Written by Carson James
Tied to the Stone belongs to the Neil Young school of Americana, built on a foundation of country and folk but given a classic-rock kick. Based in California, Tied to the Stone more closely resembles the roots-oriented acts of the late ’60s and early ’70s (I could imagine them opening up for [...]
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California band Tied to the Stone rooted in spiritual faith
Posted in Interviews, tagged classic rock, country, folk, God, Jesus, Neil Young, Poco, spiritual, the Band on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Blues artist Bob Petrocelli can mend bitter hearts with blunt songs
Posted in Interviews, tagged '50s, blues, Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Written by Conrad Javier
Bob Petrocelli has a blunt style of music; it can help mend a bitter heart on a rainy day, and a happy heart in a sunny day. All in one, “Six Feet of Fun” makes one get up and remember the day when they saw the most beautiful woman they have ever seen. [...]
Side F/X plays with ‘Contradictions’ on seductively rocking new album
Posted in Interviews, tagged '80s, blues, country, funk, new wave, the Motels on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Written by Kit Burns
Side F/X can never be called predictable. On their new album, Contradictions, the band effortlessly shifts gears, from Motels-styled early ’80s New Wave (”Scattered”) to blues rock (”Her Escape”) to country (”Life’s Mystery”). Through it all lead singer Kim Cameron, who also wrote these songs, seduces us with her soulful tones. Contradictions [...]
’60s garage rockers the Brymers bring back the fuzz
Posted in Interviews, tagged '60s, British Invasion, garage rock, groupies, Summer of Love, the Hives, the Strokes on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Written by Kit Burns
In the unpredictable world of rock & roll, there are has-beens and wanna-be’s, but what about the should-have-beens? The Brymers had the punky spunk and snappy pop hooks of the best British Invasion groups of the ’60s; however, mainstream success eluded them. Over the past couple of decades, their lost Summer of [...]
Southern rockers Parallel is kick-ass offspring of early ’90s alt-rock
Posted in Interviews, tagged 3 Doors Down, CBGB, grunge, Matchbox 20, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, rock & roll, Seattle, South on August 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Written by Kit Burns
Hailing from the South, the rock & roll band Parallel probably would’ve have existed if it wasn’t for music from the North. The Pacific Northwest, that is. Parallel’s guitar-drenched style is third-generation grunge, the Seattle sounds of Nirvana and Pearl Jam seeding the likes of Matchbox 20 and Live and giving birth [...]
Diverse singer Mary Fakhoury takes a 21st century look on pop music
Posted in Interviews, tagged jazz, hip-hop, Arabic music, pop, iPod, Madonna, French on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Written by Kit Burns
You may think Mary Fakhoury (http://www.maryfakhoury.com) is more than one person. After listening to her EP Universal Worlds, Fakhoury’s unrestrained genre-leaping, cutting through the boundaries of French and Arabic music to vocal jazz and hip-hop, might leave you a tad dizzy. Certainly this is the kind of mesmerizing diversity that Madonna has [...]
San Diego’s Mike Press injects Americana with hop-hop inspirations
Posted in Interviews, tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Americana, Bob Dylan, hip-hop, Public Enemy, rap on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interview by Kit Burns
Singer/songwriter Mike Press is one of the few artists who is both influenced by Americana and hip-hop music – and you can actually hear traces of those radically different genres in his songs. While his tunes are colored by lap-steel guitars and country twang, Press’ rhythmic and sometimes funky vocal delivery is [...]
Punk-pop no longer a bad word with Vera Zero
Posted in Interviews, tagged Blink-182, Green Day, Harvey Danger, punk-pop, Superdrag on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interview by Kit Burns
Vera Zero offers evidence to the contrary that pop-punk is an annoying, amateurish subgenre. Fronted by Rob Kerr, the Minnesota-based group seem to be direct descendants of old Green Day and Superdrag. Thankfully, the group rips through War & Peace EP without the childish tendencies of the inferior acts (who shall remain [...]
Classic rocker Banastre Tarleton reflects upon colorful career, Janis Joplin, Iraq
Posted in Interviews, tagged '70s, '80s, classic rock, David Bowie, Iraq, Janis Joplin on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interview by Kit Burns
Banastre Tarleton is a chameleon. Like David Bowie, he can switch genres without suffering an identity crisis. Nevertheless, he is probably best known for his classic rock, and Tarleton has been part of the musical landscape since the mid-’70s so you can definitely say he’s legit.
Kit Burns: “Attack Iraq” is potentially explosively [...]
Frank Zappa-inspired singer/guitarist Cat sees no boundaries in rock
Posted in Interviews, tagged Frank Zappa, Heart, Peter Frampton, rock, the Tubes on June 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Interview by Kit Burns
Catherine “Cat” McLean is a Rocker Girl, no doubt about that; she can riff on an electric guitar as well as a veteran axeman. However, she is more than that, a musician who doesn’t want to be tied down by stylistic boundaries. One of her influences is the iconoclastic Frank Zappa, the [...]
