Still Hardcore After All These Years: An interview with Coalesce's Sean Ingram
To anyone who came of age in the hardcore and punk scene of northeast Kansas during the past 15 years, Coalesce figures prominently. The group set the standard for heavy music in the area and beyond with its primal evocations, ...
David Bazan addresses personal and religious struggles on new album “Curse Your Branches"
David Bazan isn’t one for keeping his skeletons in the closet. The former front man of Pedro the Lion would much rather let them duke it out in his fabulously hummable songs. His new solo album “Curse Your Branches” is ...
Headphone Trip: An Interview with Sam Billen
Former Billions co-frontman Sam Billen recorded his new album at home, immersing himself in fingertip orchestras and drum sequencers. It’s the perfect canvas for a songwriter who plays multiple instruments and constantly seeks out new sounds. Though his songwriting sensibility ...
Clear and Present Danger Bob: An Interview with Danger Bob
Danger Bob's long and heckled history dates back to about 1992, when bands like Paw and Stick were all the rage and Danger Bob were the kids who snuck in the backdoor of the Bottleneck with a six-pack of silly. ...
Continental Drift: An Interview with Jim Button of Continents
Jim Button wrote, recorded, mixed, and designed Continents’ debut album “Land of Plenty” all by his lonesome, spending long days in his home studio and emerging with a creatively rich album that reflects his “extreme interest and curiosity in just ...
Life in the Fast Lane: An Interview with Tommy Ferrari
Tommy Ferrari and the Future Motor Machines know how to rock a party, whether it be by glam rock, garage rock, punk-funk, or some greasy combination thereof. Iggy Pop called to invite David Bowie to a jam session, but Bryan ...
Company Men: An interview with Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Co.
Like many country music aficionados, Adam Lee came to the genre after a youth in punk rock. His debut album “Ghostly Fires” ditches much of the alt-country influence of his previous group in favor of a golden-era sound that recalls ...
Just Ask MAW: An Interview with MAW
Judging by their song content, you wouldn’t want to let the women of MAW anywhere near your kids, husbands, or liquor cabinet. The local old-timey quintet sings about drug abuse, adultery, murder, hoboing, Sterno-drinking, sticking their fingers in babies’ eyes, ...
The Inside of Love: An Interview with Katlyn Conroy
Katlyn Conroy – also the lead singer for Another Holiday – attributes origins of her solo disc "I Think I'll Stay Inside" to a period of anxiety and self-doubt, during which she spent most of her time inside writing music. ...
District N9ne: An interview with Tech N9ne
It’s a testament to Tech N9ne’s insatiable appetite for success that he still feels like he’s only halfway along his journey. The Kansas City rapper has designs on even bigger stages with his upcoming album “K.O.D.” (due October 27). The ...