Monthly Archives: June 2017

‘TIS THE SEASON OF THE WITCH: AN INTERVIEW WITH APRIL L. WOOD

Posted on Jun 27, 2017

interview by Michael McCarthy April L. Wood has published two novels, both in her Season of the Witch series, which I have been mighty impressed by. The series is what’s considered urban fantasy, which is what you get when you take a contemporary setting and add supernatural elements. The series can also be...

100% ORGANIC: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH AUNI

Posted on Jun 23, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy In the following interview, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Auni and I discuss many things. Chief among them is her wonderful, self-titled EP, which showcases every side of her dreamy folk music perfectly, and the award-winning video for her current single, “The River,” which has been making the rounds on the...

AN INTERVIEW WITH “THE RIVER” DIRECTOR DAVID S. MARFIELD

Posted on Jun 23, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy I’ve known David S. Marfield for nearly my whole life. Back in 1995, I was publishing a hair metal zine called ANT, The Only Cool Magazine that bites. One of the interviews I did was with Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider. Rather than talk about music the whole time,...

SPECIAL SUNDAY #SONGOFTHEDAY: ANGUS & JULIA STONE: “SNOW”

Posted on Jun 18, 2017

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Brother and sister duo Angus & Julia Stone continue to take one's breath away with their new single, "Snow," which feels a lot more like summer than its namesake. The overall ambiance of the track -- particularly its lovely background music -- reminds me of The Beach Boys....

MR. BIG STANDS TALL: CONCERT REVIEW 6/9/17 CONNECTICUT

Posted on Jun 15, 2017

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by Michael McCarthy On June 9th at the Wolf Den in Mohegan Sun in Connecticut I was finally able to catch hair metal/classic rock legends Mr. Big live after wanting to see them in concert for roughly 25 years. Needless to say, I had high hopes. If they were great, I probably would’ve...

FROM BIRMINGHAM TO NEW YORK: EDWARD ROGERS ON THE LINE

Posted on Jun 13, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy Today we have an interview with a brilliant lyricist and a true rock star, Edward Rogers, originally from Birmingham, UK, but who immigrated to the United States when he was 12. If you’ve never heard of him, that’s all the more reason to read this interview and get to...

#songoftheday = AUNI: “THE RIVER”

Posted on Jun 8, 2017

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With all of the different ways to discover new music these days, it's not very hard to find a great song. Finding one so beautiful that it gives you goosebumps, however, can be rather difficult. Well, that's exactly what we have here today with Auni's ethereal...

#songoftheday = MR. BIG: “EVERYBODY NEEDS A LITTLE TROUBLE”

Posted on Jun 6, 2017

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"The thrill is in the trouble," sings Mr. Big's unmistakable frontman Eric Martin on their slick new single "Everybody Needs a Little Trouble." The band has been around for roughly 25 years now and they never seem to falter, which is to say that I've never heard...

Monthly Archives: June 2017

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