I was very pleased to interview Brian Kassan of Chewy Marble recently. I ask him about his tenure on The Wondermints and a bunch of other issues. Check the interviews section on the right or click here to read the Brian Kassan Interview.
Category: Artist Interviews
Willie Wisely interviews Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
The highly anticipated Roger Joseph Manning Jr. album “Catnip Dynamite” is expected to release Feb. 3 from Oglio Records. Those critics who heard the Japanese version last year added it to their 2008 “best of” list. If it’s half as good as I think it is, it will make my 2009 list easily. Here Willie Wisely (no slouch in the music dept.) interviews fellow artist Roger Manning (Part 1 of a 14 part series on YouTube).
Matthew Sweet Interview by Jeff Shelton
Power pop legend Matthew Sweet has been interviewed by Jeff Shelton from the Power Pop Show on KSCU 103.3fm – Santa Clara, CA, you can get more info at www.myspace.com/powerpopshow
Just listen to the Matthew Sweet Interview
Cool stuff. They even talk “guitar geek” during the interview and about Sweet’s newest “Sunshine Lies” which is a pretty damn good major label release.
Adam Marsland interviewed for Powerpopaholic
Recently described in SPIN magazine as “a high-energy cross between Brian Wilson, Paul Stanley, and Elton John,” Adam Marsland has had one of the more prolific and intriguing music careers of the last 10 years. He’s shared studio space with Weezer, and performed with legendary bands, The Wondermints and The Negro Problem. Most power pop fans are familar with his first band, Cockeyed Ghost and more recently Adam Marsland’s Chaos Band. I was pleased to get a long interview with him. Check out the interview here or click on the Artist Interviews button on the right.
The Bellfuries Interviewed by Powerpopaholic
I just got finished with my interview with The Bellfuries. If you missed the review of the album “Palmyra” then I suggest you take a look – it’s up there for a 2008 top ten nomination. I wanted to learn a little more about the band, so I put together a few questions for band leader Joey Simeone. Check the artists interview button on the right side, or this direct link to the Bellfuries Interview here.
Enjoy it! More reviews coming up for October soon.