Mike Ragogna: Kyle, what are your thoughts about your new album with The Dales, Marie? Kyle Vanes: I think I can speak for all of us and say that we are very proud of our life-inspired debut album, Marie. We dumped our hearts, our souls, and a lot of raw emotion into creating this piece of […]
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Mike Ragogna: So. Koz. Summer Horns II. What, Summer Horns I wasn’t good enough for you? You had to do another? Dave Koz: We live in an era of sequels, Mike. [laughs] When you look at it, some sequels are actually better than the first one. I can’t vouch for that yet because I’m too close […]
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Mike Ragogna: Henry, since childhood, I’ve been seeing your photo credits on so many of my favorite albums and magazine articles, etc., going way back to the days of The Doors and David Cassidy. Henry Diltz: Yeah, I heard you were a guy who liked David Cassidy and I’m another guy who like David Cassidy. He […]
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Mike Ragogna: Okay, before we talk about your new album Don’t Be Afraid, did you ever find your f**king cell phone? Chris Stills: [laughs] Yes. I found it. I’ve found it many times, in many situations, sometimes where it was returned, sometimes I took it back, sometimes it was found broken, sometimes intact. The Uber guy, the bartender […]
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On the opening track of his second album Killed For Kings, Rich DePaolo sings, “Big world, big star, how much, how far will you go to get it all?” Well, apparently pretty far since the multi-instrumental artist creatively pushes way past his debut, For The Loss Of Divinity,” and apparently “got it” when it came […]
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Whenever reissue pugilists pop up, probably the first question asked by many past and current music industry geeks is, “How does an entity like that exist in 2018 with CDs going the way of the cassette, 8-track, and LP?” No, wait, the LP made a comeback–though viewed from certain perspectives, it’s a pretty silly, albeit […]
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A Conversation with the Chapin Sisters, Abigail and Lily Mike Ragogna: It is so great to talk to you ladies again! So your new EP Ferry Boat is somewhat inspired by current American politics, although it’s not overtly discussed in the work. Did they affect the writing process? Abigail Chapin: The songs were written mostly […]
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Following the early success of Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates latest album, We’re Sorry…, and including the album’s appearance on both the AMA and FMQB Americana charts, the artist and the band again sought out the man behind both the band’s Curtisinterruptedus album cover and its “Jan. 13” music video, filmmaker Benjamin Lehman, to helm […]
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