Similar Posts
FOXYGEN @ MOHAWK (INTERVIEW 2013)
Interview by Lee Ackerley They say that trends are cyclical, and the L.A.-based group, Foxygen, has unabashedly brought back the 60’s sound in a way that only a group of Beatles-obsessed, 20-year-olds could have done. Sam France and Jonathan Rado have the savant-like ability to channel fuzzy, feel-good, 60’s nostalgia into a more modern and…
BARONESS (INTERVIEW FPSF 2013)
Coming off a traumatizing bus crash in England that broke his left arm and left leg, while also injuring every other member of metal band Baroness, I spoke with frontman John Baizley to discuss the future of Baroness, as well their latest double album effort. Lee Ackerley: Where are you right now? John Baizley: We…
VIETNAM (PSYCH FEST INTERVIEW 2013)
Psych Fest spotlight: Vietnam By: Lee Ackerley Michael Gerger hasn’t released an album in six years, but the lengthy hiatus hasn’t had any negative effects on his latest effort, An A.merican D.ream, which picks up where his band Vietnam left off in 2007. On tour with all new personnel, we spoke with Michael about Vietnam’s…
PRODUCER/DRUMMER BUTCH VIG TALKS GARBAGE TOUR WITH BLONDIE & NEW BAND 5 BILLION IN DIAMONDS (INTERVIEW)
Any music fan from the 90’s will understand that Butch Vig needs little to no introduction. As the drummer and co-producer of Garbage and the producer of Nirvana’s historic Nevermind, Vig has laid his musical blueprint and then some. But as many a good musical mind, Vig is honing in on the present to showcase…
Interview (Bad Veins at SXSW 2014)
Bad Veins returned to Austin to subject themselves to the musician meat market they call SXSW. I sat down with Cincinnati natives Jake Bonta and Benjamin Davis to discuss the band’s new lineup, their oddball stage antics, and the rollercoaster ride of a run they’ve had these last few years. SXSW Interview: Bad Veins…
DEAP VALLY (PSYCH FEST INTERVIEW 2013)
Psych Fest Interview W/ DEAP VALLY By: Lee Ackerley So where are you guys originally from? Lindsey: We got together in L.A. Our first show was in Silver Lake and our second show was in Hollywood, and then we played all around there. Is there a music scene in L.A. that you specifically come from?…
