Category: Interview
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“If They Use It Cynically, I Walk Away”: JD Days Set Boundaries for Their Christmas Songs
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A Christmas album in 2025 is a genre that long ago transformed into background noise…
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Sujae Jung and Wolf Stratmann: “Jazz for Us Has Always Been About Community and Connection”
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Jung Stratmann Quartet has released Confluence — an album featuring New York scene legends Steve…
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Francis’ Scream: “If I Had Listened to the Perfectionist in Me, I Wouldn’t Have Released Anything at All”
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Francis’ Scream released his first music this year. The singles are guitar-heavy and scraped clean…
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Lux Griffith: “I Really Feel Like I’m Somebody Different Every Day, I Just Go Wherever That Takes me”
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Lux Griffith. The name came from a matchbox. The surname was borrowed from a Berserk…
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DominiNiobe Is Ready to Share What She’s Been Hearing: “My Music Isn’t About Forgetting, It’s About Reconnecting”
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The Roman producer spent a decade making music in private. Now, as a nurse working…
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“Provocation Is Just Another Way of Asking Our Listeners to Pay Attention” — ShitNoise: Unmasking Experimental Rock
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The French troublemakers’ fourth album is a genre-bending statement. Frontman Aleksejs Macions explains why they’re…
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Ahead of His Autumn Concerts, James Lisney Explains Why He’s Been Studying the Same Beethoven Sonatas for 40 Years
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Potsdam, 1747. An old man from Leipzig, two days on the road, sits down at…
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“Motherhood Didn’t Erase The Rest Of Me—It Expanded The Map.” Inside Bernice Marsala’s Reimagined Life Between Nursery Runs and Nashville Studios
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The Nashville songwriter talks about recording two versions of the same song at once, raising…
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Percheye: The Sofa as a Metaphor for Transformation — “Music Didn’t Kill My Shyness — It Just Taught Me How To Live With It”
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Paris-based musician Tristan Rolland, frontman of the band Percheye, assembled a full band and released…
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Sybax: “We Don’t Identify With This Logic” The Caen Duo Talk Canceled Gigs, Buried EPs, and Why Their 22-Minute Track Isn’t For TikTok
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When French post-rock duo Sybax name their songs after English towns—Bolton, Poole, Fareham—it’s not wanderlust.…
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Diana Ringo — The Wolf in the Feed: “I’m not trying to be liked — I’m making art”
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Diana Ringo doesn’t do anything halfway. The Finnish artist—classically trained pianist, film composer, BBC Radio…
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“Some who are eyes closed and I feel they’re making a deep inner trip within themselves.” -ii- On Rituals, New Album, and How to Listen to It
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There’s something about industrial and gothic rock music that nobody tells you: it’s always been…
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‘Stripping a Song Back Forces You to Face It’—Terra Renae Reimagines Her Hits
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Terra Renae’s story reads like an improbable constellation of moments: a childhood tragedy, a chance…
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In Conversation: hoxie rae on Rage, Healing, and Finding Her Voice in the Wreckage
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There’s something disarming about talking to someone who’s just learned they’re allowed to take up…
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Aïda Lahlou’s “Mirrors and Echoes” Pairs Brahms With 14th-Century Andalusian Songs: “On the Surface They Look Like They Couldn’t Be More Remote, But They Share the Same Fundamental Feeling”
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Can you imagine a girl from Casablanca sitting down at a piano at age five,…
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“Uncertainty is quite the main reason I write music” — Candid Interview With Nikita Lev
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Nikita Lev’s latest single “No One Is Gonna” feels like a quiet implosion. Built on…
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Simon Called Peter: From One Bold Album to Another Without Ever Meeting
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Look, I honestly tried to understand what’s happening with music in 2025. Half the artists…
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“Being an independent artist, I get to decide everything, for better and for worse.” — Nadia Essah on Freedom, Experimentation, and Personal Truth
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Nadia Essah is a twenty-six-year-old Norwegian-Moroccan songwriter and producer whose music blends jazz, R&B, and…
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“We Don’t Sit Down Thinking Let’s Make 60s Music” – Date of Birth Discuss Debut Album, Mental Health Themes, and Norway’s Underrated Music Scene
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Sometimes you spend weeks trying to pin down an artist for a chat, and Date…
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Bullying, Rebellion, and Resilience in “Cœur Wanted”: Jeremie Soyan’s Exclusive Interview
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“Cœur Wanted” is a conceptual work that immediately declares Jeremie Soyan’s serious artistic ambitions. The…
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Evenlee’s First Interview Since Their Return: “The Last Ten Years Have Been a Seriously Wild Ride”
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The husband-and-wife duo Evenlee has officially returned to music after a ten-year absence, releasing their…
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Leepeck: “Art is about searching, and sometimes the search takes us to unexpected places…”Finding Folk Between Mountain Cabins and New York Streets
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Today, we’re sitting down with Leepeck, a singer-songwriter from Warsaw who is steadily carving out…
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MOANA: “The Song Felt Like It Wrote Itself” – Inside the Making of ‘Butterflies (Compromises)’
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Moana is an artist who is not easy to catch for a moment, and that…
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“We need real voices more than ever.” Clay Goodman on Indie Music, AI, and Why His New Single ‘Such Fun’ Matters Now
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Back in 2017, somewhere between dead-end retail shifts and late-night guitar strumming on a beat-up…
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Lanz Pierce: Rap Rebel, Sex Symbol, and CEO Proving That Power Looks Good On a Woman
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If you don’t know Lanz Pierce yet, you’re about to. She toured with Snoop at…
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“If you’re going to say it, say it with your whole chest.” Miles Jenson on Walking Out, Speaking Up, and Starting Fresh
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Golden hour spills across a dusty Nashville attic while Miles Jenson coaxes life from a…
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“I’m proud of every brick I’m laying” — Pop Stardom, Imperfect Dreams, and The Reality Luke Rhodes Is Creating
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Pop music these days can be weird. It can be shiny, glossy, and as empty…
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“I want success, not fame” — Mira. on Identity, Vulnerability, and Finding Power in the In-Between
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Artists often claim their music blends various influences, and usually, that just means a predictable…
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“We Are the Memory of Africa” — Inside the World of Daouda Diabatè
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Daouda Diabatè is an artist whose music goes far beyond playlists, trends, or streaming numbers.…
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The Blueprint Survived — Bleak Returns the Way It Was Always Meant To: Exclusive Interview with the Band’s Frontman
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Bleak is back. Back to clear the wreckage, call things by their name, and prove…
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‘Pop should be fun. Loud. Sweet. A little unhinged. Like baking at 2am:’ Amelie Jat on Stardom, Stage Life, and Still Texting Her Mom About Outfits
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It’s easy to pretend pop music is just about sugar and shimmer. Easy to assume…
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Marie Minet On Crossing Borders, Breaking Patterns, And Building A New Sound: “I wanted it to feel like a live album — a jam, composed and recorded at the same time”
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Marie Minet began her musical journey with the album Clair Obscur, where the delicate lyricism…
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Casino Square Talk Trip-Hop Without Gloss, Their New EP ‘Temple Of The Mind’, and Why ‘Technologic Regression’ Almost Became Its Title
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Casino Square is one of those cases where you think you’ve got the genre all…
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“Center Of Your World’ Breathes In A Completely Different Way Than I’ve Done Before” Fernando’s Eyes Steps Out From The Shadow Of His Own Past
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Hard to believe, but in an industry where every third artist trembles at the thought…
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“The Creative Process, From Writing to Recording, Is Where I Feel Most Alive”A Life Rewritten In Song — Kent Parker’s Return To Music After Decades Away
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Kent Parker’s story is the kind of thing that sounds made up until you realize—no,…
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“I Want Every Sonic Detail to Reflect Who I Am” Inside Youstee’s Vision for Soulful, Cinematic Pop on His Own Terms
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Youstee is operating on a frequency that feels rare in the current landscape — somewhere…
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Play. Connect. Be Heard. Why Every Musician Needs to Know About Music Masters Collective – An Interview with Founder Henry Stout
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Among all the projects that promise to bring listeners closer to music, Music Masters Collective…
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Ester Skála: “I’m aware of the specific voice I want, and I already have it in me.” A Big Interview About Everything — and a Bit More
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You know that thing when an artist just fully leans into their own world, paints…
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“It’s How I Hear The World Speeding Up and Losing Meaning.” — Matt DeAngelis’ ‘For Better’ Throws a Sonic Haymaker at Digital Burnout and Comes Out Glorious
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If you’ve spent any time lately rummaging through the bottomless pit of cookie-cutter pop tracks…
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“Now I Am at a Point Where My Voice Is Liberated.” A Conversation With Lacy Rose About Her New Album, Legacy, and Clarice Lispector
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When you sit across from Lacy Rose, you don’t get the sense you’re speaking to…
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“It Definitely Represents a Level of Closure and a Need To Release It All Through Art.” Rich Pagano on Turning a Five-Year Hell Into a 40-Minute Record
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Rich Pagano doesn’t trade in mystique. His songs don’t hide behind metaphor or play coy…
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“II Was Made With Guts and Heart. As the Heart Ebbs and Flows, So Do These Songs.” Baleine’s New Album Rides the Edge Between Tenderness and Turmoil
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Baleine is a Paris-based trio playing instrumental post-rock, but before you roll your eyes: no,…
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‘I Don’t Feel That I’m Competing With Younger Artists, I Am Just Doing The Music That Fits For Me’: Jim Stanard On Staying True To His Sound
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There is a quiet clarity to Jim Stanard’s work — a deliberate, measured voice that…
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“Making And Performing Music Is A Compulsion I Just Can’t Shake”: The Sympathy Of All Things On Why He Couldn’t Stay Silent Any Longer
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Five years of silence is a long stretch, especially for an artist used to turning…
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“Not as a Dark Piece, But as a Confrontation”—Mark Springer on Sleep of Reason and the Monsters We Create
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Mark Springer has always been drawn to the raw edges of music—whether with the unchained…
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“We’re Not Going To Change Our Sound Just To Be More Viral.” How Sans Patrie Stays True To Rock In The Age Of Trends
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Sans Patrie don’t seem like a band that’s trying to please everyone, but their stance…
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Sherwøød Confesses His New Single ‘Pride’ Is ‘A Duel Between Outward Expectations and Inner Fractures’ — And We’re Hooked!
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Call it whatever you like, but Pride by Sherwøød is a sonic epic torn straight…
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‘The Story Is As Long As It Needs To Be In Order To Tell It.’ How James Reckseidler Embraced Solo Artistry And Why Broadcast Day Became a Personal Milestone
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James Reckseidler, frontman of the Canadian band reijo, is stepping into a new chapter of…
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The Celtic Social Club on 10 Years of Music, Touring, and Reinventing Tradition
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The Celtic Social Club mark a decade of music with their BEST OF album Inventory…
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The Sound of Forgotten Lives: Yvonne Lyon and Boo Hewerdine on Their Most Unusual Inspiration
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Sometimes, stories find us—hidden in forgotten notes, faded tickets, or photographs tucked between the pages…
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‘When You Go To Hell and There’s Jazz, Everything Changes’—Fracktura on Chaos, Creativity, and Their New Album
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Fracktura is releasing |Time: Machine| on 21 March 2025—an album that fuses American jazz, alternative…
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Emotion, Experimentation, and Endless Possibilities: Quicche Discusses the Inspirations That Drive His Singular Sound
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Few artists can take the raw ache of unrequited love and transform it into something…
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Dynesti On Creating “Dun Da Place”: “I Hardly See Myself As a Songwriter… I’m More Of a ‘Sonic Painter.’”
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Strap in for a conversation charged with the kind of electricity that can split storm…
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Kangaroo Crucifix Reflects on Shock Rabbit: ‘We Made That Thing. And We Sounded F*cking Great’
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Kangaroo Crucifix—a title where whimsical absurdity intertwines with a provocative, almost biblical seriousness. What could…
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“Art Is My Way of Joining the Creative Dialogue of the Universe”: PAULA T on Fear, Heartbreak, and Why Birds Make the Perfect Muse for Her Debut Single
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Sometimes, the most compelling artistry emerges from the spaces we least expect—like a Brooklyn bedroom…
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‘Everything I’ve Experienced Is in My Songs’ – Lorna Reid Reveals the Dazzling Truth Behind Her New Album’s Glow!
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There’s a moment in jazz, just as the last ice cube clinks against a glass…
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“I realized that’s okay. Ultimately, I let go and gave my trust to the universe.” – Alison on the Transformative Faith Behind Rhyme or Reason
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Some songs have a way of catching you off guard, reaching into places you didn’t…
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“A Sound That Combines Sex Pistols, ABBA, and New York Dolls” Inside the Genre-Blending Magic of Alternative Influence’s Upcoming Album Love & Let Live
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Nineteen years is a long time to hold your breath, but for Alternative Influence, the…
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“This Didn’t Happen Overnight!” CIONICO on the Challenges Behind Their Long-Awaited EP
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Some albums capture just a single moment in time, frozen in music. But Spoken Portrait…
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“It Was the First Album That Felt Like It Had Been Completed” Trappist Afterlander on the Surprising Conclusion of the New Album
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The recording of Evergreen – Walk to Paradise Garden for Adam Geoffrey Cole became a…
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’ll Always Have a Soft Spot For John Williams’ Score For Home Alone’ – Thomas Hewitt Jones on Legends, Inspiration, and Christmas
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Christmas music often risks falling into the trap of predictability, yet Thomas Hewitt Jones manages…
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‘Music Became My Outlet In a Society That Didn’t Listen To Me’ Evenal on Confession, Identity, and The Art Of Being Heard
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Pop music is rarely as personal as it is with Evenal. His songs draw the…
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“It’s not in our stars but in our hearts!” — Louis Emory Reveals the Driving Force Behind His Upcoming EP ‘The Siege’
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In Louis Emory’s music, there is something ancient—not a search for compromise, but for authenticity,…
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‘I Wanted To Create Something Expansive, Like The Sky,’ Allie Crummy Reflects On How Endless Horizons Inspired Her EP Dwindling Light
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In winter, Iowa transforms into an almost monochromatic canvas: gray skies, bare branches, and glistening…
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‘We Are a Crew. We Are Bros. We Are a Pack’: Riven By Ravens on Tour Chaos, New Members, and Building Their Next Big Sound
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What a year it’s been for Riven By Ravens. If you’ve been following their journey,…
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‘We Just Decided To Go Out and Create The Music We Want To Create’ – John Doe Trio on Letting Go and Going All-In with JDIII
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When you look at John Doe Trio, you see a band that’s as much about…
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‘Restless Makes You Want To Dance, Even If It’s Anxiety-Driven’ – Sofia Devitt Reveals the Raw, Untold Story Behind Her New Single
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Sofia Devitt. There’s a sharpness to that name, a hint of eccentricity, yet it’s steeped…
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If They Ever Get Invited to the BBC, the Fire Alarm Will Definitely Go Off: An Interview with Radio Rubbish
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Sipping some salty seawater and splashing a bit on the speakers, Radio Rubbish hits us…
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“We started with absolutely nothing and just forced out so much music.” How Three Creative Minds Collided To Make Orbits a Hub of Innovation
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If you think modern music has already said all it can, allow us to introduce…
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“I Don’t Need to Please Anyone”: Nina Fay on Owning Her Truth in Music
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Enter Nina Fay. Half-Norwegian, half-Russian, and entirely unpredictable in her sonic journey. With tracks like…
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Syd Taylor Breaks Free: “For The First Time In My Life, I Feel Like I Have Found My ‘Sound’”
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It’s not every day you meet an artist who feels like they’re on the brink…
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Alex Uhlmann Swaps the Conductor’s Baton for a Mic: ‘HOME’ Is Where the Art Is
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So, imagine this: a person standing in the shadows of the main stage, watching some…
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Luna Motif Declares: “The Most Effective Weapons are Those That Inspire Positive Change, Not Destruction”
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When you think of a band making its mark, there’s often this linear progression—a path…
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“I Wrote ghost Years Ago and It Sat as a Voice Recording On My Phone”: The Story of mokusla’s ‘ghost’
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If I told you that music could transport you to the green hills of Donegal…
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“The Сhallenge For Me Was To Ensure That I Remained Respectful To Debussy’s Original Pieces & Vision” Says Mortenissimo
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When you think about classical music, the name Claude Debussy drifts into your mind like…
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Steven Binko Talks About His New Single: “‘Warrior’ Came Together Naturally—It Felt Like Everything Fell Into Place Effortlessly”
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Steven Binko is a name that in recent years has come to represent a whole…
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“We Played It at All Our Live Shows Before Recording” — Monet & Christian on Perfecting ‘Homestead Heart’
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You know, sometimes a song hits you in a way that feels almost too personal,…
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Exclusive: SIESKI on ‘Gumdrops’: ‘It’s Like a Burst of Sunshine Every Time I Say It!’
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Have you ever felt a wave washing over you—not just any wave, but one of…
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“It Is Mainly to Do with Certain Sound Qualities”: Sola Akingbola Reveals the Secret Behind His Groundbreaking Album!
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Sola Akingbola, percussionist for Grammy-winning Jamiroquai and composer for CBS’s Bob Hearts Abishola, is releasing…
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“Love Involves Resilience and Overcoming Challenges”: Dom Malin on New Single ‘Keep Out the Rain’
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Dom Malin from the Midlands continues to delight us with songs that convey a full…
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“It Was One Of The More Difficult Songs To Create,” Just Call Me Snow Discusses the Challenges Behind Her New Single #standforpeace
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Meet Just Call Me Snow—a Ukrainian artist and songwriter who has traveled from her native…
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‘Writing Music Has Always Been My Little Emotional Outlet’: Discover the Unique Story Behind Linn Holmes’ Debut EP
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In the heart of downtown LA, tucked between racks of vintage vinyl, I caught up…
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Travel the World: The Ambassadors of Music Program Makes Musicians’ Dreams Come True
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The Ambassadors of Music program is an exciting opportunity for talented young musicians to showcase…
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“Not a Thing I’d Change”! Junk Season’s Rocky Road to Album Success
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Harrison Kendell come a long way from his early days as Fordë, a name that…
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Broken Composers Want to Give You a Controlled Disaster! “All The Best Awaits The Bravest”
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Few dare to traverse the boundaries with the audacity of Broken Composers. This multimedia duo,…
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Dillon Vanders Goes DIY: New Album Skips Streaming To Battle “Greed of Platforms”
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Fresh off the highway and with the dust barely settled from his debut album “Wildflowers,”…
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“You See Nights Like These Only Come Around Once in a Lifetime”: Emes Gets Deep on New Single “On the Night”
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Seattle’s music scene is pulsating with the soulful energy of Emes, an artist whose voice…
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MaVe Ditches Fear, Channels Raw Emotions into Electrifying “Extraordinary”: “No more being scared of what people might think!”
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Oslo’s music scene is buzzing with the arrival of MaVe, a compelling artist who transcends…
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Night Night: Life in Lyrics – ‘Balancing life as a mother and a musician is challenging, but rewarding’
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Forget the bustling cafes and forget the pressure of awards ceremonies. Imagine instead a sun-drenched…
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A Lifelong Love Affair: “Jazz Continues to Surprise Me,” Says Q3’s Martin Hallmark
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Cambridge is buzzing with the sound of Q3, a jazz quartet fresh off the release…
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“I’m gonna push it farther than it’s ever been pushed before”: Child of SP on What Lies Ahead in His Trailblazing Career!
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From the electric streets of São Paulo, Child of SP (LEO) is sparking a global…
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Ian Mathias-Baker on ‘Specific Gravity’ and a Nod to David Lynch: “All of These Influences Just Somehow Seem To Come Together”
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Ian Mathias-Baker’s music unfolds like a serene stroll through an avant-garde gallery, each song a…
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Inside Kimmy Macq’s Musical Mind: An Interview at the Intersection of Classic and Contemporary
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On the threshold of a stylish restaurant, where every nook seems to have stepped out…
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Scotland’s New Battle Cry: Meet the Minds Behind ‘We Are The Tartan Army’
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Crank up the volume and paint your face blue and white—Scotland’s football fans have a…
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Adam Lanceley On Choosing Vinyl For His Album: “The Listening Experience on Vinyl Is Far Superior To Other Mediums”
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Adam Lanceley is a man with eyes filled with light and warmth, his story an…
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Louise Burke’s Powerful Admission: “My Passion For Music Is So Strong That I Can’t Let It Go Again”
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Life’s unpredictable journey often leads to stories that blend serendipity and determination in a way…
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‘I Had a Spider Plant Die on Me the Day I went to the Studio so I Recorded a Blues For Him’ — Greg Foat on His Latest Vinyl, ‘Spider Plant Blues’
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Amid the lush greenery of his London residence, where plants intertwine with synthesizers as naturally…
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Stephen DiJoseph Reveals: ‘I Have So Much Unreleased Material I Don’t Know How I’ll Ever Get to It All’
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I had arranged to meet Stephen at a charming café nestled amidst the lively activity…
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At 21, Violinist Jack Campbell Shakes Up Classical Music Across Six Countries
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Welcome to our one-on-one with Jack Campbell, the young artist shaking up the classical music…
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“I Hope My Music Will Leave a Footprint Behind!”: John Tibbits Opens Up About Life, Music, and Debut Album!
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Meet John Tibbits, the star of today’s exclusive interview. His latest single, “Legacy,” demands attention…
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