Indie Rock Interviews

Nashville Rocker Stacy Hogan Releases His New Single “Congratulations, You’re in a Cult”

Nashville Rocker Stacy Hogan Releases His New Single “Congratulations, You’re in a Cult”

Posted May 8, 2023 at 12:48 pm | No comments

Rocker – producer – award winning songwriter, Stacy Hogan, has been in the music entertainment business since he was a kid, at 12 banging away on the eighty-eights and getting out and about on tour with an adult country band. His new single, “Congratulations, You’re In A Cult” is a frenetic, blistering assault on demagogues and cults.

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Clay Melton Talks About His Upcoming Single “Alive on a Wire,” And His Rockin’ Tour

Clay Melton Talks About His Upcoming Single “Alive on a Wire,” And His Rockin’ Tour

Posted April 3, 2023 at 5:14 am | No comments

Guitarist Clay Melton’s roots lie in the worked lands of Louisiana and Texas where traditional and rock blues grew with the making of the old Chitlin’ Circuit with the likes of BB King, Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson, as well as newcomers, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Debra Devi Kickin’ It Out With Jamification Station Volume 1

Debra Devi Kickin’ It Out With Jamification Station Volume 1

Posted October 7, 2022 at 11:10 am | No comments

Rocker, singer-songwriter, award winning author, music workshop leader and more, Debra Devi, hits all cylinders with her hi-test drive that’s made her talents highly sought after for on-stage performances and presentations. And her ASCAP award winning book, The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu (foreword by Dr. John) is an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award winner, that has grabbed the attention and accolades of some of the best blues masters of our day.

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Tom Guerra Talks About His New Album Sentimental Junk, and Getting It All Together

Tom Guerra Talks About His New Album Sentimental Junk, and Getting It All Together

Posted March 30, 2022 at 6:30 am | No comments

We caught up with Tom Guerra recently to talk about Sentimental Junk, the work involved and the creative juice needed to not only craft great songs, but to properly dress them with the right instrumentation, vocals that suit them and a collaboration between musicians, who are also friends, who help supercharge his songs into fun romps that hit on all cylinders, that offer up thoughtful meaningful lyrics, impressing them with his  own personal stamp.

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Brotherhood of the Guitar Artist – Josh Jaramillo

Brotherhood of the Guitar Artist – Josh Jaramillo

Posted August 11, 2014 at 7:21 am | One comment

Watching Josh Jaramillo play guitar is a lesson in styles. He can mix it up with crunch, as well as get some flash glassy tones out of his Stratocaster. And it all looks so easy, with a casual fluidity that comes from lots of practice and an inner channel of talent.

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Joe Becker- Designed to Entertain

Joe Becker- Designed to Entertain

Posted May 16, 2014 at 5:38 am | No comments

Chicago guitarist, singer, songwriter; Joe Becker is attempting to re-emerge onto to the scene. His quick, finger-twisting guitar riffs and sophisticated style of soloing, fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato are magnified in the hook filled music he writes and produces.

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Kendall Schmidt of Heffron Drive – An Introspective Look into Parallel!

Kendall Schmidt of Heffron Drive – An Introspective Look into Parallel!

Posted April 14, 2014 at 6:40 am | No comments

Kendall Schmidt, star of Nickelodeon’s hit television series, Big Time Rush, has just released his first single; “Parallel” from his new band Heffron Drive with guitarist Dustin Belt.

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Vocalist Ariana Talks About Songwriting, Heffron Drive and Head vs. Heart

Vocalist Ariana Talks About Songwriting, Heffron Drive and Head vs. Heart

Posted December 13, 2013 at 2:48 pm | One comment

While meeting with the guys from Heffron Drive, I took the opportunity to sit down with their touring partner, vocalist and song writer, Ariana. Ariana mixes it up with traditional musical instruments and more avant-garde sounds, creating a catchy and hip techno-sound that blends well with her vocals.

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Vintage GI Interview with Singer Songwriter Stephen Kellogg

Vintage GI Interview with Singer Songwriter Stephen Kellogg

Posted March 28, 2013 at 5:17 am | No comments

Here’s one of our earliest interviews with Stephen Kellogg from around 2006. We’d seen him as a warm up act at a venue and when he and his fellow Sixers returned to the D.C. area, we caught up with him at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, Virginia, where we sat down for an interview.

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The Fabulous Miss Wendy – No One Can Stop Me!

The Fabulous Miss Wendy – No One Can Stop Me!

Posted September 17, 2012 at 10:11 am | One comment

Inspired by old-school punk acts like the Misfits, The Dead Kennedys, and The Ramones, Hollywood-based rocker The Fabulous Miss Wendy has come a long way since picking up a guitar at the age of ten.

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