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One Question Interviews: Girl Scout
Feature — February 17, 2015
Jeremy (Girl Scout) SPB: What varieties of Girl Scout (the band) cookies would there be? Jeremy: We always talked about making weed versions of Girl Scout cookies and selling them as merch because there is nothing more Girl Scout than getting high, turning up the fuzz and having …
Music: SXSW 2015 Wrap-Up
Feature — March 30, 2015
Following a year in 2014 that not only saw Tyler, the Creator get arrested for “inciting a riot” during a show but also a tragic event in which an intoxicated driver plowed into a crowd, injuring close to two dozen and killing four, many people I talked to expressed the …
One Question Interviews: Bilinda Butchers
Feature — April 2, 2015
Michal Palmer (Bilinda Butchers) SPB: Was there a historical or real-life inspiration behind the concept for Heaven? Palmer: Yes, both. The album's concept was inspired by various works of Lafcadio Hearn as well as some travel diaries written between the 15th and 20th Century in Japan, researched …
One Question Interviews: Grand Vapids
Feature — May 21, 2015
Austin (Grand Vapids) SPB: Which of the Athens bands have had the most impact on the music industry as a whole and/or which have inspired you the most? Austin: There are too many bands from Athens to reference who have had major impacts on the industry without stating …
One Question Interviews: roses
Feature — May 31, 2015
Matt Scheuermann (roses) SPB: Coming into the Philadelphia music scene, what were your expectations (if any) and have those early expectations and perceptions changed over time? Scheuermann: Every time I'd visit Philly, I was always inspired. I'd always loved the people here and the music was just so …
Music: Levitation 2015 / Austin Psych Fest
Feature — June 18, 2015
Providing a welcome alternative to not only the blast of insanity that South by Southwest brings but also the increasingly-crowded shitstorm that is the Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, Texas’ Psych Fest was founded by members of the rock group The Black Angels in 2008, bouncing around between locations …
One Question Interviews: Modest Midget
Feature — September 10, 2015
Lionel Ziblat (Modest Midget) SPB: Which music by classical composers do you think has held up the best into the 21st century? Lionel: Great question! Since it's also a great passion of mine to write for Classical instances (choirs, orchestras and chamber), I try to keep in touch with …
One Question Interviews: Sophie Lillienne
Feature — September 29, 2015
Vezzo (Sophie Lillienne) SPB: Maybe it says something about my musical preconceptions, but I expected something entirely different when I first listened to Sophie Lillienne. Where did the band name come from - is it just me who was entirely confused by it at first? Vezzo: Well… a …
One Question Interviews: Neon Shudder
Feature — September 30, 2015
Neon Shudder SPB: It seems like there would be a temptation when working within the world of cyberpunk to make soundtracks to situations presented in pre-existing games, books, or movies. Do you find yourself doing that, or do you try to represent your own imaginary worlds and situations with …
One Question Interviews: Bruno Sanfilippo
Feature — October 26, 2015
Bruno Sanfilippo SPB: Though things like bandcamp have made it easier for artists to release music, I can't help but think that there are many out there who, like the main character in the film Mr. Holland's Opus, tirelessly work on writing and composing yet have no clue …
Music: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2015
Feature — October 27, 2015
Upon leaving the 2015 Austin City Limits Music Festival on the second day of its second weekend, someone near me made the comment that a person heading back towards the downtown area was presented with the nine circles of hell. Bottled water was being hawked for a dollar, pizza …
Music: More to a Picture Than Meets the Eye: Kurt Cobain in Film
Feature — October 27, 2015
It's strange that, while numerous memories have vanished from my mind over the years, I can still remember where I was when I learned of the death of Kurt Cobain: in a school bus, rounding the loop outside an elementary school in south-central Pennsylvania. Probably the strangest thing about remembering …
Music: Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015
Feature — November 22, 2015
In the days leading up to the three-day Fun Fun Fun Fest, weather forecasters were calling for yet another weekend of torrential rain in and around Austin. Strange, as, after going precipitation free for the majority of the previous three months, the weekend of the US Formula 1 Grand Prix …
One Question Interviews: Craig Taylor-Broad
Feature — January 27, 2016
Craig Taylor-Broad SPB: All creative people invest something of themselves into their work, but this seems especially true with regard to your solo work. Do you find it difficult to get into the right mood or mindset to perform these songs either when recording or in a live setting? …
One Question Interviews: Ali Muhareb
Feature — January 27, 2016
Ali Muhareb SPB: It seems like there's been renewed interest in psychedelic music in recent years. Have you noticed any differences between the psychedelic scene in the United States and that which you've encountered while touring overseas? Muhareb: I find the question you asked me very interesting! It's …
One Question Interviews: Benjamin Finger
Feature — March 17, 2016
Benjamin Finger SPB: Do you have a somewhat clearcut idea of what you want to do when composing and/or producing your music, or are you more inclined to just "let things flow" and be more improvisational? Finger: First of all, the answer is a multi-sided one. When it …
One Question Interviews: LATTE+
Feature — March 24, 2016
Chicco (LATTE+) SPB: If you could put together a four or five-piece "all star group" of players from classic punk bands, who would be in it? Chicco: Well, it's easy for me: Ramones first line-up it's the greatest all-star punk rock band ever!
Music: SXSW 2016
Feature — April 28, 2016
An Esquire article written immediately after the event describe South by Southwest 2016 as “the worst-attended, least buzzy version of the...festival in more than a decade.” Having volunteered at the Austin-Texas-based festival for my fifth consecutive year, I can somewhat agree with that sentiment. Originally started in 1987 as a …
One Question Interviews: Scene Point Blank - Spryos Stasis
Feature — June 1, 2016
Spyros Stasis SPB: (How) Has work in sound engineering affected your music tastes and/or reviewing? Spyros Stasis: It has not affected so much my outlook on the quality of the production, so it does not mean that when I cannot listen to the old Darkthrone albums anymore. I …
