Category: Interviews
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Brie Larson – Interview
Growing up on California film sets, Brie realized at an early age that she wanted to be a performer. Having the opportunity to star in Disney Channel’s most watched original movie Right on Track , the WB’s Raising Dad, and MGM’s feature film, Sleepover, Brie learned that she was heading in the right direction. But…
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Embrace – Interview
There isn’t enough music in the world today that manages to truly elevate the listener with its epic intentions and heartfelt emotions, but Embrace want to change all that. The Anglo five-piece specializes in crafting the kind of unforgettable songs that adroitly balance a profound sense of personal intimacy with anthemic hooks and sweeping choruses.…
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Fat Joe – Interview [2005]
They say good things come to those who wait. For over 10 years, Fat Joe has patiently waited for his opportunity to be among the greats in his field of music. Through years of hard work and dedication, Fat Joe has made his mark on hip-hop music, film, clothing and the culture as a whole.…
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Aqualung – Interview
If anyone can claim to have had their career choice in some way chosen for them, it’s Aqualung’s Matt Hales; born above his parents Southampton independent record store, with a piano dominating the front room, he was writing songs by the age of 4. By 11 he’d been commissioned to compose his school Song (the…
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Kasabian – Interview
Passion, not a word you hear all that often any more when it comes to music, but Kasabian have it by the tractor-load. They’re not making music to be famous, or because it’s a good career, they’re making music because they need to, because it’s etched somewhere deep in their souls. “Why be in a…
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Goldfinger – Interview [2005]
Disconnection Notice, the California band’s fifth full-length album, is a major departure from the group’s past and a big step toward something great and new. It’s mature, it’s power-pop, it’s subtle, and it’s a lot of things you wouldn’t expect from one of the most influential punk bands of the past decade. We interview frontman…
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Bobby Valentino – Interview
Bobby Valentino is an up and coming R&B star and we talk to him! We need to learn a little about you… how did you get signed? I used to be in a group called Mista and we had a song called “Blackberry Molasses.” I got out of the deal I was in and had…
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Kaiser Chiefs – Interview
Sometimes the greatest success stories sprout from the tiniest of ambitions. When Kaiser Chiefs formed up in not-so-sunny Leeds, England around the summer of 2003, their aim was not to conquer stadiums and change the world. Instead, these five oddballs began plotting a rather more modest plan. In the shadowy corners of clubs and venues…
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Crossfade – Interview
Crossfade are a true success story. A little more than a year ago they were virtually unknown outside of their home state of South Carolina. Now, one year later, they have easily topped five hundred thousand album sales, two smash hit songs, over 260 live shows, and at least ten national TV appearances later they’ve…
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112 – Interview [2005]
If anyone had told the soul boy members of 112—Q, Slim, Daron and Mike– that they’ll still be making records nine years after their self-titled debut dropped from r&b heaven, they might not have believed you. “We thought we might make enough money to open a laundry or something,” Mike jokes. “We never thought we’d…