Interview
Weezer ‘Icons of a Generation Return to their Roots’
Weezer guitarist Brian Bell talks about signing to Epitaph, creating Hurley and re-issuing the emo bible, Pinkerton
Umphrey’s McGee ‘Team America’
Kris Meyers of Umphrey’s McGee drops his drumsticks to discuss great American pastimes, Tool’s ‘maniacal sound’, and the drawbacks of laptop music
Richie Havens ‘The Moment for a Generation’
We speak with Richie Havens in order to understand how the ideals of Woodstock generation have lost their way, and why America is on the
Portugal. The Man ‘Plucked from the Bering Sea’
John Gourley of Portugal. The Man talks about politics, religion, and his band’s latest LP, American Ghetto
Marco Benevento ‘Music is Still Secret’
Marco Benevento bubbles up about ‘Between the Needles and Nightfall’, urban murals, alien voyeurs, and why he thinks music is still secret
Hacienda ‘Peace, Love, and Tacos’
Hacienda guitarist Dante Schwebel is in-between bites as he talks the virtues of tacos, strawberry soda, and greasy, greasy meat
The Postelles ‘Electric in the Bowery’
Postelles drummer Billy Cadden and guitarist/lead vocalist Daniel Balk sat down with The Waster at The Bowery Electric to talk about performing in the thick
Manchester Orchestra ‘Resurrecting the Left of Center’
Chris Freeman from Manchester Orchestra catches up with us just as he hit the 2,000 mile dusty trail towards Salt Lake City, Utah, where the
New Mastersounds ‘From the Clubs of Leeds’
Simon Allen and Eddie Roberts of the New Mastersounds talk about their individual strengths, Obama, and their craziest UK nightclub story
The Gaslight Anthem ‘Beyond the Court Tavern’
Alex Levine of The Gaslight Anthem recalls his band’s path from basement shows in New Brunswick to sharing the stage with Springsteen
Living Colour ‘Behind the Sun’
Vernon Reid of Living Colour shares how his band’s latest release, The Chair in the Doorway, turned out to be an unintended concept album
The Bouncing Souls ‘Hardcore Til Death’
We caught up with Bouncing Souls bassist Bryan Kienlen during a 40-hour drive from Kansas City to Boise while on-board the Warped Tour bandwagon