Interviews | No. 173
By Meredith Hobbs Coons and Samuel Ramirez
Kito, whose given name is Maaike Kito Lebbing, has a music production career spanning three continents, from Australia, to Europe (London), and to the United States by way of Los Angeles. In that time, she has produced music for many iconic artists, such as Mabel, Jorja Smith, and...
When Canadian rock band Sloan hit American college radio in 1992, even they might have been surprised to know that they would still be going stronger than ever in 2008. Since their debut album, Smeared, they have released album after album of perfect pop music. AC/DC riffage lives...
Sloan's Never Hear The End Of It (NHTEOI) and their new album, Parallel Play, were both recorded in the band's rehearsal space by their long-time soundman, Nick Detoro.
To anyone who didn't experience the early '90s alternative rock boom firsthand it must seem hard to believe there was a time when major labels gluttonously sought out and signed as much of the rock underground as possible. Actually it wasn't possible, and in their...
Billy Barnett has been making records for 35 years. His studio, Gung-Ho, opened in 1985 and is known for a hundred miles in any direction from Eugene, Oregon, as the best place to make a record. Bill oozes with excitement and enthusiasm about recording and the musicians he has had the...
David Strackany, a.k.a. Paleo, is a wandering musician/poet currently calling Brooklyn his home. However over the last couple of years you'd be more likely to find him across the US traveling across 45 states and performing his music in bars, coffee shops and home concerts, all...
Let's talk about what's going on these days. There are a million ways to come at it, but I'll just leave it wide open.
Well, things have changed so dramatically and we all know they've changed. The big question is: does music have value? That's really at the core...
I have been privileged twice now, while interviewing studio owners for this magazine, to have encountered true mavericks. People whose views on the current state of "The Music Industry" have been so passionate and forthright that I myself have left the interviews a stronger...
John Keane, who arguably has had a greater influence on the Athens, Georgia, music scene than any other single engineer or musician, says he "kind of fell into" his role as the city's first studio owner. He had been interested in recording since he got his first Panasonic...
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Mark Oliver Everett is the one constant behind the Eels, an L.A.-based "group" that's been releasing record since 1996. His work always carried a "studio savvy" sheen to my ears, so when I heard there were a couple of compilation albums coming out I pestered the...
Williamsburg, NY's Headgear Recording has played host to a number of Brooklyn's best and perhaps most innovative bands including the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, CocoRosie, Au Revoir Simone, The National and Dirty on Purpose — as well as out-of-towners like Son Volt and...
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