As Mute Math began touring in support of its new CD, Armistice, the band faced a familiar challenge — how to rework the new songs so the four-piece band can play them live. “Some songs are more challenging than others,” singer/guitarist Paul Meany said in a recent phone interview. “True to a Mute Math record, [...]
For more almost 25 years, Bon Jovi has been cranking out hit albums and playing arenas and stadiums….
As recently as last spring, it appeared that Chicago’s days of making new albums of original material might be over. In an interview with this writer last May, keyboardist Robert Lamm revealed that while individual members were still writing songs, some band members had concluded there was no point in Chicago releasing new music. That [...]
Nels Cline admits that when he joined Wilco in 2004, he had some hesitations about exactly what he would bring to the band….
Alicia Keys spent two weeks in a studio working up the songs for her Freedom Tour….
For Who fans, the exciting news is that plans are afoot for the group to record new music next spring….
Everclear frontman Art Alexakis is branching out in new directions along several fronts….
One of the major ways Brandi Carlile feels she improved as a singer on her latest CD, “Give Up The Ghost,” was in being able to tap into the emotions that fueled her songs when they were first written when it came time – sometimes many months later — to record her vocal track in [...]
