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Exclusive Interview: Ben Sharp from Cloudkicker

posted: October 17, 2012

For many artists, music is about “making it big” and living the proverbial “dream” but not for Ben Sharp, solo artist behind the DIY instrumental post-rock/metal project Cloudkicker. In fact, Sharp is comfortably living his own…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Elliott Murphy, Last of the Rock Stars

posted: October 17, 2012

What do Jane Fonda, Johnny Depp, Gianni Versace, and Elliott Murphy have in common? They’re all among the recipients of France’s Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, a high cultural honor that’s presented…
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Exclusive Q and A: Converge Talk Creativity, Lunar Cycles, And Hanging With Hydra Head

posted: October 16, 2012

Hardcore heroes Converge should have the right to rest on their laurels. After putting in years developing their sound in the ’90s and then releasing a string of albums during the last decade that culminated in a…
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Metal Monday: Pig Destroyer Q&A

posted: October 15, 2012

Five years after the release of Phantom Limb, Pig Destroyer are about to make a whole bunch of grindcore fans really happy with their new album Book Burner. Just as ferocious and unforgiving as ever,…
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Exclusive Q and A: Easton Corbin Comes Back with 'All Over the Road'

posted: October 11, 2012

Easton Corbin’s recently released sophomore album All Over The Road proves that the “A Little More Country Than That” artist is poised to release even more hits. Consider his new singles “Lovin’ You Is Fun,”…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Justin Rice Jumps Between Bishop Allen and The Last Names

posted: October 10, 2012

First you hear the hazy, languid tones of a young woman whose voice falls somewhere in the ethereal zone between Mazzy Star‘s Hope Sandoval and Cat Power. At times, a male vocal partner’s warm pipes…
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