The Damned: 35 Years of Evil
by Erin Amar | Oct 27, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 2 comments
The Damned: 35 Years of Evil The first glimpse I catch of Captain Sensible, legendary guitarist of punk rock icons The Damned, is from 15 feet away, nervously peeking out of the doorway of the band’s dressing room. “I don’t want to do it!” he mock-pleads with...The Misfits: Night Of The Living Punks
by Keith Valcourt | Oct 19, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
The Misfits: Night Of The Living Punks If you missed Devo performing their earliest songs on their recent tour, no worries: this new film puts you right in the action. What better place to interview legendary goth/horror punk rockers than a cemetery? So...Thus Spoke Thor
by Jason and Richard Wentworth | Oct 19, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Thus Spoke Thor There are musicians who diligently ply their craft with their instruments, and then there are those who themselves ARE the instrument; such is Jon Mikl Thor. In 1973 Thor won the Mr. Canada bodybuilding title, and shortly thereafter began...Paul Collins: The Kids Are The Same
by Erin Amar | Oct 8, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Paul Collins: The Kids Are The Same https://www.youtube.com/embed/9UaMghNaNpA If there is a guy who quintessentially sums up the idea of “Mature Hipster”, Paul Collins is it. Slogging away at the fine art of power pop for more than 35 years Collins has been become not...Peter Hook: Closer
by Chris Adams | Sep 14, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 1 comment
As a founding member of legendary bands Joy Division and New Order, Peter Hook easily secured his place in music history. Now, 30 years after the death of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, Hook has taken to the road reviving the band’s albums Unknown...Sloan: Still Pretty Together
by Erin Amar | Sep 7, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Twenty years is a long time to do anything with anybody. So when the Chris Murphy, Andrew Scott, Jay Ferguson and Patrick Pentland – collectively known as Sloan – recently celebrated their 20th anniversary of being a band, there was good reason for music...Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley: Staying True
by Keith Valcourt | Aug 26, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
There is nothing sadder than going to see your favorite eighties band only to find that the lead singer can no longer sing. The golden voice ravaged by time, reduced to a scratchy growl. Thankfully, such is not the case with Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley. The...Martha Davis of The Motels: Not Checking Out
by Keith Valcourt | May 3, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 1 comment
Martha Davis of The Motels: Not Checking Out "Doing a photo shoot was a lot easier when you’re 20. Making music is a lot easier now that I'm 58." Martha Davis on fame over 50 Martha Davis hit the height of success in the 1980’s when – as the...Yoko Ono: Artist – Visionary – Witch
by Erin Amar | Mar 30, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Few celebrities are so iconic that simply invoking their name produces an actual physical sensation in the body. Yoko Ono is one. Whether hearing the name of the one time Mrs. John Lennon makes you wince, smile or widens your eyes with fascination, it seems Ono has...Mitch Easter – Beyond and Back
by Erin Amar | Mar 18, 2011 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Mitch Easter – Beyond and Back In the 1980’s, Mitch Easter produced or played on just about every record you’ve ever loved. Sitting pretty at the center of the rise of jangle pop, when the Let’s Active frontman wasn’t earnestly chiming out some of the most...