Spinnerette centerpiece Brody Dalle has come a long way since her days as the Distillers’ gravel-voiced singer/guitarist, a frontwoman with the balls – and chops – to stare down any man on the strip who thought leather pants and rock music was just for the boys. She gave us a call earlier this week to stoke the fire and fan the Spinnerette flames… come get warm. Full Article »

Taking Back Sunday’s New Again hit shelves on June 2nd, and has been praised by critics and fans alike as the band’s best to date. We caught up with bassist / backing vocalist Matt Rubano to talk about the album, their upcoming tour with Weezer & Blink-182, and live show gripes from the fans and the band, among other things. Full Article »

If you’re a regular here, you know we’ve been pushing the music of Crown City Rockers, as well as the solo releases from MC Raashan Ahmad, for quite some time.

Raashan’s an interesting cat, always a pleasure to hang out, shoot the shit, and work with. We filmed a talk Johnny Firecloud had with him backstage at our Rock For Justice / Give A Damn benefit last month, and put it together with some live highlights from his solo set. Full Article »

We tracked down Guns N’ Roses founding member Duff McKagan to dig into the real shit on Velvet Revolver’s vocalist search, the state of the music industry today and the great whoring of radio programming. Full Article »

After months of trying we finally tracked down Amanda Palmer for an email Q&A, fresh off her recent stint as mentor for a student-produced play at her old high school and just before a week-long yoga retreat. We’ll sidestep the clear fact that Twitter culture has apparently made shorthand communication the norm, even for some of the most eloquent thinkers in the game, and bring this shit to you (almost) live & direct. Enjoy. Full Article »