Whatever expectation or preconception exists around Chet Faker—whether through his recorded music or onstage—the individual behind it, born Nick Murphy, is consistently unexpected and disarming. When I interviewed him in 2019 for his debut Nick Murphy album Run Fast Sleep Naked, he showed up carrying fresh-pressed juices in a shoulder cooler bag. Six years later, […]
Puscifer is not like other bands. Not even like other bands fronted by the same man. Maynard James Keenan has spent the last three decades presiding over the muscular alt-metal of Tool and the inventive hard rock of A Perfect Circle—all of it to great success—but reveals a different side of himself as master of […]
Name Tom Lea, violist from Vitamin String Quartet Best known for Being a lovable classically trained viola player who loves ‘90s hip-hop and all things soulful. Current city Los Angeles. Really want to be in Anywhere in Japan. I haven’t been there since I was touring with my old band Rhye in 2018 and I really cannot wait to […]
Jay Buchanan is a lover, not a fighter. If you spend some time listening to the soul-stirring songs he’s made with blues rock band Rival Sons, you’ll find a window into his heart. The blistering “Electric Man” comes off like a love letter to the very craft of rock ‘n roll while “Shooting Stars” (recently […]
As if the chaos experienced by protesting Minnesotans—at the hands of ICE, at the hands of the Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) — hasn’t been disastrous enough, we now know MSP is using long-range acoustic devices, or LRADs, designed to disperse crowds. Rather than pushing Maple Grove protestors away, or gently dispersing throngs of anti-ICE locals […]
Janet Damita Jo Jackson was the youngest of Joe and Katherine Jackson’s 10 children, and her older brothers had already begun to perform as The Jackson 5 by the time she was born in 1966. As the Gary, Indiana, siblings became America’s favorite family band, Janet started to get a taste of the spotlight at […]
Name Chris Cester, Lead Singer of LA-based band Mystic Knights. Best known for The handsome and often misinterpreted drummer for Aussie Rock Band Jet Current city Los Angeles, California. Really want to be in I would move to Kauai in a second, I miss the wild weather and rain, you just see it coming over the water, like that […]
Fulton Lee has been releasing music since 2016, but it wasn’t until he posted a short video on social media in 2023 promoting his song “Alright” that he became a viral sensation. In it, Lee stands on a street corner holding a handwritten sign that says, “Stand here if you had a bad day,” with […]
For half a century, Sly & Robbie reached into every corner of popular music. They were reggae icons and an in-demand rhythm section and production team, working alongside Bob Marley and Peter Tosh early on, but later appearing on records by a staggering variety of artists, from Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones to Madonna […]
Molly Tuttle is a dedicated student of awesome musical traditions. She grew up on bluegrass, and has been rewarded with acclaim and Grammy awards for two consecutive albums that showcased her high lonesome songs of deep feeling and true mastery on guitar. But for the last five years, Tuttle also quietly plotted a different path, […]