Interview: Mike Riddick of Metalhit.com (Part 2) by Chuck Foster

Part Two of an interview with the internet metal mogul.

An Interview with Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound) - Part Two by Tim Bugbee

The conclusion to my interview with Steven Stapleton, the creative force behind Nurse With Wound.

An Interview with Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound) - Part One by Tim Bugbee

Steven Stapleton gives a rare glimpse into the mysterious realm of Nurse With Wound.

Interview: Mike Riddick of Metalhit.com (Part 1) by Chuck Foster

Part One of an interview with the internet metal mogul.

Interview: The Funeral Crashers by Kristen Sollee

Creeping forward whilst changing form and focus since the turn of the century, The Funeral Crashers have become a mainstay of New York City’s fledgling “new dark rock scene.” A new appreciation for The Crashers grew after immersing myself in their first full-length, so I decided to fill in the blanks through an interview.

Interview: Upgrade by Suzanne Baran

Coupled with soft sentimental lyrics, Los Angeles’s Upgrade plays songs that often lull the listener into two divergent yet symbiotic spheres of being.

INTERVIEW: Thee More Shallows (Part 2 of 2) by Greg Bartalos

Dee Kesler explains why fish, rabbits, dogs, frogs, monkeys, sharks, piranhas, eagles, turkeys and bears have all found a home in the group’s discography.

INTERVIEW: Thee More Shallows (Part 1 of 2) by Greg Bartalos

Dee Kesler: “Belgian audiences are ridiculously attentive and then equally appreciative after you finish each song. They were by far the best audience we’ve run across on a national basis.”

A New Dark Rock Scene for New York City? (INTERVIEW: Funeral Crashers, Bellmer Dolls, Blacklist) by Kristen Sollee

Over the course of an evening, in bathroom lines and at bars, I tracked down P.H. Lovecraft, singer for the Funeral Crashers, Peter Mavrogeorgis, singer for the Bellmer Dolls, and Josh Strawn, singer for Blacklist, to see if they believed in the existence of a burgeoning NYC dark rock scene.

INTERVIEW: Deerhoof (Part 2) by John Davidson

I think bands that get popular very quickly can combust very quickly, and that was never something that I wanted to emulate.

INTERVIEW: Deerhoof (Part 1) by John Davidson

Chris’ musical language had a big impact on the band, but I feel like he’s still here because I think we all have incorporated parts of him into our own ways of thinking about and playing music.

INTERVIEW: Butch Walker [Part 2] by John Davidson

There’s never a doubt that there’s not going to be that underlying pressure that the label is going to fold if they don’t have another hit…because, you know what? It’s TRUE.

INTERVIEW: Butch Walker [Part 1] by John Davidson

Once I got over that, once I realized that it was just as challenging to write a big pop, hit song as it was to write a song that has layers and depth and structure and no theme or formula.

Interview: Dir En Grey by Kristen Sollee

Since 1997, the five members of Dir en grey have thrashed their way to prominence in Japan, leaving an indelible bruise on the rock scene wherever their black leather boots have tread.

Interview: Editors [Part IV: Band Origins] by Mick Lewis

MICK LEWIS: I heard a little bit of a U2 sound on “Bullets.” Is that an influence?

TOM SMITH: Not really an influence, but we’re not scared to make big music. We’re not scared of big choruses or melody. People have mentioned U2 a bit.