Tim Wheeler, lead singer and guitar player of Ash, the Northern Irish Brit-Pop trio who came on the scene in the mid 90s with their platinum album, Nu-Clear and the hit single, “Girl From Mars,” walked up the old wooden hallway to his studio in midtown Manhattan with a bag thrown over his shoulder, looking like he was in a hurry. It had been three months since we ... More »

The first thing you'll read about Jenny Lewis is that she's a former child actress turned accomplished solo artist and singer/songwriter/bassist now on hiatus from Rilo Kiley since their 2007 excellent major label release, Under the Black Lights. To learn more about Johnathan Rice you have to dig a little deeper. He's not such a hipster household name but he's climbing the ... More »

No Surrender originally gained some fame in the late 1990’s while playing a big part in the New York City underground music scene. The band put out their own record - an album filled with aggressive rap and heavy political overtones - before taking a hiatus to pursue various acting careers and other musical endeavours. Now, the year is 2010, CBGBs is a clothing store, ... More »

I sat down with Doug Walters, singer and songwriter of Red Wire Black Wire, the Brooklyn based indie-rock sextet, on a rainy afternoon in a dingy Brooklyn dive bar. From the minute he walked through the glass door with a confused look on his face and water dripping from the bandana around his head I knew this wasn’t going to be a normal interview. I introduced myself and ... More »