I had some questions for Peter Gabriel. Then he wrote back.
July 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Peter Gabriel–yes, THAT Peter Gabriel–was in Toronto Wednesday for an appearance at Enterprise World 2019, hosted by software giant Open
Browsing the "Interview" Category
Here’s video of my interview with Kirk Hammett of Metallica about his awesome vintage horror movie poster collection.
July 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
All the guys in Metallica have their non-musical passions. James into guitars. Lars plays tennis and is into collecting art.
Must watch: Dave Grohl on how he dealt with the death of Kurt Cobain
May 29th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Back in 2011, Howard Stern had Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters on his SiriusXM radio show.
The triumphant return of Kasador
March 15th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
The brooding, if there was any, might have been backstage and in the year between shows, but as soon as
Ed the Sock Declares War on Ontario Idiocracy
February 27th, 2019 | by Gilles LeBlanc
Guess who’s back? If you can remember a time when Eminem videos like “Without Me” played continuously on something called
I interview George and Dallas as they share details on the new Alexisonfire single “Familiar Drugs” and the future of the band.
February 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
I had a chance to sit down with George Pettit and Dallas Green of Alexisonfire a few days ahead of
Nick Babcock’s fateful leap could lead to a Launch
February 11th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
After years of being in a band, Nick Babcock decided to try his luck as a solo artist. Now he’s
We went to the Toronto Music Fan Expo yesterday and ran into The Spoons. We had a chat.
January 27th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Geeks and Beats, the podcast I do with Michael Hainsworth, were on location at the Toronto Music Fan Expo at
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 843: The Arkells in their own words, part 1
January 25th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When you’re in a band, you want to make sure the public record is correct. Unfortunately, though, you’re often at
Watch the RCHP’s Chad Smith interview the Stones’ Charlie Watts
January 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Charlie doesn’t give a lot of interviews, but when Chad Smith asked for a sit-down for DrumChannel.com, he apparently couldn’t
The official publication of SOCAN did this interview with me
October 31st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
A bit self-serving, perhaps. But people seem to like this sorts of features. Here’s an interview I did with for
What’s it like to go solo from your band? This podcast examines that big move.
October 30th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Yamaha Canada Music has a new podcast called Going Solo in conjunction with their website, RandomActsOfMusic.ca. Might be worth a
I had a chance to talk to guitarist Tom Morello about solo work, Rage, Prophets, and more
October 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Tom Morello’s new album, The Atlas Underground, is out next Friday (October 12), which is why he blew through Toronto
Into guitar playing? Check out this interview with Steve Vai
August 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Rick Beato has a great online series that examines all areas of guitar playing. Here is his speaking with Steve
Thursday timesuck: Jarvis Cocker interviews Paul McCartney
July 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
At 76, Paul McCartney shows no sign of slowing down. He returned to Liverpool earlier this week for a visit
Greta Van Fleet: The Video Interview
July 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Just before the band played their first of two sold-out shows in Toronto (7,500 each night), I had a chance to
Godsmack: The Sully Erna Interview
April 27th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The chart-topping American metallers have a new album and a new big rock sound. By Andrew Epstein www.zombitrol.com Photo Courtesy
Author Michael Barclay discusses new book on Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip
April 17th, 2018 | by Amber Healy
There will be skeptics of “The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip.” Any band as
A conversation with Jack White about music, the universe and everything
March 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This is my weekly column for Global News. -AC] Jack White is in a good mood. He’s just played an
An interview with Jimi Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer
March 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Eddie Kramer’s resume as a producer and engineer includes everyone from the Beatles and the Stones to Led Zeppelin and
Don McLean: “American Pie” in the digital age
February 15th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[When Andrew Epstein sends me his interviews, his subjects are almost always with metal acts. But his latest one is
Watch Geddy Lee Interviewed by Dan Rather. Wait–What?
October 26th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Dan Rather is long gone from CBS and now does interviews for an American network called AXS. One of his
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