Interview: Mike Kerr of Royal Blood
Frontman Mike Kerr talks about the natural origins of Royal Blood, how not having a guitarist is similar to making a pizza, and what the band’s first time in the studio was like recording their debut.
Review: Green Day – American Idiot
I still remember the first time I heard American Idiot in full. It was my 14th birthday, and I’d been waiting for the better part of two months to finally give the album a spin. The record dropped on September 21, but as was the norm when I was young, broke, and trying to cut back on downloading, I often had to wait awhile to buy CDs or ask for them as gifts. Such was the case with Green Day’s first full-length album in four years, which I scrawled on my birthday list between other 2004 albums like Keane’s Hopes and Fears and Sister Hazel’s Lift.
Interview: Jean-Philip Grobler of St. Lucia
Jean-Philip Grobler chats about his lifelong musical journey, from a boys choir in South Africa to commercial writing in New York City to then starting St. Lucia, as well as the tension of his ‘80s influences and what his version of perfection sounds like.
Another shot from yesterday’s amazing #xoxofest talks. This one is @gruber from DaringFireball.net — one of the more inspirational talks on writing for the web I’ve seen. I’ve been thinking a lot about what he said and hope to put his words to action in the future.
Great talk from the founder of Bandcamp. Really made me think about the future of music and what a “collection” means. #xoxofest
Weekend at #xoxofest learning things and experiencing stories and being reminded I’m not alone in this blogger/website operator job thing I got going on. People don’t think my job’s weird for once on my life!
Interview: Kimbra
Kimbra discusses the unusual influences behind her second record The Golden Echo, why songwriting is like making a tapestry, and the importance of balancing the technical with the creative.
