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Erik Ian Walker - "In this interview
Erik Ian Walker
discusses "I Have Never Told You", his album with Marit
Brook-Kothlow. Topics in the interview also range from
his association with Beth Custer and his approach to
teaching piano improvisation. The album is an organic,
experimental and cinematic collection of sound collages
and songs. Hearing Erik explain the creative process and
intent adds an important dimension to appreciating this
album."
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Wammo, the
audacious and comedic member of Asylum Street Spankers,
covers the new
Asylum Street Spankers CD (Mercurial) and DVD
(Sideshow Fez) in this interview that includes the tale of
a relocated church begs the question, "Does Beyonce have
soul?"
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Miroslav Wanek of Czech avant-rockers Uz Jsme Doma
in the middle of their 11th U.S. tour supporting "Ears"
(Skoda).
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Warlocks,
J. C. Reeves, is one
of four guitarist in the 8-member experimental rock band
The Warlocks. J. C. discusses "Rise and Fall..." (Bomp)
their album that references the entire spectrum of heavy
art rock.
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Brian
Waters is vocalist
for The Flash
Express. This band is putting soul back into
rock-n-roll. This is especially true about the album
Introducing the Dynamite Sound of The Flash Express with
its great, dense sound from this vigorous trio. In this
talk, Waters discussed the band and their luck going it
alone without label support.
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Ben Waugh of The Sillies delivers an overview
of the Detroit punk band's history. That lengthy tale is
also highlighted on the retrospective America's Most
Wanton (Scooch Pooch). Waugh also discusses the group's
upcoming West Coast tour and the other touring members of
the group that, literally, brought punk rock to Detroit
through their live show series at Bookies.
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Wild
Colonials -
vocalist Angela McCluskey and guitarist Shark
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Martin
Williams talks
about his group Silverman. After a frustrating tenure in
Britpop project Nilon Bombers (that was not without its
successes), Martin discovered vocalist Anna Dennis. Her
freshness combined with his experience result in
captivating post-trip hop melodic electro-pop released to
the world on Speed of Life Part 2 (UlgyMan).
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The Willowz
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Richie James Follin is
living a young man's dream of indie pop stardom with
The Willowz.
In this June 2005 interview, the lucky and plucky rocker
discusses the band's self-titled album and getting a
song in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". This is
all from a video set as the group work on shooting a
video for each song on the album.
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Gary Wilson - Gary Wilson recalls in this
spring 2005 interview staying John Cage for three days and
submitting a demo to Captain Beefheart while letting us
all know there is much more to this fascinating musician
than how he holds on to the crushes of yesteryear. The
focus of this interview was "Mary Had Brown Hair", the new
CD by Gary Wilson on Stones Throw Records.
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Brian
Woodbury is a
mad genius putting offbeat humor and great post-jazz into
a winning package. Two new releases give testament to
Woodbury's unique vision. Consider on Variety Orchestra
the mostly instrumental "Threnody for Kennedy and
Connally" which regales the listener as a large jazz
ensemble does everything but laments as it races through a
condensed history of jazz. Toward the end, a set of female
voices comes in like the Andrew Sisters to brightly sum up
the assassination and Connally's bullet-catching in a few,
smart bars. Woodbury does a lot of comedy music writing
for TV and theatre and the very talented Variety Orchestra
lets him stretch into other directions.
