Concert audiences are dwindling – but not at Porcupine Tree shows. Find out in my recent interview with drummer Gavin Harrison why, more than 20 years into their prog-tastic career, the British bulldogs’ fanbase is more rabid than ever.
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Porcupine Tree: Princes Of Prog
Posted in Interviews with tags Porcupine Tree on 06/01/2010 by Kurt OrzeckHoney Bunches Of John Oates
Posted in Interviews with tags Hall & Oates, John Oates on 06/01/2010 by Kurt OrzeckYes, John Oates is that sweet. I’ve got the tape to prove it.
Pop over to my recently published interview with the pop god and find out why Hall & Oates have more than just hits in common with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
OK Go’s Damian Kulash Recalls ‘Jerry Springer’ Moment
Posted in Interviews with tags OK Go on 05/26/2010 by Kurt OrzeckMy recent interview with OK Go frontman Damian Kulash, published in Sarasota, Florida’s Herald-Tribune, is here.
AFI Interview In Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Posted in Interviews on 03/13/2010 by Kurt OrzeckGo here for a just-published interview I did with AFI bassist Hunter Burgan. The piece is a concert preview for Florida’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Local H’s Scott Lucas In ’02: ‘Sometimes It’s Almost Better To Be Poor’
Posted in Interviews with tags Josh Homme, Local H, Scott Lucas, Scott Lucas & the Married Men on 03/13/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Scott Lucas seems pretty hungry these days. Not too long ago, he cranked out his solo debut, George Lassos the Moon, under the deceptive moniker Scott Lucas & the Married Men. And soon he’ll be turning his attention back to his faithful spouse, Local H, with a bevy of tour dates from mid-April through early June. Continue reading
Mark Linkous, Forever Sparkling
Posted in Interviews with tags Butthole Surfers, Daniel Johnston, Half Japanese, Jad Fair, Mark Linkous, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Sparklehorse, Tom Waits on 03/08/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
On January 9, 2003, I had the honor of speaking with Mark Linkous. While I held Sparklehorse in high regard back then – and still do today – I came away from the interview with even more respect for the man behind the songs. Continue reading
Patti Smith On Jamming With Jeff Buckley And Tom Verlaine: ‘It Was Beautiful’
Posted in Interviews with tags Bruce Springsteen, Fred Sonic Smith, Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith, Prince on 02/10/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Here’s another out-of-print magazine interview materializing online for the first time. This one’s with Patti Smith, who spoke with me primarily about her first-ever anthology, Land 1975-2002. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer also joked about “Because the Night”; shed light on Horses demos; went into detail about her cover of Prince’s “When Doves Cry”; and revealed some back story about another one of her classics, “Redondo Beach.”
The Who’s Pete Townshend: Every Young Rocker Should ‘Mark A ‘W’ On Their Arm In Blood’
Posted in Interviews with tags David Bowie, Pete Townshend, the Who, U2 on 02/09/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
“Who dat? Dat ain’t the Who, I tell ya.” You can almost hear those words being uttered by some fans attending Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey’s 12-minute set during the Super Bowl on Sunday. Continue reading
Karma To Burn Share Crazy Drug Stories
Posted in Interviews with tags Atomic Bitchwax, Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity, Gutter Twins, Karma to Burn, Kyuss, Mathias Schneeberger, Metallica, Mondo Generator, Nick Oliveri, Nino Brown, Queens of the Stone Age, Year Long Disaster on 02/04/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Yesterday, you read an update on John Garcia’s plans to take his new Kyuss-covers project on tour. Today, here’s a 2001 interview – online for the first time – with Karma to Burn, a band that Garcia almost joined. Continue reading
Spencer Moody On Murder City Devils’ Breakup: ‘Everyone Was Ready For A Change’
Posted in Interviews with tags Big Business, Dead Low Tide, Enemymine, godheadSilo, Melvins, Murder City Devils, Rabbit Ears, Smoke and Smoke, Sparta, Spencer Moody, the Jesus Lizard, the John & Spencer Booze Explosion, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death on 02/03/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
After unearthing an ultra-hard-to-find interview with Dead Meadow yesterday, today it seemed fitting to trudge up an even rarer one with Dead Low Tide. This piece is so obscure, in fact, that only two eyeballs have seen it thus far: Shortly before it was due to run, Dead Low Tide bit the dust, and the article was scrapped. Continue reading
The Bad Penny (beta) 