Interviews

Andrew Farriss talks about his new EP “Love Makes The World,” how the songs relate to what’s going on in the world, the creation of the project, the thread in his songwriting back to INXS, and more.

Neal Karlen talks about his October, 2020, book “This Thing Called Life: Prince’s Odyssey, On and Off the Record.” He talks about the Twin Cities’ love for Prince and how Prince related to the Midwest, plus more.

Paul Carrack chats about his October, 2020, One Night Global Streaming Event from Victoria Hall in Leeds, his new release “Another Side Of Paul Carrack” with the SWR Big Band and Strings, writing new music, “How Long,” and some soccer talk.

Cindy Blackman Santana talks about her new solo album “Give The Drummer Some,” including the message of the project, singing on the album, the guitarists (Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Vernon Reid, and Kirk Hammett), and the album in the context of the happenings of 2020.

Katrina from Katrina & The Waves talks about her new album “Hearts, Loves & Babys,” including the songwriting process, the context of the songs in current society, making music videos, her poodle (who makes a guest appearance), and the songs that could have been the bigger hits instead of “Walking On Sunshine.”

Murph talks to Bill Medley about “An Intimate Evening With The Righteous Brothers” on pay-per-view, his favorite Righteous Brothers song, and more.

Rik Emmett (you may know from Triumph) discusses his 11 solo catalog albums that were recently re-released via Round Hill Records: Ten Invitations, Swing Shift, Raw Quartet, Live At Berklee, Handiwork, Good Faith, Strung-Out Troubadours, Liberty Manifesto, Push & Pull, and Marco’s Secret Songbook.

John Oates discusses the upcoming “Live In Nashville” release with The Good Road Band. He talks about performing with the musicians and the “Arkansas” album project, how he has evolved as a musician by working with those musicians, his current songwriting, the status of the next Daryl Hall & John Oates project, music in the pandemic era, and more.

Steve Hackett discusses aspects of his 2020 autobiography “A Genesis In My Bed.”

Sheila E. talks about being part of the “Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute To Prince” special (she was nominated for a 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction), as well as her new MasterClass series teaching drumming and percussion.