“We have a responsibility to not look back, to get outside of our comfort zones,” Nicolay confides. “And I think we’ve always made music that we want to make.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Dubstar Rediscover Their Creative Muse and Reclaim Their Artistic Power
“I always felt like we were on the outside looking in,” Sarah Blackwood says of the Britpop scene in the ‘90s. “But, this time around, I’m happy being the outsider looking in.”
Read moreWaxing Poetic: KT Tunstall Traverses the Soul, Body & Mind | Interview
“I want to challenge how you feel and how you respond,” Tunstall explains. “I want a record to shift you, where you get on the ride and it takes you somewhere.”
Read moreResilient & Resolute: A Candid Conversation with Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies | Interview
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Cowboy Junkies latest album ‘All That Reckoning’ is an outstanding set that underscores the band’s singularity it’s achieved over a thirty-plus-year career trajectory.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Stephen Lee Naish Digs Deep Into Manic Street Preachers’ ‘Know Your Enemy’ with ‘Riffs & Meaning’
“’Know Your Enemy’ is an example of the Manics’ iconoclast tendencies,” Naish explains. “But very little has been written about it and its obtuseness has mostly been forgotten or dismissed.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Quentin Harrison Delves Deep Into Madonna’s Discography with New ‘Record Redux’ Installment
‘Record Redux: Madonna’ is the fourth installment of Harrison’s “Record Redux” series following the previous Spice Girls, Carly Simon and Donna Summer volumes.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Bobby Brown Exercises His Prerogative & Embraces His Truth
“You go through ups and downs, challenges, trials and tribulations,” Brown explains. “But you have to be able to be strong for the ones that you love and for yourself.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Kandace Springs Summons a Deeper Shade of Soul
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Kandace Springs’ sophomore studio album ‘Indigo’ is slated to hit stores September 7th courtesy of Blue Note Records.
Read moreINTERVIEW & TRIBUTE: J-Zone Is Still ‘$ick of Bein’ Rich,’ 15 Years On
“The main point of ‘$ick of Being Rich’ was to show my range,” its creator reflects. “It was my chance to show and prove that I can work in other circles.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Three Decades On, Young MC Is Still Stone Cold Rhymin’
“I wanted to do my best to keep hip-hop around,” Young MC confides. “Not only so I could keep doing it, but so that everybody else could keep doing it as well.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Nile Rodgers’ Musical Legacy Is Unparalleled, But Far From Complete
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“Thank God in the modern world the music that we leave behind becomes very accessible to people even when we’re not around,” Rodgers reflects.
Read moreINTERVIEW: With Depth & Substance in Droves, Erin Rae Crafts Songs That Demand to Be Heard
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“For me, it just starts with songwriting,” Rae reflects. “I love so many different kinds of music, and hopefully notes of all of it come through in some way.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: With Distinctive Sounds & Vision, KINGDM Looks to Conquer New Musical Territories
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The energy you get being in the room with the right people is priceless,” KINGDM says of the recording process. “Sharing the experience of seeing a song come to life is incredible.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Jeffrey Osborne Spreads Love & Soul the Old School Way
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“I think I’ve seen every phase of love and lived it all,” Osborne reflects. “The world is connected to love, and I’d like to see the world get more in tune with love.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Juliana Hatfield Honors the Magic of Olivia Newton-John’s Musical Legacy
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“I have such respect for Olivia Newton-John and for the songs, and my love for them is so pure,” Hatfield reflects.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Jan Kincaid Recalibrates & Reinvigorates with MF Robots
“We draw from the past and translate through modern-tuned ears to make something we hope will be timeless,” Kincaid says about MF Robots’ sound.
Read moreINTERVIEW: With Style & Substance, Swing Out Sister Flex Their Flair for the Cinematic
“This time we’ve had the opportunity, as have (our fans), to see the album develop in perhaps unforeseen ways,” the group’s Andy Connell explains.
Read moreMusical Renaissance Man Phonte Takes His Listeners on Rides That Resonate | Interview
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“My goal is to take the listener on a ride, through different emotions, and at the end they come out feeling like they experienced it with you,” Phonte explains.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Jazz Legend Dr. Lonnie Smith Feels the Music, Moves the Crowd
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“I just take it easy and stay positive,” Smith declares. “I try not to let anything bother me. Music heals you and makes you feel good.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Kim Wilde’s Enthralling & Enduring Brand of Pop Don’t Stop
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“‘Here Come The Aliens’ resonates because the songs explore different sides of life,” Wilde says. “The good and bad, the sad and happy, the reflective and hopeful.”
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