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.
[AltWire Interview] American Wolves
Derek Oswald
AW: American Wolves are only two years young by official accounts; how old is it by intentions and the relationship between the four of you? How and when did the band get together? American ...
DREAMERS Interview: A Q&A With Nick Wold
Derek Oswald
AltWire [Derek Oswald]: Well, first, just want to say that it’s been quite awesome seeing DREAMERS grow as much as you guys have in the last two years. Nick Wold [DREAMERS]: Oh, thanks so ...
Citizen Zero Interview: A Q&A With Josh Maybe
Derek Oswald
AltWire [Derek Oswald]: For those just learning about Citizen Zero can you tell us a bit more about yourselves? Perhaps some history and what your band is all about? Josh Mayle [Citizen Zero]: Sure ...
The Rubens Interview: Q&A With William Zeglis
Derek Oswald
Who are The Rubens? Are they a supergroup comprised of clones of American Idol season two winner Ruben Studdard? Are they very delicious sandwiches composed of corned beef and swiss cheese? Nope, they’re neither! ...
Thrice Interview: Q&A with Riley Breckenridge
Derek Oswald
It may be crazy to the YouTube generation, but a cable channel that played music videos did exist! It was a glorious and novel way to discover new music. One of the bands I discovered ...
Emmaline’s Path – Interview with the Bombshell Singer
Al Gibson
Let’s face it, life is turmoil. Life is a constant whirlwind of events that control our most intimate surroundings. The strange part about it is, we don’t have much individual control over the things ...
Here is the Reasn that music has returned!
Al Gibson
This is Reasn. No, that is not a typo. This is the Reasn that my faith in music hasn’t wavered. In this age of blatant piracy, monotony, and unfiltered bantha fodder, it’s refreshing to hear ...
Philly-Bred: My Interview with Lou Anthony
Al Gibson
When you listen to Lou Anthony’s music, you can hear “The Struggle”. Yes, The Struggle is a proper noun. The Struggle consists of people, places, and things. This demographic is often ignored when we speak of urban ...
“Me AF” – My Interview with Kevin Flum
Al Gibson
It’s refreshing when you meet a young person with the gonads to put everything on the line in order to reach his goals. A goal that many people believe is unattainable. As these same ...
[Altwire Interview] Lacey Sturm on ‘Life Screams’
Derek Oswald
Known to many as the original lead vocalist of the award-winning, multi-platinum rock band Flyleaf, vocalist Lacey Sturm‘s life story is one of true inspiration. An atheist for most of her youth, Lacey struggled to ...
Legacy of the Lyricist Vol. II – Wally West
Al Gibson
This is exactly why I started blogging. This is exactly why I sold my soul to the demons of online journalism and jumped into the abyss. This is why I finally allowed myself to be assimilated into this ...
Blitz Berlin: Artists To Watch
Derek Oswald
Compromised of a group of friends who met each other in high school (and who originally performed as the metal-core band Theset), the electronic punk group Blitz Berlin has been making quite a name ...
Highly Suspect Interview: A Chat With Richard Meyer
Derek Oswald
Easily one of the biggest success stories of 2015, the boys in Highly Suspect have experienced what could easily be described as a meteoric rise to fame over the last few months. Transplants from ...
Simple Plan Interview: Pop-Punk Legends
Altwire Staff
One of the most successful and popular pop-punk bands to come out of the pop-punk explosion of the early 2000’s, the Quebec based five piece Simple Plan are back with their fifth studio album ...
Coheed and Cambria: A Deeply Honest Chat with Josh Eppard
Derek Oswald
Arguably one of the best progressive rock bands to grace this generation of music, Coheed and Cambria boasts an impressive list of accomplishments: eight studio albums, three live albums, a complete series of comic ...
Beast Behind the Beats Week VI – Supreme Trackz
Al Gibson
Updated correction: Website is www.supremetrackz.com not supremetracks.com Wow. That’s what I thought when this interview ended. Ahead of me was the arduous task of transcribing a whopping fifty minute phone interview into a condensed article. ...
Legacy of the Lyricist Vol I – Aramis
Al Gibson
“There aren’t any more lyricists…” “Hip-Hop is dead…” “All you need these days is a dope beat and a hook…” “Lyrics don’t matter anymore…” These are all actual quotes that we all hear about ...
[Altwire Interview] Jesse Taylor & Jesse Carmichael of Wildcat! Wildcat!
Daniel Benavides
Wildcat! Wildcat! is currently working on new music since the release of their self titled album No Moon at All. The duo will be releasing each track individually for free over the course of ...
[AltWire Interview] Chris Henderson of 3 Doors Down – “This Is a Different Band Now…”
Altwire Staff
Formed in 1996, 3 Doors Down practically exploded on the scene with the release of their debut single “Kryptonite” in 2000, which garnered significant airplay worldwide and propelled their debut record The Better Life to multi-platinum ...
Beasts behind the Beats Week V – Klopfenpop
Al Gibson
Website: http://klopfenpop.com Every now and then, I have the pleasure of meeting someone who is actually from Cybertron. No, not Optimus or Megatron! However, Klopfenpop definitely fits the mantra, “more than meets the eye”! (Cybertron ...
