Interview: Dan Croll Explains ‘Adulthood’
Croll points to artists like Paul Simon and Prince as his musical inspiration and admires their popularity and uniqueness. By Robert Frezza, Contributing Writer September 11, 2017 U.K. indie pop rock/folk act, Dan Croll, performed at The Brooklyn Bazaar Sept. 7 and...
Interview: Weaves Ventures into ‘Wide Open’
By Robert Frezza, NYU Washington Square News Contributing Writer October 16, 2017 Canadian indie-pop group Weaves hails from Toronto with lead vocalist Jasmine Burke, guitarist Morgan Waters, bassist Zach Bines and drummer Spencer Cole all in the mix. Burke, who was a...
Interview: Black Pistol Fire Gains Momentum at Irving Plaza Show
Courtesy of Charles Reagan Black Pistol Fire played a high octane opening set at Irving Plaza on Feb. 15. By Robert Frezza, Contributing Writer February 21, 2018 Black Pistol Fire is a band that came together by chance, but the Canadian rock duo’s performance opening...
Son of a Preacher Man: EXCLUSIVE Q&A with a King of Leon
Son of a Preacher Man: EXCLUSIVE Q&A with a King of Leon By Robert Frezza May 30, 2010 2:20 PM MST The comeback story of the past few years should really be the story of rock n roll. Last year Kings of Leon broke mainstream with Only By The Night, their fourth LP....
CMJ Interview: HAIM Q&A
Folk-meets-R&B, all-female sister group HAIM (pronounced “hime”) headlined the Music Hall Of Williamsburg this past Saturday night. The trio from San Fernando Valley, CA, played some songs off of its Forever EP, showing that not only do these women know how to...
Exclusive Q&A with Dizzy Reed of Guns N’ Roses
As one of the longest-tenured members of Guns N’ Roses, besides frontman, Axl Rose, keyboardist Dizzy Reed soldiers on with the new line up of Guns N’ Roses. Guns N’ Roses is one of the last standing American rock bands from the 1980s heyday era of “hair” bands. The...