Interview w/ Rory Clewlow of Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari brings their "Colour" to the iLounge on Wednesday night.

As the current hard rock and metal scene progresses, it seems as if the bands from the other side of the Atlantic are showing some major signs of diversity. Many bands from England straddle the line between metal, electronic and other [...]

Interview w/ Jeremy Hiebert of Comeback Kid

Jeremy and Comeback Kid bring the hardcore to the Stick this Sunday night.

One of the heaviest bands out of the world of hardcore is Winnipeg’s Comeback Kid. Since 2002, the guys in the band have put out a consistent brand of true and tried fusion of punk and metal that keeps [...]

Interview w/ Jimmy Euringer of Mindless Self Indulgence

MSI brings their wild, offbeat ways to the Fillmore this Friday night.

Mindless Self Indulgence always had quite the bizarre sense of humor, and it was easy to chuckle when the band discussed times with hookers and cocaine, as well as screwing around with friends’ girlfriends. But with those silly premises, the [...]

Interview w/ Dave Matrise of Jungle Rot

Jungle Rot commands the stage at Blondie's this Friday.

The term “Jungle Rot” refers to the infection of the feet, which normally happened during jungle wars, such as the U.S. war in Vietnam. So, it’s no surprise that the guys in the Kenosha, WI band Jungle Rot would include album titles like “Warzone” [...]

Interview w/ Reed Mullin of Corrosion of Conformity

If you wanna see COC this time around, better get your butt to Grand Rapids on March 6th.

For the longtime southern punk/metal hybrid juggernaut Corrosion of Conformity, the last year or so has been gone explored their past and setting a path for their future at the same time. With long time [...]

Interview w/ James Harvey of Goatwh*re

Goatwh*re and others bring the "Blood" to Lansing on March 6th.

There ain’t too many bands in the metal world that pour our extreme metal with the intensity and pure bludgeoning of New Orleans’ Goatwh*re. Releasing albums since 2000, the band seemed to hit a real stride with the release of their [...]

Interview w/ Daryl Van Beek of These Hearts

Daryl and the rest of These Hearts head to Wyandotte this Friday.

When reading that the band These Hearts were from Fargo, North Dakota, I sat there and tried to figure out what sort of scene, if any there was in Fargo. With the obvious reference to the Coen Brothers movie of the [...]

Interview w/ Neal Middleton of Royal Bliss

Royal Bliis bring their new album to Flint next Saturday.

For a band who has been proclaimed the “unluckiest band in rock”, the guys in Royal Bliss seemed to be putting that moniker to rest in 2008 and 2009 as the band scored two Top 40 Rock singles in “Save Me” and [...]

Interview w/ Revocation

Revocation open for Children of Bodom in an east side show at Harpo's on Tuesday.

Look at any year end Top 10 list of metal albums (including this very writer’s), and you should see one constant on those lists- and it’s not Metallica & Lou Reed’s horribly executed “Lulu” album. One album [...]

Interview w/ Jeremy DePoyster of The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada are sure to pack the Royal Oak Theater this Saturday night.

The Devil Wears Prada were one of those bands that early on in their career, they were on every metal tour you could think of. The Dayton, Ohio band spent more time on the road each year than [...]