New Album
Bebel Gilberto interviewed for her album, João, for SPIN‘s “On the Record” series: Bebel Gilberto Wrestles With Love, Loss & Bossa Nova Legacy On Beautiful New Album On ‘João,’ the four-time … Continue reading
Taylor Hanson on the Iranian Protest Anthem “Baraye” and Telling ‘A Human Story Through Music’
Taylor Hanson interviewed for the release of “Baraye – For Women Life Freedom” for SPIN: Taylor Hanson on the Iranian Protest Anthem “Baraye” and Telling ‘A Human Story Through Music’ Taylor, … Continue reading
Andrew Ridgeley Tells Us All About the Summer of Wham!
Andrew Ridgeley interviewed for the WHAM! Netflix documentary and the release of the 40th anniversary singles collection, The Singles: Echoes From the Edge of Heaven for SPIN: Andrew Ridgeley Tells Us All … Continue reading
LA Story: A Tribute to the Park Plaza Hotel’s Underground Music Scene
Feature on the Park Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles as the birthplace for music and culture movements in the city for SPIN: LA Story: A Tribute to the Park Plaza … Continue reading
Scoring Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Composers Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton itnerviewed for their work on the video game STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor for Mix Magazine August 2023 Issue: Scoring STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor Co-composers … Continue reading
‘We Did The Booze, The Drugs, The Fun’: Belinda Carlisle Recalls Touring With The Go-Go’s
Belinda Carlisle interviewed ahead of her tour for SPIN‘s “One Crazy Tour” series: ‘We Did The Booze, The Drugs, The Fun’: Belinda Carlisle Recalls Touring With The Go-Go’s Groupies, being … Continue reading
Three Years After Her Stroke, Lucinda Williams Is Back With A Powerful New Album
Lucinda Williams interviewed for her album, Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart for SPIN‘s “On the Record” series: Three Years After Her Stroke, Lucinda Williams Is Back With A … Continue reading
New Syd Barrett Doc Creates A Personal, Technicolor Portrait
Roddy Bogawa, co-director of Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd, interviewed about the documentary for SPIN‘s “Watch Me” seris: New Syd Barrett Doc … Continue reading
Haim, Silversun Pickups Among L.A. Bands to Headline New Venue the Bellwether
Preview of new multi-purpose venue The Bellwether for Los Angeles Magazine: Haim, Silversun Pickups Among L.A. Bands to Headline New Venue the Bellwether Founders Michael Swier and Gregg Perloff officially … Continue reading
Berlin’s Terri Nunn On 1986’S “Take My Breath Away”: ‘Everything Changed When That Song Came Out’
Berlin‘s Terri Nunn interviewed about the group’s stratospheric smash “Take My Breath Away” ahead of their “Letting it Go Show” tour with Culture Club for SPIN‘s “The Why The How” … Continue reading
Abdi Nazemian: The BFG Interview
Interview with YA author/screenwriter/story editor/producer Abdi Nazemian for Book and Film Globe: Abdi Nazemian: The BFG Interview Queer author and film producer opens up about his experiences to a fellow … Continue reading
New Documentary On Peter Case Highlights The Plight Of The Everyman Musician
Peter Case interviewed about the documentary of his life as a musician, Peter Case: A Million Miles Away for SPIN‘s “Watch Me” series: New Documentary On Peter Case Highlights The … Continue reading
That Dirty Feeling While Watching ‘The Idol’
Op-Ed about the HBO series, The Idol, for Los Angeles Magazine: That Dirty Feeling While Watching ‘The Idol’ Job well done, Abel Watch Mikey Gomez’s YouTube videos on The Idol.
‘Her Life Had So Much Impact’: Donna Summer’s Daughter Brooklyn Sudano On Her Mother’s Life & Legacy
Donna Summer‘s daughter Brooklyn Sudano interviewed about her (co-)directorial debut, the HBO original documentary, Love to Love You, Donna Summer, out on MAX, for SPIN‘s “Watch Me” series: ‘Her Life … Continue reading
Christine and the Queens: Saved by Art
Heloïse Letissier interviewed ahead of the release of his album, Paranoïa, Angels, True Love for the cover of FLOOD Magazine: Christine and the Queens: Saved by Art In our latest digital … Continue reading
‘Liberty Had Turned [Elton] Down After Recording Demos With Him’
Former music executive Andrew Lauder interviewed about his autobiography (co-written with Mick Houghton) , Happy Trails: Andrew Lauder’s Charmed Life and High Times in the Record Business for SPIN‘s “Read … Continue reading
An Italian ‘Renaissance’
Composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer and DJ/producer Tiësto interviewed for their work on The White Lotus main title theme, and remix, respectively, for Variety May 31, 2023 Issue: How ‘White Lotus’ … Continue reading
Spain’s Primavera Sound Kicks Off Europe’s Music Festival Season With Mirrored Lineups in Barcelona and Madrid
Primavera Sound‘s Alfonso Lanza interviewed for a preview of the festival for Variety: Spain’s Primavera Sound Kicks Off Europe’s Music Festival Season With Mirrored Lineups in Barcelona and Madrid Headliners … Continue reading
The Damned’s Captain Sensible On Creating New Music: ‘It’s What We Do’
The Damned‘s Captain Sensible interviewed for their album Darkadelic for SPIN: The Damned’s Captain Sensible On Creating New Music: ‘It’s What We Do’ Captain Sensible talks starting him own political … Continue reading
How Coachella’s Do LaB Tent, With Its Unpublished Lineups, Became the Festival’s Coolest and Biggest Open Secret
The Do LaB‘s Flemming brothers interviewed for the 20th anniversary of their brand ahead of Coachella 2023 for Variety: How Coachella’s Do LaB Tent, With Its Unpublished Lineups, Became the … Continue reading
Susanna Hoffs: ‘Music Is The Beginning, Middle And End Of Every Day For Me’
Susanna Hoffs interviewed for her album of covers, The Deep End, and her debut novel, This Bird Has Flown, for SPIN‘s On the Record series: Susanna Hoffs: ‘Music Is The … Continue reading
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Sisters on Curating ‘King Pleasure’ Exhibit and Their Brother’s Legacy: ‘People Are Drawn to His Unedited Creativity’
Jean-Michel Basquiat‘s sister Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux interviewed for the opening of Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© at The Grand LA for Variety: Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Sisters on Curating ‘King Pleasure’ … Continue reading
Iranian Alternative Artists Speak Out for Their Persecuted Compatriots in Iran
Amir Amor of Rudimental, Rami Sakurai of Supreme Beings of Leisure, Kittens, Hamid Saeidi of Opium Moon & Hengameh, Nostalgix and Kamtin Mohager of Chain Gang of 1974 and … Continue reading
Graham Coxon: ‘I Wish Somebody Had Told Me, Had Warned Me, In 1991…’
Graham Coxon interviewed about his memoir, Verse, Chorus, Monster! for SPIN‘s Read Me series: Graham Coxon: ‘I Wish Somebody Had Told Me, Had Warned Me, In 1991…’ The sometime Blur … Continue reading
Los Angeles’ United Recording Studios, Known as ‘the Abbey Road of the West,’ Scales Down Music Operations
Report on United Recording Studios‘ pivot from music to film and events for Variety: Los Angeles’ United Recording Studios, Known as ‘the Abbey Road of the West,’ Scales Down Music … Continue reading
Which Ultra? Dance Music Festival, Label and Publisher Share Name but Are Not Connected, Market Confusion Be Damned
Report on Ultra Music Festival versus Ultra Records versus Ultra International Music Publishing for Variety: Which Ultra? Dance Music Festival, Label and Publisher Share Name but Are Not Connected, Market … Continue reading
Ani Di Franco Calls Writing A Children’s Book ‘A Different Bag Of Doughnuts’
Ani Di Franco interviewed for her first children’s picture book, The Knowing, for SPIN‘s Read Me series: Ani Di Franco Calls Writing A Children’s Book ‘A Different Bag Of Doughnuts’
‘Poker Face’ Music Supervisor Breaks Down Season 1’s Best Songs, From Paul McCartney to Tom Waits
Music supervisor Thomas Golubić of SuperMusicVision interviewed about the needle drops on the first season of Poker Face for Variety: ‘Poker Face’ Music Supervisor Breaks Down Season 1’s Best Songs, … Continue reading
The Fall of the Gatekeepers and Rise of New Drum and Bass
Report for Gray Area: The Fall of the Gatekeepers and Rise of New Drum and Bass Join Gray Area.
Artist Spotlight: Thomas Schumacher
Thomas Schumacher interviewed for Gray Area‘s Artist Spotlight series: Thomas Schumacher
New Book Is The Ultimate Tome On Early Electronic Pop
Author Richard Evans interviewed about his book, Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978 – 1983 for SPIN: New Book Is The Ultimate Tome On Early … Continue reading
Led by Beyonce, House Music Gets Its Grammy Moment
Op-ed on the return of house music to the Grammys with input from Heidi Lawden and Grammy nominee Byron Stingily of Ten City for Variety: Led by Beyonce, House Music … Continue reading
Lifetime Achievement Award Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart
Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart profiles for their Lifetime Achievement Award for the 65th Grammys Program Book Watch the acceptance speech and access the article on Grammy.com
A DJ’s Guide to Finance: How Some Are Turning Their ‘Rent Money’ Into Retirement Money
Electronic music artists TOKiMONSTA, Richie Hawtin, Dimitri Vegas, Nicole Moudaber, 12th Planet, TEED, and Dub Pistols, agent Saleem Amode, manager Steve Braines interviewed on the topic of what DJ/producers do with their … Continue reading
It’s Raining Rats: Royal & the Serpent Is Ready For Her Close Up
Ryan Santiago aka Royal and the Serpent interviewed for the cover of SPIN Magazine January Issue: It’s Raining Rats: Royal & the Serpent Is Ready For Her Close Up Check … Continue reading
The Dual Shores of Eli Smart
Eli Smart interviewed for his Aloha Soul EP for FLOOD Magazine‘s Breaking series: The Dual Shores of Eli Smart On the heels of his new Aloha Soul EP, the musician/surfer talks splitting … Continue reading
‘It Breaks My Heart’: Iranian Electronic Artists Dubfire, Lady Faith & Starfari on the Country’s Ongoing Protests & The Beauty of Their Culture
Dubfire, Lady Faith and Starfari interviewed about their experiences in Iran and what it means to be Iranian at the time of the current uprising in that country for Billboard: … Continue reading
TarantisT Call Out Against Injustices in Iran With Their Political Metal
Iranian metal band TarantisT interviewed about their protest music and activism for Alternative Press: TarantisT Call Out Against Injustices in Iran With Their Political Metal Keep up with TarantisT via their Instagram. … Continue reading
Female Executives of Iranian Descent Making an Impact in the Music Industry
Music executives Debra Delshad of Angry Mob Music, Izabelle Pourreza Wilson of Artium Music and Rebecca Sahim of SalXCo talk about their experiences being Iranian and the current upheavals in … Continue reading
Lily & Laurence Go To Berghain
Lily and Laurence Go To Berghain Personal essay on getting into Berlin‘s infamous Berghain nightclub with its stringent door policy and its reflection on my psychological state about aging for … Continue reading
BeatStars Is Making Bank for Its Stable of Music Creators
BeatStars‘ Abe Batshon and 1SRAEL interviewed for Variety Hitmakers 2022 Issue: BeatStars Is Making Bank for Its Stable of Music Creators Check out BeatStars.
Suede: Coming Up Again
Suede‘s Brett Anderson and Neil Codling interviewed for their album Autofiction, and their co-headlining tour of North America with the Manic Street Preachers for FLOOD Magazine: Suede: Coming Up Again … Continue reading
Opening Up the Jaws of Love
Kelcey Ayer of Jaws of Love and Local Natives interviewed about his sophomore Jaws of Love album, Second Life, for FLOOD Magazine: Opening Up the Jaws of Love Kelcey Ayer of Local Natives dives into the … Continue reading
20 Questions With Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre interviewed for his album, Oxymore, for Billboard: 20 Questions With Jean-Michel Jarre: ‘Electronic Music Has Really Been the Perfect Opportunity to Lead My Rebellion’ Watch the album trailer for Oxymore.
Classless Act Is More Than Just Swagger And Snarl
Classless Act‘s Derek Day and Franco Gravante interviewed for the release of the acoustic versions of songs from their debut album, Welcome to the Show, for SPIN: Classless Act Is More … Continue reading
Justin Bua Moves Seamlessly from 2D to Web3 and Back
Visual artist and entrepreneur Justin Bua interviewed about his upcoming book, Original Influencers, and pending metaverse, Buaverse, for Fine Art Globe: Justin Bua Moves Seamlessly from 2D to Web3 and Back. … Continue reading
20 Questions With Kerri Chandler
Kerri Chandler interviewed for his album, Space and Places, for Billboard: 20 Questions With Kerri Chandler: How An Obsession With the Club World’s Best Sound Systems Forged the Icon’s Latest Album … Continue reading
Getting Caught Up in the Whirlwind with Gabriels
Gabriels‘ Ryan Hope interviewed for their debut album, Angels & Queens – Part I for FLOOD Magazine‘s Breaking Series: Getting Caught Up in the Whirlwind with Gabriels Phoning in from … Continue reading
Depeche Mode’s David Gahan on How Co-Founder Andrew Fletcher’s Death Affected New Album, ‘Memento Mori’
Depeche Mode‘s Dave Gahan interviewed ahead of the release of their album, Memento Mori, for Variety: Depeche Mode’s David Gahan on How Co-Founder Andrew Fletcher’s Death Affected New Album, ‘Memento … Continue reading
