Archive for the Interviews Category

Cloak In ‘Early Stages Of Working On New Material’ 

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 06/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Like the Olympic torch, black-metal band Cloak seems poised to be on fire forever. The Atlantans delivered the strongest set at last year’s Hell in the Harbor in Baltimore, parted ways with their former record label and issued The Bad Penny’s favorite record of 2023—yet Scott Taysom and company are showing no signs of letting up.

Speaking of “signs,” Music Connection just published a new “Signing Story” on Cloak, written by yours truly. (Please quickly forget the abysmal attempt at a pun in the previous sentence.) The print edition of the mag is now available, but if you can’t afford or find it, here‘s the online version of the piece.

Treefort Music Fest Director ‘In Awe’ Of Its Impressive Growth

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 06/08/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my short-but-sweet profile on Treefort Music Fest Co-Founder and Director Eric Gilbert in the latest issue of Meridian Lifestyle. Or, if you don’t feel like running around town trying to locate a copy, read the online version here.

Jesus Lizard Interview and Exclusive News: The Naked Truth, Pt. 1

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 05/17/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

What’s up next for the gang of not-quite-yet-geriatrics? In addition to one-off festival appearances, are David Yow and company creating their special brew of music: classic-rock, spray-painted with a punk-rock sensibility? Our probe begins with this article originally published via New Noise.

Orbit Culture Plan to ‘Come Back Big’ in 2025

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 05/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

The Swedish metal band is eager to proving they aren’t just another melodic death-metal band from the country that brought legendary status to the subgenre. Read more of my interview with them courtesy of Music Connection.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum ‘Got on Top of a Pile of Festering Rat Carcasses’

Posted in Interviews with tags on 05/07/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Don’t believe that headline? Check out my feature on the wild — and wildly unclassifiable — band in my Music Connection profile.

Sleater-Kinney Talk ‘Recommitting’ To Band After Restful Hiatus

Posted in Interviews with tags , , on 04/15/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

It’s been a minute since I spoke with two musicians less enthusiastic about participating in an interview, but Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein nevertheless shared some insights on their new record and the state of their band for my new FLOOD feature.

New Kids On The Block: Forever Young

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 03/31/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Grab a copy of the latest issue of Music Connection or go here to read my latest cover story, in which I interviewed two New Kids on the Block about their new album. Yup, you read that right.

Royale Lynn: ‘Music Truly Saves People’

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 03/29/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my latest Signing Story for Music Connection — this one on country-rock newcomer Royale Lynn — right here.

Chile’s Sistemas Inestables Keep Treefort Approach Simple

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 03/26/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Treefort Music Fest will forever be entwined with Sistemas Inestables, a band from Chile that found refuge in the U.S. Get to know the group and its mellifluous blend of electronic-heavy post-rock in this rare interview published by New Noise.

So Pitted Pit Themselves Against Mediocrity At Treefort

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 03/25/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Head over to New Noise to read my interview with Treefort Music Fest 2024 participants and Seattle stalwarts So Pitted. The trio-turned-quartet appear to be fans of New Noise and/or yours truly, as they also gave their first interview about new album Cloned to New Noise last month. Get even more acquainted with So Pitted’s goings-on and shenanigans here.