“I just go for it because you never know what tomorrow is gonna bring,” Houston proclaims. “New experiences help to keep things fresh. That’s what I’m doing, and I’m enjoying it.”
Read moreHere Comes The Sun: Art Alexakis Flies Solo | Interview
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“The music is rough, and it’s raw,” the Everclear frontman says of his forthcoming debut solo album. “It’s more about the songs. It sounds like a classic record. That’s what I dig about it.”
Read moreKwest Tha Madd Lad Returns with His Passion & Penchant for Rhyme Fully Intact | Interview
“It’s like riding a bike,” Kwest says of his return to recording. “When you rhyme and you love this art form for what it is and you love hip-hop in general, it never leaves you.”
Read moreNo Restrictions: Rosie Lowe Flexes Her Creative Freedom & Musical Muscle | Interview
“’YU’ has been such a joy to make and it’s deepened my understanding of collaboration,” the London-based singer-songwriter-instrumentalist says of her new album, in stores now.
Read moreChaos, Creativity & Catharsis: Mr. Lif Revisits the Making of ‘I Heard It Today’ 10 Years On | Interview
“It was a life raft,” Mr. Lif says of the album. “It’s probably one of the purest forms of how music has played a role in my life. It kept me going.”
Read moreFor the Love of Music: Eddie Levert & The O’Jays Deliver Their Last Word | Interview
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“This album covers the things we’ve always done,” Levert explains. “But we’re bringing it into the hip-hop generation and hope that they can gravitate to it.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Illogic & Blueprint Rewind the Hands of Time to Celebrate 15 Years of ‘Celestial Clockwork’
Illogic’s third studio affair is as good of a mix of complex and potent lyricism coupled with creative production that’s been released in the past 20 years.
Read moreEverything Is Illuminated: A Candid Conversation with Bryan Adams | Interview
Adams’ role in legitimizing Canadian music in the popular sense beyond its borders is incalculable, and his latest album ‘Shine A Light’ further cements his influential legacy.
Read moreSophie Ellis-Bextor Rekindles the Magic of Her Sterling Songcraft | Interview
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“Every time I start to feel a bit ‘comfortable,’ I like to pull the rug out from under me and do something different and a bit scary,” Ellis-Bextor confides. “It’s good for my head.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Over the Rhine Explore Their New Album ‘Love & Revelation’ Song by Song
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“Each record we have released is authentic to a particular time in our lives,” Linford Detweiler explains. “They are all mile markers on a long road that beckoned to us in our youth.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Ryan Hennessy of Picture This Embraces the Madness & Melodies of Modern Love
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“Modern love is all around us and it has so much character,” Hennessy says. “It’s a dysfunctional kind of love due to the modern climate we live in, but this album really embraces that.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Clear Soul Forces Define Their Own Lane in the Detroit Hip-Hop Scene and Beyond
“We’re an anomaly, and get love from a lot of people on both sides of the Detroit hip-hop coin,” Emile explains. “We’re looking to leave our own legacy, independent of what currently exists.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: The Cardigans’ Magnus Sveningsson Revisits the Enduring Legacy of ‘Gran Turismo’
“I think it’s a crucial album since we really changed paths there,” Sveningsson explains. “We didn’t want to go on as a ‘retro-sounding’ band so we threw that part away.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Dynamic Duo Sadat X & El Da Sensei Unite to Keep Pure Hip-Hop Alive and Well
Two of the most gifted lyricists ever to grip the mic have joined creative forces for their collaborative album ‘XL,’ in stores now.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Spencer Gibb’s Symphonic Songcraft Sounds Just Like Starting Over
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“These songs ended up being about letting go, starting over, and forgiving people for things,” Gibb says of his latest album ‘Let’s Start Over.’
Read moreINTERVIEW: Juliana Hatfield Blocks Out the World As We Know It and She Feels Fine
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“The concept of the album, and it became a little bit more than that, was coming to terms with a solitary life and trying to see it in a positive way rather than any other way,” Hatfield explains.
Read moreINTERVIEW: All Natural Revisit the Making of Their Underground Classic, ‘No Additives, No Preservatives’
All Natural take a no frills, strictly skills approach to their music throughout their debut album ‘No Additives, No Preservatives’ (1998).
Read moreINTERVIEW: Vanessa Daou Revisits ‘Zipless,’ Her Dynamic Declaration of Independence, 25 Years Later
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“‘Zipless’ is a philosophical act couched as a sexual one, a statement of creative independence,” Daou explains. “Why should I—or anyone—be compromised as an artist, especially as a woman?”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Savannah Conley Navigates the High Stakes of a Career on the Cusp
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“My words are the only thing I can absolutely, one-hundred percent control at all times,” Conley confides. “It’s coming out of my mouth, and it’s happening solely in my control.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Liela Moss Evinces and Embraces Another Side of Her Musical Muse
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“Writing and recording most of the album in rural Somerset was extremely special,” Moss confides. “The elements, trees and moon cycle became the brightest, loudest companions.”
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