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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 XTIE – new classic

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Hong Kong-based Songstress, XTIE (pronounced as X-T), recently released the official music video for her cosmic-pop single “new classic”. This song is inspired by female icons in the music industry, Madonna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift; “new classic” is an anthem that XTIE wrote and produced to celebrate her identity as an Asian female producer. […]

Interview with Junebug

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Singer-Songwriter Carolyn Fahrner, better known as the artist Junebug, is gearing up for an eventful 2023 ahead. As the Indie-Folk-Rock (“Folkcore”) artist gears up to release brand new music starting at the beginning of the year, listeners are on the edge of their seats. Fahrner’s debut EP ‘Turncoat’ was released in June 2021, and the […]

Interview with The Americans

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Upon hearing The Americans Stand True — the band’s latest 11-song, sophomore studio LP (out via Loose Music) — it’s evident why revered producer T Bone Burnett raved, calling them, “genius twenty-first century musicians that are reinventing American heritage music for this century. And it sounds even better this century.” “We write our songs inside-out,” says frontman Patrick Ferris. […]

Interview with The Itchyworms

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The track encapsulates the never-ending thoughts of a fairy tale ending with that special someone. Incorporating a retro pop rock melody into a groovy bass line completes its upbeat and classic sound, while the accompaniment perfectly layers in lyrics that talk about pining over someone in a world where they are the anomaly. “Panic In […]

Interview with Tara Van

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Toronto-based singer-songwriter Tara Van dances to her own beat. In the midst of the pandemic, she lost her long-term partner, but found self-love, allowing the seeds of her first album Rise (May 2023) to grow. She blossomed in a powerful year of self-discovery, self-acceptance and freedom, which included an ADHD diagnosis. Tara wrote “Fucked-up-ness” to bring awareness to mental health and […]

Interview: Frat Mouse

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Frat Mouse is a band started in 2019 by two high school seniors that got out of hand. After 3 albums and nearly 4 years of constant music, Frat Mouse is truly the bleeding edge of the West Coast emo scene. Today, you’ll find Frat Mouse ripping up Los Angeles’ favorite venues and never leaving them the same. Made up of members Griffin, […]

Interview with Velvet Beach

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Toronto’s Velvet Beach have been on an upward trajectory since their debut single release last September. They were honoured to be a part of Exclaim!’s Class of 2023 show back in January and are excited to finally release their debut album The Dream. A culmination of nearly three years of work, The Dream showcases the […]

Interview with NavelGaze – WHO/AM/I

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NavelGaze is a one-person experimental artist, based in Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia. After spending her teenage years playing in various prog rock and heavy metal bands, she started releasing her own music when she was 16, with her first NavelGaze album, It Is. From her early experiments with drone, harsh noise, and doom metal, she has […]

Interview with Terry Henderson – Paving The Way for Black Entrepreneurs in Music

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Chicago native Terry Henderson, Founder and Artist Manager at TwelveThirty Entertainment  is a creative, educator, and producer — and he is just getting started. With an impressive background in opera, composition, and teaching, Henderson also holds a Master of Science in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University,giving him qualities that make the perfect recipe for […]