Interviews

Over the past decade, AltWire writers have conducted over 200 interviews with some of the biggest names in music. Read them all right here.

Marc Martel

Marc Martel Interview: Not Just An Amazing Freddie Soundalike

Marc Martel, as an artist, has been described in many ways. Many publications have considered him to be THE Freddie Mercury incarnate, while an equal number of admirers have considered him to be “the ...

Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional Interview: Their Return

After being absent from the rock music scene for nearly five years, the recently reformed Dashboard Confessional have announced plans for a massive 30+ date reunion tour with Third Eye Blind beginning later this ...

Michael Shinoda

Mike Shinoda Q&A: Darker Than Blood

Linkin Park and Mike Shinoda are no strangers to the world of EDM. With two electronic influenced remix albums under their belt, and two mega collaborations with a superstar EDM artist, Steve Aoki, Linkin ...

Lindsey Sterling

Lindsey Stirling Interview: Shatter Me and More…

When you think of a “Jack of all Trades” you would usually follow that up with “and a Master of None”.  Not when it comes to the multi-talented Lindsey Stirling.  With a list of ...

Die Überfahrt

Das Crossing-Interview – „Wir lieben Pizza…“

Founded in 2012 and hailing out of Fresno, California; The Crossing are a four-piece alternative indie rock band that are on the rise thanks in no small part to their high-quality lyrics, energetic instrumentation, ...

Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington Interview: Stone Temple Pilots

When you’re as energetic and animated as the world-famous singer/songwriter Chester Bennington, broken ankles can prove to be a real bitch.  Tasked with fronting one of the biggest rock bands on the planet (Linkin ...

Adelitas Way

[AltWire Video Interview] Rick DeJesus of Adelitas Way

The music industry is a volatile place. Fraught with horror stories of bands owing millions in advances, not receiving royalties, and having their music modified from the original product, many musicians are finding out ...

Vorsatzblatt

Flyleaf-Videointerview: Kristen & Sameer

When we first caught up with Flyleaf guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya back in September, the band was on the verge of releasing their crowdfunded record Between The Stars, which would also be their first full ...

In This Moment

In This Moment Interview: A Captivating Chat with Maria Brink

Maria Brink of In This Moment is one of the most influential women in metal music right now. Check out our interview below: What is the true definition of an artist? In the olden ...

[AltWire Interview] Cherub: “We Are Currently Making New Music And We’re Really Excited…”

Based out of Nashville, TN, and consisting of Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber, Cherub is an electronic-indie musical duo signed to Columbia Records, who made their major-label début early last year. The duo’s hit ...

Anakin

[AltWire Interview] Jonathan Wessel of Anakin: “When I Found Anakin My Head Exploded…”

With early alternative influences that harken back to Blue-Era Weezer and a layered atmospheric sound that occasionally pays homage to Phil Spector’s ‘Wall Of Sound’ ideals, Anakin is a band on the rise that ...

[AltWire Interview] KONGOS – “We’ve Written At Least An Album Or Two Worth Of Songs…”

Catapulted by the success of their insanely infectious smash hit, “Come With Me Now”, Kongos (pronounced ‘KONGUS’) are one of those bands which you’d be hard-pressed to not have heard by now. With sales ...

Nothing More

Nothing More On Their Explosive 2014: Altwire Interview

With their meteoric rise over the last twelve months, and smash-hit #1 Active Rock single ‘This Is The Time (Ballast)’, Nothing More is a band finally getting the attention they’ve deserved for well over ...

KIDS

KIDS Interview – “Art Is An Interpretation Of Experiences…”

There’s no denying that some bands will go to extreme lengths to create music that may or may not be chart-topping. Some bands have locked themselves in a basement with nothing but their instruments; ...

Alex Clare

Alex Clare Interview: “I’m Beginning on Album Number Three”

One of the biggest success stories of the last two years, Southwark London based musician Alex Clare took the music world by storm when his smash-hit single ‘Too Close’ was selected to be the ...

[AltWire Interview] Max Frost – “It’s A Super Insane Dream Come True…”

In today’s society, many high school students and their parents focus their entire high school careers around going to college. Apparently, deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life at ...

Major League Interview: “I Want People To Know My Story…”

When a band parts ways with a member, it can either tear the band apart or it can force some big changes to happen within the band in order for the band to persevere. After Nick ...

Cobra Starship

Cobra Starship Interview: “We Didn’t Know If We Were Going To Continue…”

For a band, losing an original member can be extremely difficult. Losing two original members, however, can prove to be catastrophic and become every band’s worst nightmare. Unfortunately for Cobra Starship‘s lead vocalist Gabe Saporta, ...

Durchdringe den Schleier

[AltWire Interview] Pierce The Veil

Post-hardcore rock band Pierce The Veil are slowly working their way to the top of the rock world, one album at a time. In 2012, their album ‘Collide With The Sky’ was released and was met ...

Michael Shinoda

Mike Shinoda Video Interview: “If You Really Wanna Be A Purist…”

When over 12,000 people sing along to a mixture of rap, rock, and dance, it must be Linkin Park performing at a large arena somewhere in Europe. Their show in Oberhausen, Germany at the ...