"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. " -- Groucho Marx.
Cary Brothers is a man – just one man by the way, it’s not the brothers Cary – of extraordinary talent and uncompromising artistic ethics. Brothers has decided to take the indie musician path to avoid the virtual artistic indentured servitude that so many big labels demand; keeping control of his art, his craft, […]
Six months ago I profiled the Texas based band Green River Ordinance (GRO) for BC Magazine's Band of the Week series. At the time of that interview, they had not long-past released their debut full length album The Beauty Of Letting Go, an album which is sincere, and dynamic, sumptuously layered with rich, warm […]
Steve Carlson makes what can only be described as adult music. It’s a little bit country, a little bit rock & roll – to quote the Donny and Marie Osmond song – with a bit of funk, some R&B, and a lot of soul. His music is a fabulously crafted tapestry of genres, […]
Have you ever known the pleasure of a good tip? You know that warm glow that you get when you realise that someone steered you right? It might be a hot tip on a “sure thing” at 20 to 1, or big money for good service; it could even be just good advice from a […]
The first time I heard The Working Title’s debut album About Face I was theirs, forever. What was it that got me? The Working Title are the whole package complete with textured guitar melodies, powerful, emotive lyrics and sensual, soul-stirring vocals, and the effect on me is like turning on a tap between […]
This week’s band of the week are the brummie trio of Mark Tromans (vocals, guitar), Craig Taylor (bass), and Mark Sheehan (drums/percussion) also known as Attica State (formerly Sons of Gossamer). Attica State’s sex-soaked guitar riffs, perfect harmonies and cogent songwriting make this young band a powerful contender to be the next hot British […]
Willie Herath’s self-described “nod your head beach rock” is the epitome of summer music.
Deep-thinking, deep-feeling, Springsteen fan Phil Ayoub (pronounced A-yoob), is the quintessential all American boy from Boston who has taken the long way round to his music career. Phil did what all of us know we should after high school; he went to college. Boston College to be exact, and he earned his MBA. […]
Mike Patton is supremely. Supremely artistic, supremely talented, supremely prolific, supremely busy and that last one makes him supremely difficult to get a handle on, to “pin down” both figuratively and literally. In fact this is my second email interview with Mike and I still know fuck all about what makes him tick – but […]
What would you say if I told you one of today’s hottest alt.rock bands started out as a skiffle band? I suppose you could point out the Beatles did, too. I would then point out that was then, 40 or is it 50 years ago, and today is today and people don’t do skiffle anymore. […]