Interviews

This area includes a running list of all the interviews we have published. We interview bands, venues, studios, business owners, producers, engineers, and any one else who spends a significant amount of time supporting independent music.

Interview with Fellow Robot – Don’t Deny Me

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 18, 2019 2:17 pm Tagged With: alternative rock, California, indie rock, Rock, United States

Fellow Robot is a Long Beach, CA based indie-rock group, and the brainchild of singer/songwriter Anthony Pedroza. The band, which is very much a collaboration between Anthony, drummer Luis Renteria and friends, is hot off the heels of their debut album release, The Robot’s Guide To Music Volume 1. LA Music Critic Bob Leggett called […]

Interview with Ally Ahern

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 14, 2019 1:17 pm Tagged With: Chicago, electro-pop, Illinois, indie pop, multi-instrumentalist, Pop, United States

Ally Ahern is much more than meets the eye. An edgy, yet refined visual aesthetic perfectly matches her keen ear for melody and storytelling. Meshing her skills as a multi-instrumentalist, (drums, piano, guitar) vocalist and songwriter with modern production, she weaves her unique personality into her signature pop sound. Her one of a kind voice […]

Interview with Major Moment – Living Your Life Like This

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 13, 2019 1:37 pm Tagged With: alternative rock, Boston, Massachusetts, Rock, United States

Consisting of two Russian-born vocalists and an American Drummer, Boston-based band Major Moment has come from distant parts of the world to form a true modern alternative rock band. Spearheaded by Andrey Borzykin (Vocals/Rhythm Guitar/Synth) and Sasha Razumova (Vocals), Major Moment has quickly developed a diverse and kinetic sound that integrates heavy guitar riffs, multi-layered […]

Interview with Delores Galore – One Touch

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 13, 2019 11:04 am Tagged With: Louisana, New Orleans, Pop, singer, songwriter, synth pop, United States

Northern Virginia native Delores Galore is a musician/songwriter now residing in New Orleans, Louisiana who has a sound Synth enthusiasts will appreciate and lovers of 80s-esque, house-infused, danceable pop will fully embrace. In this interview spotlight, I chat with Delores about her latest project (One Touch), technology, challenges and more. Full Q&A along with links […]

Interview with Feritta – Set Myself Free

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 13, 2019 10:20 am Tagged With: Australia, Pop, R&B, singer, songwriter

Feritta‘s talents have been recognized consistently winning the title Best Female Solo Artist Australia in the International Music Aid Awards twice, receiving two WAMi nominations, she has been awarded The Recognition for Exellence Award for her musical talent and for writing and performing the Official Theme Song, “The Light” for the 4th World Zoroastrian Youth […]

Interview with Nick Arkin – Finding Beauty in Sadness

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 13, 2019 10:08 am Tagged With: Acoustic, acoustic rock, Alabama, alternative rock, singer, songwriter, United States

Nick Arkin’s love of music started at an early age. Hailing from the great state of Michigan, Arkin moved to Florida and then onto Birmingham, Al..He learned to play the alto saxophone, hoping to become a jazz musician. As time went by, he grew enthralled with the angst-ridden genres of grunge and heavy metal, but […]

Interview with Pilot Run – Where The Water Ends

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 12, 2019 4:32 pm Tagged With: alternative rock, indie rock, Rock, United Kingdom

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Pilot Run about their latest project, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? We all grew up around Colchester, Essex, in the UK, but I guess you could say that London […]

Interview with Ulysses Wells – Back To The People

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 12, 2019 10:38 am Tagged With: electro rock, electronica, Psychedelic, Rock, United Kingdom

Emerging artist Ulysses Wells storms into 2019 with the release of his fierce new single, Back With The People, out now via Big Indie Records. Combining elements of the blues, psychedelia, electronica and rock, Wells has created a sound that defies genre and is brimming with attitude. His use of idiosyncratic effects and unusual guitar […]

Interview with Hana Piranha – Waiting To Burn

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 12, 2019 10:10 am Tagged With: indie rock, London, Rock, United Kingdom

Goth-rockers Hana Piranha prepare to release their explosive new album, Waiting To Burn, on March 22nd (2019) via Fourglove Records. The album is full of fast-burning energy from the offset. Each track on the album overflows with raucous guitar riffs, pounding drum beats and snarling vocals from leading anti-heroine Hana Maria (violin/vox). Hana’s vocal pierces […]

Interview with Ruby Rockette – On My One

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 12, 2019 10:02 am Tagged With: Hip Hop, rap

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Ruby Rockette about her latest single, motivations, challenges and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications.) I am originally from […]