• Dir En Grey Bringing Bigger Show and New Approaches to 'Ghoul 2013' Tour

    Dir En Grey got a little tired of playing its old songs. So it reconsidered six previously released tracks for its new EP 'The Unraveling.' Grey is bringing the heavier versions of its older music, and a bigger stage set up on its current American tour. The band will play at Irving Plaza on Monday, November 11.

  • Q&A: Meet Sultry Singer Rachel Ann Weiss

    Singer-songwriter Rachel Ann Weiss has the smooth, rich voice reminiscent of her influences Adele and the late Amy Winehouse, with her main inspiration, Jeff Buckley. She hasn't been blinded by the spotlight much yet. There's buzz of the debut album Dear Love, and her artistic roots-Weiss's mother is actress Kathleen Turner. Weiss has recently played both coasts and gave us a glimpse into a budding music career.

  • Emile Millar scores another soundtrack win with 'Parenthood,' aims for broader music success

    Hearing one's music coupled with a television program watched by an average 6.57 million viewers during its third season sounds like an ideal situation for an indie performer such as Emile Millar, but it wasn't his first time at the rodeo. His lyrics have graced programs such as One Tree Hill and Sunshine Cleaners, perhaps culminating with the appearance of his track "Black Dirt" while Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow sip champagne during The Avengers.

  • Brooklyn Punk Band Cinema Cinema Interview

    Cinema Cinema is a two-piece atmospheric punk band from Brooklyn made up of cousins Paul Claro on drums and Ev Gold on guitar and vocals. The band recently played three shows at the CMJ Music Marathon 2013 throughout New York City.

  • "The Rev" Jimmie Bratcher - The Secret is Out!

    Pastor, evangelist, author, singer, songwriter and guitarist, "The Rev" Jimmie Bratcher preaches in churches almost every Sunday, but at night, you'll find him sharing his testimony and blistering guitar licks onstage in blues clubs and at music festivals, prisons and biker rallies

  • Q&A: Tiny Ruins Hits The Coasts Before New Album

    Tiny Ruins played a tiny room at Culture Collide Festival last weekend. The audience chatted as singer and guitarist Hollie Fullbrook sound-checked. In minutes, she was belting above the gentle acoustic and took command. Everyone fell silent and gravitated toward the stage. Fullbrook's resounding vocals entranced the crowd, building and releasing like waves coming and going out to sea. We caught up with Tiny Ruins for an exclusive Q&A.

  • Q&A: Baroque Pop King Jacco Gardner Plays Culture Collide

    If you haven't an idea of Jacco Gardner, think Donovan-like offspring of Pink Floyd and The Zombies. Meeting him, you could be fooled into thinking you're frozen in a 1967 D.A. Pennebaker documentary. Just for a moment. And then you realize he's a fresh artist in his own right. Just 25 and hailing from the Netherlands, he brings an experimental sound that has no limits of where it will go from its past influences.

  • EXCLUSIVE: The Tins Break Out Of 'The Green Room,' Anticipate Upcoming EP and Full-Length In 2014

    It's a little after 7 p.m. on a Thursday night in early October, and The Tins are standing across the street from Pianos in New York's iconic Lower East Side. The band is playing that night by way of any other show. They hope this gig proves more successful. Hailing from Buffalo, N.Y., the Tins are a three piece made up of Mike Santillo on keys and vocals, Adam Putzer on guitar and vocals and Dave Muntner on drums.

  • Hate is Not of God

    In this exclusive interview with Stryper's Michael Sweet, he talks about the Stryper Fan Weekend, the upcoming album and the love of God versus the hate that some people spend their lives spewing.

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Driven by Desire; Not '60s Pop, Not Indie Pop, Not NASCAR

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. didn't figure it would end up succeeding as a band. As guitarist and vocalist Daniel Zott told Music Times, Ken Griffey Jr. Jr. or Hank Williams Jr. Jr. would have worked too (he wasn't aware Hank III already existed). His band set out to play pretty melodies and meaningful pop music, not represent a band name.
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