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.

Jens Bender interview – Atoms and Emptiness

by C Bret Campbell September 16, 2016 3:40 am

There’s a new kid in town! Y’all are gonna love this stuff from Jens Bender! He’s got the metal and jazzy and two-hand percussion-fingerstyle guitar thing down! I gotta say this one is Jedi approved 🙂 Let’s get to know you, the artist and your music a little better. What attracted you to the ambidextrous […]

Fools & Jokers – Emily James Interview

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:38 am Tagged With: Nashville, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

In this interview spotlight, we chat with Nashville’s Emily James about her influences, her music, the new project, and more. Full Q&A, links, and a stream of her EP is available below. Let’s dive a little deeper into You, the artist and your music. What attracted you to this genre(s) or style(s)? I can’t say […]

Interview with Trutopia – Midnight Soul

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:24 am Tagged With: dance, house, London, United Kingdom

In this interview spotlight, we have a virtual pow wow with Trutopia to discuss music, influences, the new project, and more. Full Q&A, links, and streams are available below. https://soundcloud.com/trutopia/midnight-soul Let’s dive a little deeper into You, the artist and your music. What attracted you to this genre(s) or style(s)? There are so many avenues […]

The Blue – An Interview with Cocoa Futures

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:18 am Tagged With: London, Pop, United Kingdom

Our ethos is pretty simple – to be ambitious about making music we’re proud of. And to have a nice time.” Greg, Cocoa Futures Scotland-bred and London-based, Cocoa Futures are the brainchild of frontman Greg (vocals/bass). They specialise in pristine pop harmonics crossed with a taste for the unexpected. Greg assembled a band including Dave […]

Interview with Jasmine Rodgers

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:10 am Tagged With: Acoustic, Electro, London, Rock, singer, songwriter, United Kingdom

Jasmine Rodgers’ debut solo album Blood Red Sun channels her gift of narrative storytelling into eleven concise songs that explore the emotional hinterland behind all of our thoughts and deeds. It’s a folk album where, like Joanna Newsom, Rodgers’ assumes a variety of different masks. Whether it’s the bawdy lover amusing herself with lascivious fantasies […]

Bathrobe Robots Interview

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:02 am Tagged With: Electronic, Experimental, indie, New York, Rock, United States

Sibling robots crash landed in the desolate countryside of upstate New York. While being introduced to the new concepts of “adulting”, they were also exposed to “music”. There weren’t many human things that appealed to the robots other than their “music”. Finding nothing that suitably combined sounds of their extraterrestrial origins with their new […]

Interview with SupaWave Osbourne – Left Shoes

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 6:54 am Tagged With: Hip Hop, New York City, rap, United States

Brooklyn, New York emcee SupaWave Osbourne presents the midnightpatrolfilm-directed music video for “Left Shoes”, his new single produced by Wale collaborator Best Kept Secret of Flawless Tracks. “Left Shoes” will appear on The Mandela Effect, SupaWave’s forthcoming album dropping in 2017. Representing Brooklyn’s Bushwick and Flatbush sections, SupaWave has collaborated with Vast Aire of Cannibal […]

Interview with Anna Elizabeth Laube

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 6:48 am Tagged With: Folk, multi-instrumentalist, producer, Seattle, singer, songwriter

Anna Elizabeth Laube is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. Her songs have been featured on NPR, BBC Radio, C|Net/Download.com, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Wisconsin Public Television, and XM/Sirius Satellite Radio. She has performed at numerous festivals including SXSW, The Monterey Blues Festival, Folk Alliance International, the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and has […]

So Cold – An Interview with Room 1 Fourteen

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 14, 2016 1:49 pm Tagged With: Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Room1Fourteen is a rock band based in England and Switzerland, formed in 2015 by singer/songwriter William Mayos. After years of writing songs, he sought the help of session musicians Rob Green and David Dasenbrook to fulfil his artistic vision. Musical influences include The Smiths, Blur, BRMC, Coldplay, Lou Reed, Pink Floyd and many more. 2015 […]

Faultlines Interview – Telephone Philosophies

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 14, 2016 12:40 pm Tagged With: Folk, Pop

Packing venues in the Southern California scene, folk-pop trio Faultlines is comprised of members Todd McCool, Ashley Morgan, and John Flanagan – each with a resume backing up major label artists as singers, players, and songwriters respectively. The combined synergistic effect has been described as an amazing and impressive breath of fresh air. Their lauded […]