There’s nothing more American than a rock festival on Labor Day weekend called Rock Allegiance. And you can’t have a festival like this without southern hard-rockers Black Stone Cherry. The band is at the tail-end of a world tour in support of their latest album. I met up with guitarist Ben Wells and bassist Jon Lawhon to sit...
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In Transit with Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace
Life is starting over once again for Three Days Grace. With a new album on the way, the band kicked off their new tour and closed summer with a bang on Saturday at the 2012 Rock Allegiance Festival. I got a chance to sit down with frontman Adam Gontier on the band’s tour bus to talk about the new record....
Pop Evil Wages War at Trespass America Festival 2012
“The tour has been amazing,” Kakaty stated. “It’s been a great marriage between metal and rock. I think the more that we see rock bands and metal bands team up, hopefully it will create more opportunity for both of us.” Leigh and I talked more about the tour’s diverse lineup, and how Pop Evil have brought a...
A Boy Named George – A Conversation with George Dennehy & Live at Musikfest
Musician and writer Henry Rollins once said, “Go without a coat when it’s cold; find out what cold is. Go hungry; keep your existence lean. Wear away the fat, get down to the lean tissue and see what it’s all about. The only time you define your character is when you go without. In times of hardship,...
Exploring The Depths with Austin Carlile of Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men are back for another round of Warped Tour as headliners in 2012. I got a chance to catch up with frontman and founder Austin Carlile backstage in Camden, NJ to see how the tour is going and to talk about the band’s new release, the deluxe reissue of their second LP, The Flood....
Getting Reckless on Warped Tour with All Time Low
Speaking as a distinguished member of the press, you haven’t completely covered the Vans Warped Tour until you do an interview in the bathroom. I got a chance to catch up with Jack Barakat and Rian Dawson of All Time Low in this perfect setting this year. When I asked about the Warped Tour experience this year,...