To fans of Tegan & Sara, it may seem like it's been a quick rise from unknown indie band to one with a respectable following. But to Tegan & Sara it has been a long, hard road with many artistic rewards along the way. One of their most recent rewards...
In the past few months Ive spoken with a number of incredibly talented and iconic musicians including Mike Patton, Les Claypool and Page...
Kool Keith is legally insane. If this interview doesnt prove that to you, just go out and grab his latest album, The Return of Dr. Octagon. Dr. Octagon is a persona that Kool first used ten years ago and since then hes gotten his degree in crazy so it was time...
Jon Mikl Thor has such a cool name that you wouldnt think he'd have to take on an alternate persona--but thats just what he did for the cult movie Rock n Roll Nightmare , a technically inept film but fun film that has garnered a large cult following since...
In 1984 KMFDM (Kleine Mitleid Fur Das Mehrheit," which means "No Pity For the Majority") was founded in Germany by Sascha Konietzko. The band released three albums on European labels before begining their relationship with Wax Trax! Records in Chicago, Illinois. After touring with Ministry in 1989-1990,...
Talking with The Blue Explosions Jon Spencer was an absolute pleasure. It was more of a conversation about music and comic books than just your ordinary run of the mill interview. But mostly we concentrated on Spencers latest collaboration, Heavy Trash, which is Rockabilly inflected album created...
Michael Showalter came to fame along with the rest of his sketch comedy group, The State, in the early 90s when they went from performing for other NYU students to having a show on MTV. Since then each member of the group has gone to many other great comedy works. Theyve created television shows,...
Neil Marshall has created a very scary movie with The Descent. It is a classic story of a group of people going someplace they shouldnt and encountering monsters. This time it is a group of women who go spelunking and confront cave dwelling monsters. Marshall first made a name for himself in the horror...
The Watson Twins are the soft spoken southern group who has gained popularity backing Jenny Lewis on her recent tours. I got a chance to talk to one half The Watson Twins about working with Jenny, being a food twin and their new album, Southern Manners....
On an extremely hot and humid day in Brooklyn New York, producer Celine Rattray was nice enough to invite me to visit the set of the new film, Watching the Detectives, written and directed by Broken Lizard member Paul Soter. At this point Soter is best known as the bootie flashing state trooper in...
Filmmaker Lucky McKee certainly lives up to his name. Just after releasing one film, May, McKee was invited to participate in one of the greatest gatherings of directors ever on television, Masters of Horror. McKee has apparently proved himself to certain Masters with May becoming a cult film and...
Robin Hardy cemented his place in film history in the early 70s when he wrote and directed the cult film, The Wicker Man. Since then Hardy has done a number of film and television projects but has never...