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Gloria Gaynor’s new Gospel album, Testimony, is up for two Grammy Awards, taking the career of a disco legend (“I Will Survive”) in a whole new direction. Gaynor and engineer F. Reid Shippen dish on recording the live-to-analog album.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with Family of the Year about questionable band getaways, working with producer Greg Wells and embracing darkness.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with former guitarist of the Black Belles and longtime Jack White protégé Olivia Jean about finding fuss-free tones, producing her new album and working in Third Man Studios.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with vocalist Marcus Scott about his new solo album, Back 2 Da Soul, creating a sonic palette, and what it was like to become the new frontman for Tower of Power.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with Will Turpin of Collective Soul about the band’s 10th album, 'Blood'; staying inspired after 25 years; and exploring one’s humanity.
By Jacques Sonyieux. Whether you know him as Miami Steve from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, Silvio Dante from The Sopranos or as the leader of Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, you’ll find Steven Van Zandt has...
By Jacques Sonyieux. Craig Leon dishes on producing the Ramones, his favorite folk music influences and his new synth epic, Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music, Vol. 2: The Canon.
Hey, hey, it’s Micky Dolenz, looking back on 50-plus years as a Monkee, recording with the legendary Wrecking Crew and more.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with songwriter Albert Hammond (“It Never Rains in Southern California,” “The Air That I Breathe”) about staying true to yourself, working with the Wrecking Crew, and releasing a new symphonic album.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with former Go-Between Robert Forster about minimalist production, sequencing an album and his band’s unfinished business.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with Kasey Chambers about nitpicking vocals, microphone choices and what it’s like having her dad playing in her band.
Jaques Sonyieux talks with singer/songwriter Adam Hood about keeping it raw, being true to working-class roots and the pleasure of stepping away from overproduction.
"Captain Kirk" himself talks about recording his new Christmas album, hanging out on Brad Paisley's tour bus, and what the recent Mars landing might mean for our future.
By Jaques Sonyieux. Tim Booth, leader of legendary Britpop pioneers James, discusses generational shifts, old-school jams and Living in Extraordinary Times.
Chuck Leavell talks about one rockin’ night in Germany, the genius of Ray Charles and what it’s like to have Clapton and Gilmour ask you to join their bands.
Jacques Sonyieux speaks with Mikaela Davis about her latest album, selecting a producer, and where the harp sits in modern music.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with Matt Rollings, producer of Blues Traveler's 13th album, about finding the right studio, being open-minded during recording and, most of all, staying focused.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with Ian McCulloch of Echo & The Bunnymen about black mold, why the best vocal take is always among the first three, and why the danger of covering one’s own songs is overstated.
By Jacques Sonyieux. The Record Company talks about its sophomore album, surpassing expectations, and how a Fleetwood Mac song got the band out of the living room and into a commercial studio.
By Jacques Sonyieux. "Hell-On" is Neko Case's first album in five years, which she completed after finishing up projects with The New Pornographers and her female Canadian supergroup case/lang/veirs.
By Jaques Sonyieux. Each an acclaimed artist in his own right, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin deliver their first duo album, 30 years in the making.
By Jacques Sonyieux. In 2014, the band got back together to play a handful of gigs, which quickly turned to sold-out festivals and then a self-titled brand new album that has since won critical acclaim all around the world.
Johan Duncanson and Martin Larsson of The Radio Dept. discuss their latest album, 'Running Out of Love.'
By Jacques Sonyieux. Transatlantic act The Luxembourg Signal spill what it was like recording their latest album across the ocean.
Portugal. The Man (“Feel It Still”) keyboardist Kyle O'Quin talks studio life, staying relevant and becoming overnight sensations after playing almost 4,000 shows over the last 13 years.
At age 76, David Crosby’s work has spanned multiple generations—notably as a founding member of quintessential rock acts The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young—whose music has permeated the very fabric of American culture.
After a decade of playing lead guitar in one of the world’s top rock brands—er, bands on the planet, Andy Summers of The Police could have signed up for early retirement in Tahiti many years ago.
By Jaques Sonyieux. From a music business perspective, 18-year old Declan McKenna has already achieved much more than most aspiring professional musicians can ever hope for in a career.
With a vast catalog of albums already in hand and having achieved the commercial success that most bands can only dream of, Styx could have called it a day decades ago with classic albums like The Grand Illusion and...
This spring, The Raveonettes released Atomized—the band’s ‘anti-album’ that consisted of 12 songs recorded and released each month over the course of 2016.
74-year old Don Bryant is a soul legend, having been a powerhouse writing force behind the likes of Solomon Burke, Etta James, Albert King and many others.
With a new record, The Madness, released in March, hard rock ‘supergroup’ Art of Anarchy embarks on a new road chock full of tour dates, fresh material and a new lead singer.
For many, Memphis’ Ardent Studios is revered as the cradle of soul music, with a discography that is both awe-inspiring and boundless in its influence.
With today’s recording technology, intercontinental collaboration has become more accessible to musicians than ever.
In its most elemental state, music has the power to transcend the present and carry emotional depth across the boundaries of time and space.
Despite having formed less than three years ago, Ultimate Painting just released its third album this past November.
It is no surprise that many of the best albums ever recorded have their roots in human challenges that are difficult to overcome: heartbreak, pain and loss.
Sometimes an artist must step outside of himself or herself to find the path forward.
Minneapolis, MN-based Pert Near Sandstone calls itself a 'modern American string band', yet appeals to the broader fan base of traditional bluegrass music all across the nation. Taking the string band tradition of old-time music into the future, the...
Mark Loughman's Bleedin' Aura, released on Spitfire Music this year, hinges on his English indie-rock roots, demanding an active listening experience as each of its nine songs shimmer with gritty authenticity. On the record, Loughman—who co-produced the album himself...
As we move well into the summer season, sometimes we look for personal ‘soundtracks’ to usher us through the more temperate months and welcome change in season—much like we do with summer reading.
Following nearly five years since its last album, Portland, OR-based Blind Pilot releases And Then Like Lions this month.
For many of us, Def Leppard represents the mass onset of '80s 'anthem rock'—but beyond this stereotypical persona is a tight knit, sharp-edged band that has worked and toured relentlessly since its debut album On Through The Night—which hit...
Some music evokes open spaces, removing boundaries of thought and liberating the senses.
Herb Alpert’s rich musical life speaks volumes of his passion.
The Vaccines are on a roll. Having released their critically acclaimed English Graffiti album in May (their third album in four years), the band has already toured the world, opening for The Rolling Stones, Muse and others while selling...
