SLEEPLORE TALKS DEBUT EP, RECORDING PROCESS AND FIRST LIVE SHOW
Photo by Keith Perks With his first EP as Sleeplore due next week and the project's first live show in the rearview mirror, Clyde Rosencrance joins us to chat about the endeavor that has been a few...
ReadmoreTHE MOTHER HIPS REKINDLE COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT WITH ‘GLOWING LANTERN’
While the new normal for bands is to collaborate remotely, the upcoming Mother Hips album, "Glowing Lantern," was built on old-fashioned, in-person hangs between primary songwriters Greg Loiacono and ...
ReadmoreNEW JOHNNY CASH LIVE ALBUM FROM OWSLEY STANLEY FOUNDATION FINDS ‘MAN IN BLACK’ AT EDGE OF GREATNESS
When Johnny Cash rolled into the Carousel Ballroom for a one-off concert on April 24, 1968, he was not the larger-than-life "Man in Black" we think of today. A few weeks later he would release "At Fol...
ReadmoreANTHRAX’S FRANK BELLO TALKS ‘FATHERS, BROTHERS and SONS’
In his new memoir, "Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax," Anthrax bassist Frank Bello tells the story of how he went from being abandoned by his father to achievin...
ReadmoreFOR CARL PALMER, IT’S ‘THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS’ AS ELP CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
Emerson, Lake & Palmer is in the midst of celebrating its 50th anniversary, and with only one of the three members, drummer Carl Palmer, still alive, it has fallen on him to lead the charge. He's ...
ReadmoreTHE SLIP’S BRAD BARR TALKS NEW MUSIC, MONTREAL MUSIC SCENE AND UPCOMING SOLO ALBUM
Most bands with the success and longevity of The Slip would be stacking tour dates on top of tour dates to capitalize on the accumulated good will of the fans and recognition of its catalog. But as fa...
ReadmoreJUSTIN MAZER CONFRONTS DEMONS ON ‘THE DREAM KILLER SUITE’
For his third solo album of the year, guitarist Justin Mazer decided to go all-in on progressive rock: a multi-part conceptual work that in its framework looks to the giants of the genre for inspirati...
ReadmoreWITH LITTLE FEAT, SCOTT SHARRARD BRINGS A LIFELONG FAN’S APPROACH
When Scott Sharrard showed up for his first gig as the temporary replacement for ailing Little Feat guitarist Paul Barrere in 2019, the key word was "temporary." But temporary immediately became somet...
ReadmorePHILLY’S CLOCKWISE ON FIRE IS A NEW BAND OF OLD FRIENDS
Clockwise on Fire might be based in Philadelphia, but sonically, the new rock duo is all over the map. Embracing elements of psychedelic rock, progressive rock, funk and alt rock, Tim Arnold and Bria...
ReadmorePRACTICE SPACE: SLEEPLORE
Words, photos and videos by Keith Perks Practice spaces are in buildings, warehouses and homes, and they are where bands create and perfect what you see and hear on stage every weekend. I want to s...
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