Alison Richter

Interview: John Shanks Discusses Producing Van Halen's New Album, 'A Different Kind Of Truth'

Posted 04/03/2012 at 8:07pm | by Alison Richter

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Award-winning producer/songwriter/guitarist John Shanks clearly recalls the first time he heard Van Halen. “I was 12 years old, doing my homework, and I put their first album on,” he says. “All of a sudden, ‘Eruption’ comes on and you’re like, ‘What?’ No one had ever heard that. It freaked us all out. To me, it was Hendrix, Beck, Page, Gilmour and Clapton. That was it — the big five. And of course The Beatles. And then, one day, Van Halen.”

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Interview: Staind Guitarist Mike Mushok on Coming Full Circle with New Album and Tour

Posted 03/21/2012 at 1:15pm | by Alison Richter

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A few weeks prior to the start of the Mass Chaos Tour, co-headlined by Staind and Godsmack, Staind guitarist Mike Mushok phoned in to discuss the making of the band’s new, self-titled album. Staind is the seventh release from Mushok, vocalist Aaron Lewis and bassist Johnny April, who are now joined by their new drummer, Sal Giancarelli.

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Interview: Rains Frontman Jeff Rains on the Songwriting Behind the 'Stories'

Posted 03/07/2012 at 11:36am | by Alison Richter

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When Jeff Rains began his professional journey into the music industry 12 years ago, it was equal parts ambition and naivete. Both were important catalysts that enabled him to push forward as an independent artist during a time when major label record deals were still considered part and parcel of any artist’s success.

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Interview: Bassist Jason White Discusses the Present and Future of Straight Line Stitch

Posted 02/28/2012 at 2:17pm | by Alison Richter

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Two nationally distributed albums into their career, Straight Line Stitch are free agents again, back on the road with a new guitar team and options open for their next album. Changes are nothing new to the band, which was formed 12 years ago in Tennessee. Vocalist Alexis Brown joined in 2003; bassist Jason White in 2006. By the time they signed with Koch Records imprint Raging Nation, the group had released a demo, an EP and one album, To Be Godlike.

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Interview: Barb Wire Dolls Guitarist Pyn Doll on the Return of Punk

Posted 02/07/2012 at 3:19pm | by Alison Richter

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Barb Wire Dolls Guitarist Pyn Doll on the Return of Punk

It’s often said that the music industry works in cycles, that everything old becomes new again, and that (fill in your favorite cliche here). In fact, 2012 is lining up to be the year classic becomes contemporary, as legendary bands release blistering new albums, artists from previous decades tour to capacity crowds, and punk rock — 30 years old and sometimes thought of as a thing of the past — rears its furious, distorted head again like a shot heard around the world.

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