Hello again, friends and fans! Today we continue a journey which we embarked upon last week. Jeff Waters returns to give you further insight into the process for creating Annihilator's new album, Suicide Society, as well as giving you his thoughts ...
Interview: Jeff Waters of Annihilator (1/3)
I’ve been a fan of Annihilator and Jeff Waters for a number of years by now. I don’t remember precisely when I first heard the music, but it must have been just before their self-titled album arrived in 2010. It’s safe to say then that I’ve had so ...
Interview: Renny Carroll of Forever Never
Photo above courtesy of Rachael Griffiths at Black Lotus Photography. Nine years ago I walked into a now defunct rock venue to check out one of my favorite bands, Stuck Mojo. I was running late and worried I wouldn't make it in time to see t ...
Interview: Gabriel Tachell of Rhine
When I first heard his one-man debut album, Duality, I was as struck as during my initial listen of Opeth's Blackwater Park. Who was this musical wonder and how was I just finding out about him? So I wrote to the man behind the Seattle progressive ...
Interview with Carter Gravatt from Carbon Leaf
All photos courtesy of Elmo Thamm. I had the great pleasure of sitting and speaking with Carter Gravatt of the Richmond, VA. band Carbon Leaf on the April 19. Aside from playing acoustic and electric guitar in the band, Carter also mans the mandolin ...
Interview: Mike Martin (ex-Fozzy/Stuck Mojo)
Over two years ago I had the honor of speaking with Agent Cooper and Dreaded Marco lead guitarist, Mike Martin (formerly of Fozzy and Stuck Mojo), about his life in music. It was even more special due to the fact that it was my first interv ...
Interview with guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal
B#: I normally go into a spiel about the person I’m interviewing, giving people a bit of background on with whom I’m speaking. However, I thought I’d try something different this time. If a stranger walked up to you and asked, “Who is Ron ...
Days of the Dead, Atlanta: Conventions and the Indie art of networking
Every year horror fans gather for the Days of the Dead convention, a place where they can commune, covered in corn syrup, while enjoying indie horror films, buying genre kitsch and meeting their favorite movie monsters and scream queens. Beginning ...
Interview: Sean Delson of Agent Cooper (prev. of Fozzy/Stuck Mojo)
I’m honored today with the privilege of speaking to an incredible musician and bass player to the stars, Sean Delson. Sean has been a part of bands such as Salem Ash, rap-metal innovator Stuck Mojo, The Duke Project, Fozzy (featuring Chris ...
Cary Elwes talks “The Princess Bride” at Dragon Con 2014
Cary Elwes, best known to his fans as Westley in the 80’s cult classic The Princess Bride, sat down at a press conference at Dragon Con to discuss his new book, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, to be released on ...