“I drew on a lot of experiences from my own life, rereading diary entries and things that I’d written at the time, dipping back into playlists of when I was feeling, how Tiff was feeling, and kind of putting myself back into that space. And you just hope you can honor that character and someone…
Category: Interviews
Harold Perrineau discusses aspects of his character, Boyd Stevens, on the chilling hit show FROM, finally streaming in Canada on Paramount+
“Boyd is kind of an archetype, the gruff old guy who fixes everything. And so what I really like to do when I’m working is I really like to find out who the human being is in that person, and try to bring that part out. Sometimes you could play the character in just a…
Dianne Wiest discusses aspects of her character Miriam McLusky on the hit show Mayor of Kingstown, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
“I have been interested and active in a very small way in the prison system in America, which is really abysmal. So I was immediately drawn to Mayor of Kingstown because that’s what it’s about. The racism, the horrible racism, the poverty, and the constant injustices in our justice system. So I was very, very…
Producer David C. Fein Discusses the Fully Restored Director’s Edition of ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’
“The point of the film – which is how technology is cold without humanity. At the time when the film came out, the greatest technology we had was touch-tone phones. Now we have cell phones. It’s part of our life. I think it’s more relevant today than ever before.” Full interview on V13 Media
Steve Vai interview: Insights into the man who creates some of the tastiest guitar licks on the planet, plus his latest album ‘Inviolate.’
“You can make a particular statement by the dynamic of the whole record – A part of what I do has to revolve around conventional commerce. Like you put out an album because then it’s a group of songs and it’s new, and it’s all there, and you can make a particular statement by the…
Classless Act Discuss Touring with Their Heroes and Longevity in Music [w/ Audio]
“We’d definitely do some auditions, right? But I think that you can tell right away if you gel with someone. Especially when it is music, you know? If you show up and don’t really know the songs, or you are just fooling around, that’s just not going to work. We work really hard in this…
The Flatliners’ Chris Cresswell Discusses ‘New Ruin,’ Dark Themes, and 20 Years of Longevity [w/ Audio]
“We were getting close to finishing the record, and we were going through the liner notes and everything as a band. Then the guys started reading the lyrics, and Scott turned to me at one point and said, “are you ok?” after reading the lyrics. I said, “I’m fine, I have an outlet, I’m good.”…
Voïvod’s Michel “Away” Langevin on ‘Synchro Anarchy,’ Longevity, and Pivotal Moments in Their History [w/ Audio]
“Back then, I tried not to over-think it, but back then, I was trying to incorporate what I had learned from heavy metal, punk, and progressive rock and trying to combine the three of them. Eventually, there was one trick that I always kept. Whenever In the 70s I heard a Van der Graaf Generator…
Cancer Bats’ Liam Cormier on ‘Psychic Jailbreak’ and Being Cool with Music Streaming [w/ Audio]
“Musically, we are in a really great place. We are feeling more confident than ever. We are on this new vibe within the band. It feels like we are all on. The three of us, Jaye, Mike, and I, are super pumped to share what we’ve been working on for the past two years with…
Sabaton’s Joakim Brodén on ‘The War to End All Wars’ and Surviving High School [w/ Audio]
“I was into music at an early age, but I was mostly trouble. (laughs) But I was not too bad. I’ve never used this vocabulary in English before. When I am talking about music, I use the same descriptors daily. I was more like this; I could cause trouble, I would disturb the peace in…
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