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INTERVIEW: Dead Poet Society feels the ‘Hurt’ with new collab
Dead Poet Society, courtesy. Boston quartet Dead Poet Society isn’t your average modern rock band. Sure, the guitar riffs and the big hooks are there, but also slick musicality and a tight dynamic. The members come from sturdy roots, having met in 2013 at Berklee College of Music. After…
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RIFF RADIO: Winona Fighter cooks up debut, ‘My Apologies to the Chef’
Winona Fighter, courtesy Lindsey Byrnes. SACRAMENTO — Years of grinding on the road as a DIY punk band are finally paying dividends for punk band Winona Fighter. The band’s rise is a throwback to a bygone era of playing as many shows to as many people as possible. Winona…
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INTERVIEW: Cyn balances planet ‘Valley Girl’ with family life
Cyn, courtesy. Cynthia Nabozny’s music career was gaining momentum at the end of the last decade. The Michigan-born, L.A.-based artist, who goes by Cyn, signed with Katy Perry’s label imprint, released an EP, toured with Perry and Børns and had her songs featured in several films. Valley Girl (deluxe)…
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INTERVIEW: Tim Montana living up to his name
Tim Montana, courtesy. SACRAMENTO — There are overnight successes, and then there are musicians like Tim Montana. The Southern rock singer-songwriter had been working in the music business for more than two decades. Burned out on the Nashville scene, he returned home to Montana believing he’d carry on releasing…
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RIFF RADIO: Bishop Briggs opens up on ‘Tell My Therapist I’m Fine’
Bishop Briggs, courtesy Nick Walker. Bishop Briggs’ third record, Tell My Therapist I’m Fine, became its own vehicle for therapy and the rollercoaster that took her from grief to love. Weary from pandemic doldrums, Sarah Grace McLaughlin needed a spark, which she found by returning to songwriting and a…
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INTERVIEW: Pauli The PSM keeps his pants on with swaggering single
Pauli The PSM, courtesy Steven Piper. The new single by Pauli The PSM, “Handsome,” is the flip side of a coin for “I Don’t Deserve You (Sunshine).” While August’s meditative song vulnerably questioned his relationship with his audience, the new one is a swaggering self-empowerment anthem he hopes listeners…
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INTERVIEW: Serj Tankian digging up his roots with ‘Foundations’
Serj Tankian, courtesy, Like thumbing through the pages of an old photo album, Serj Tankian looked to create a musical archive with his new EP, Foundations. The singer, songwriter and System of a Down frontman saw how his memoir, “Down With the System: A Memoir (of Sorts),” resonated with…
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INTERVIEW: P.O.D. keeps a blue-collar mentality after three decades
Sonny Sandoval performs with P.O.D. during Sick New World festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on May 13, 2023. Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images. Tastes can change and bands can shine bright then disappear in an instant. But for SoCal hard rock band P.O.D., the mission has remained…
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INTERVIEW: Creed Bratton’s journey from the Grass Roots to ‘The Office’ to ‘Tao Pop’
Creed Bratton, courtesy Shayan Asgharnia. Creed Bratton is both an actor and a musician. But rather than the typical path where an actor dabbles in music or a musician takes on acting roles, Bratton’s two career paths have led into each other from the beginning. Tao Pop Creed Bratton…
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RIFF RADIO: Fever 333 calls on a ‘Higher Power’ to disrupt the system
Fever 333, courtesy Solo Nichol. The mission is clear for Grammy-nominated SoCal rock band Fever 333: Support marginalized communities, challenge the system and electrify the masses. Darker White Fever 333 Century Media/333 Wreckords Crew, Oct. 4 Get the album on Amazon Music. “Everything they told you that you can’t…
