Tag: Gail Worley

Guided By Voices

Interviews

Lesson Number One on how to have a great interview: Know your subject. Following that rule, Gail Worley plies the tongue of Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard with a six of Miller Lite, and lets the tape roll. We guarantee that the result is a GBV interview the likes of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Megadeth

Interviews

Frustrated by the near-absence of Megadeth drummer Jimmy DeGrasso on the band’s recent VH1 Behind The Music? We’ve got you covered, with Gail Worley’s extended chat with the man behind the drums for one of metal’s most venerable and influential bands.

Elysian Fields

Interviews

They don’t play major label politics (even sacrificing a full album because of it), they’re not a lounge act, and they don’t want their lead singer to be thought of as a sex symbol. So what are Elysian Fields? Even singer Jennifer Charles and guitarist Oren Bloedow have trouble explaining that to Gail Worley.

Dweezil Zappa

Interviews

When you’re the guitar prodigy son of a music legend, the pressure’s on before the first note is played. How does Dweezil Zappa handle the expectations of life in the shadow of musical genius Frank? By just having fun with it! Gail Worley shoots the breeze with the strangely named scion of the Zappa family.

The Black Halos

Interviews

Whether it’s for Cheap Thrills or a symptom of the Dionysus Syndrome, The Black Halos know that in the end, it’s only rock & roll – and they like it! Gail Worley risks international phone lines to catch up with frontman (and wild man!) Billy Hopeless.

Slash’s Snakepit

Interviews

Guitar-god Slash has officially left his Guns N’ Roses days behind, concentrating full time on his one-time side project, the Snakepit. Gail Worley speaks with Slash and vocalist Rod Jackson about the dissolusion of the Gunners and the future of the Snakepit.

Ian Hunter

Interviews

From “Cleveland Rocks” to “All the Young Dudes” to “Once Bitten Twice Shy,” Ian Hunter has been involved in some of the most classic songs in rock history. Gail Worley jumped at a rare chance to talk to this rock n’ roll legend.

Vibrolush

Music Reviews

The name Vibrolush sounds like some nifty new household appliance that double…

Radio 4

Music Reviews

England’s late-‘70s/early-‘80s post-punk quasi-political art rockers Gang Of …

Nada Surf

Music Reviews

Blessings often arrive in strange disguises. Nada Surf’s The Proximity Eff…

The Dandy Warhols

Interviews

Frontman Courtney Taylor and keyboardist Zia McCabe tell Gail Worley more tales about their new record, Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia, their “revolution or die” theory, and pitch a Dandy Warhols animated series.

98 Degrees

Music Reviews

98 Degrees are the Jesus freaks of the boy-band bunch, and although they are …

58

Music Reviews

58’s very rocking debut, Diet for a New America, is somewhat of an acc…

The Cult

Interviews

After one of the most legendary break-ups in rock n’ roll history (they actually got into a fist fight onstage), the Cult have reunited, with a hit single from Gone in 60 Seconds and a new album on the way. Meanwhile, singer Ian Astbury has quietly released a solo project, and recently took some time to catch up with Gail Worley.

Joseph Arthur

Interviews

Using acoustic guitar, effects, and loops, Joseph Arthur is a truly effective one-man-band. Gail Worley discusses music and incredibly lucky career breaks with the talented singer/songwriter.

Kitty in the Tree

Interviews

Kitty in the Tree manage to sound instantly familiar and completely fresh all at the same time. How do they do it? Well, according to frontman Orion Simprini, they’re aliens! Ian Koss discusses time travel and the fine art of waiting tables with this incredible extra-terrestrial.

Sunny Day Real Estate

Interviews

What’s emo? Don’t ask Sunny Day Real Estate drummer William Goldsmith, as he claims not to understand the label. Instead, he spoke to Gail Worley about Yoga, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and his band’s creative process.

Duran Duran

Interviews

If you’re over the age of 25, you probably grew up with the music of Duran Duran. Remember the hysteria, the screaming girls, the videos? Gail Worley sure does, and asked keyboardist Nick Rhodes about all of it in this extensive, in-depth interview.

M-16

Music Reviews

Originally from the Dominican Republic, now living in New York City, metal tr…

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Swans

Event Reviews

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Features

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Sun Ra

Music Reviews

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.