I’ve been a Bill Lloyd fan for years and met him at a Lannie Flower’s concert about 2 years ago. Bill has compiled an impressive array of power pop songs over the years and now they are all in one album. It’s called “A Selection of Power Pop 1985-2020” and we talk about what power pop is and even touch on his upcoming live shows.
It’s been almost a year since my last interview, and I figured since everyone is using zoom anyway I will adopt my future interviews with artists by talking to them on camera. I came out from behind the microphone to interview Eric Bazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer, best known for being a founding member of the rock band The Hooters and for writing “One of Us,” made famous by Joan Osborne in 1995. He’s got some great new music that deserves to be heard. Check it out on Spotify:
Keith Slettedahl, lead singer and founding member of The 88 has announced the release of his first full-length solo album entitled You Know You Know. We talk about what happened with The 88, and his musical influences on his new album (that I reviewed last week and it’s a 2020 top-ten nominee).
Guitarist Brian Ray is someone I love to talk to. Besides being Paul McCartney’s long-time lead guitarist, he has done some amazing solo work. His first album Mondo Magneto was my first review, and I’ve followed his career over the last 12 years. My first interview with him was in 2009, and we touched base again in 2017. Today Brian is working with “Little” Steven Van Zandt and making music for Wicked Cool Records. We get to catch up on his new R&B singles, including working with Smokey Robinson.
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PHOTO CREDIT: STEVEN SEBRING
I was fortunate to speak with Jesse Malin last month, and I’ve got the interview here. Jesse’s last album Sunset Kids was a soulful pop gem that I discovered earlier this year. It did make a few best-of lists in 2019, so it’s worth checking out. We talk about his new projects and performing during this pandemic, plus his time with Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joe Armstrong (Green Day). Check out his new single “Backstabbers.”
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