Interviews

Jock Bartley of Firefall discusses their 2020 album “Comet,” including how the album came to be, the collaborators, the sound of the album, and more:

Marie Osmond talks being in the 2020 Lifetime movie “The Christmas Edition.”

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.”

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.