by james wright “Right now I need to get away from it,” says an exhausted Brann Dailor. Brann is exhausted because his band, Mastadon, is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to “Remission”, which was critically acclaimed by fan…
interview by jeff mckibben The Helio Sequence is Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel. They are musicians. They are artists. Their art is music. Their music is meticulously layered with airy orchestration and a swift undercurrent of pop sensibilities creating a…
by tom maxwell Imagine a world where disco doesn’t suck and indie rockers went to shows to dance. This is the world of Chk Chk Chk. The seven-piece band form New York City comprised of Mario Andreoni (Guitars, bass, mixing),…
AUDIO LEARNING CENTER interview by pete soyer When I first checked myself into the Audio Learning Center I knew I would come out a better person. I had struggled with my RATT and Quiet Riot addiction for years before my…
With passion, emotion and conviction, Victory Records Taking Back Sunday have taken the emo/hardcore scene by storm. After releasing their debut, “Tell All Your Friends”, to rave reviews, it was a matter of months before the band has headlining tours…
Lauren, GlassJaw’s tour manager, took me from the Warped Tour parking lot into GlassJaw’s tour bus. Inside is the usual touring paraphernalia: Playstation 2, Southern Comfort, and cases of Yoo-hoo. The band is roaming the sweaty grounds of the LA…
“People used to ask us all the time to describe our sound and we used to say we’re like two catholic schoolgirls in mid knife-fight,” explains Alexisonfire guitarist Wade Preston. “When it was time to come up with the cover…
Head Automatica is not Glassjaw. If you’re looking for a Glassjaw sound, then just keep on walking as Head Automatica is not for you. It’s way different then anything you’ve heard recently, that’s assured, as vocalist Daryl Palumbo spends most…
Short band interviews often suck because a short interview doesn’t allow for the kind of give and take required to flesh out someone’s personality, if you actually do find someone who has that much personality to offer. Its either the…
Getting a jumpstart in the music business has never come easy for Montreal’s Slaves On Dope. Countless hours of drive time between gigs, labels folding, business partners who lied and the search for a home have plagued the band through…