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An Exclusive AMFM Magazine Interview with Paul Salfen When Hildur Guðnadóttir’s name appears in a film’s credits, audiences brace themselves for something extraordinary. The Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy-winning Icelandic composer (Chernobyl, Joker, Tár) has once again delivered a score that feels inseparable from the screen with Nia DaCosta’s bold 2025 reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda

By Paul Salfen The late afternoon sun spills over the emerald hills of upstate New York, painting Matisyahu’s home in a warm, amber glow. Outside, the GRAMMY-nominated artist talks introspectively about his new release, Ancient Child. Tomorrow, October 3, 2025, his eighth studio album, Ancient Child, will burst into the world—a 12-track tapestry of reggae’s

Interview by Paul Salfen Kula Shaker, Photo by Ami Jay Kula Shaker has always existed in an alternate reality, a luminous anomaly in the midst of Britpop’s lad-culture swagger. Emerging in the mid-’90s with Sanskrit-laced lyrics, sitar-drenched feedback, and a mystical counter-narrative, they fused British psychedelia with Eastern mysticism in a way that felt less

Interview by Paul Salfen In the sweltering heat of a Phoenix stage clocking in at 109 degrees, Lawrence Gowan—keyboardist, vocalist, and perpetual motion machine for the legendary rock outfit Styx—sweats it out with the kind of grin that says he's exactly where he belongs. It's been over 50 years since Styx first emerged from the

Interview by Paul Salfen Mike Mushok, the riff-slinging lead guitarist of Staind, is amped. It’s been a minute since we last caught up, and now he’s gearing up to bring the Massachusetts quartet’s hard-hitting sound to Oklahoma’s Choctaw Casino on Friday, September 5th at 8 PM. Speaking with AMFM Magazine, Mushok was all smiles, reflecting

By Paul Salfen, AMFM Magazine Amidst sweltering heat advisories and casual chit-chat about Florida humidity and Texas asphalt waves, my conversation with rising urban country artist J. Michael Phillips and hip-hop heavyweight Yelawolf quickly dove into the raw, resilient heart of their collaborative album Whiskey & Roses. Released on July 11th via Yelawolf’s independent label

Interview by Paul Salfen In an electrifying conversation with AMFM Magazine, Bruce Dickinson, the legendary frontman of Iron Maiden, shared his boundless enthusiasm for his latest solo ventures: the Mandrake Project: Year One comic series, his reimagined 1994 album More Balls To Picasso, and his first North American solo tour in nearly 30 years. From

Interview by Paul Salfen The phone crackles with energy as Paul Salfen of AMFM Magazine connects with Randy Bachman, the legendary Canadian guitarist and songwriter behind some of rock’s most enduring anthems. It’s the eve of Bachman’s performance at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, Texas, on August 26, 2025, as part of the Roll On

Interview by Paul Salfen Austin and Dallas are in for a treat as Spike and the Gimme Gimmes, the world’s greatest punk rock cover band, roll into Texas for two electrifying shows. Tonight, they’ll light up Radio East in Austin, followed by a performance tomorrow at Three Links in Dallas. In a recent conversation, CJ

In the heart of a New York studio, two musical worlds collided to create something extraordinary. Dominic Lewis, a seasoned composer known for his dynamic film and TV scores, and Hamilton Leithauser, the soulful voice behind The Walkmen, found themselves crafting the main title theme for Apple TV+’s Your Friends & Neighbors. The result? “The