Tag: "interview"

Electric Guest
0 Comments. 754 Views. Posted 15 May 2012 @ 6:11pm.
Los Angeles duo Electric Guest make sprightly indie pop that recalls the cheesier side of ‘70s MOR as much as it does contemporary bands like Phoenix. The pair are on the fast-track to next big thing status – they recently played a series of showcase gigs at The Echo in Los Angeles, and in spite of the fact that they only had one single to their name at the time, the shows were a smashing success... Read More
Autoluminescent
0 Comments. 3,008 Views. Posted 21 Oct 2011 @ 8:46am.
Autoluminescent chronicles the intriguingly turbulent life of Australian guitar maestro Rowland S. Howard, who recently passed away in 2009. Howard was the guitarist of iconic bands such as The Boys Next Door and The Birthday Party alongside Nick Cave. The film is co-directed by Richard Lowenstein and Lynn-Maree Milburn . Lowenstein is well-known for his music videos for INXS and... Read More
The Ghost Benefit
0 Comments. 1,764 Views. Posted 27 Jan 2011 @ 1:33pm.
According to the average media and technology and futurist, broadcasting is in its death throes. With its reliance on unilateral communication, broadcasting – especially radio – is out of sync with the modern interactive media age. Paradoxically, it’s radio’s inherent intimacy that Triple R broadcaster Stephen Walker – aka The Ghost to his dedicated legion... Read More
Mary J. Blige
4 Comments. 1,774 Views. Posted 26 Jan 2011 @ 9:00am.
When doing phone interviews, my standard opening is to ask the interviewee what they have planned that day. Even if there’s nothing noteworthy to talk about, at the very least it allows them to settle in to our chat, and not feel as though I’m trying to ambush them from the very start... So when Mary J. Blige replies that she’s in L.A. doing an interview with me, and... Read More
Tobias Cummings
0 Comments. 3,413 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:12am.
" I'm one of those guys who takes a long time to name his work," notes acclaimed indie-folk singer/songwriter Tobias Cummings. "I think it's very important - the name of a record, film or piece of art - so I think of the title a long time before I finish what I'm doing and I let that influence the creation of it as well. I'm interested in plays on words... and I really... Read More
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