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Interview by Paul Salfen Harry Manfredini  has spent most of his life in music. While living in the Midwest, he worked as an arranger and performer. He also earned a Bachelor of Music degree from DePaul University and a Master of Arts degree from Western Illinois University, where he subsequently taught theory, orchestration, and conducting.

Interview by Paul Salfen INTERVIEW WITH MICAH PUESCHEL Reggae-influenced alternative rock band Iration and underground hip-hop titans Atmosphere have teamed up for a massive 30-date cross-country summer outing. Their co-headlining Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour will be coming to Dallas on Friday, July 15 at The Factory in Deep Ellum. The eclectic package features an

Interview by John Wisniewski AMFM MAGAZINE: Paul, tell us the new album, out on Shimmy Disc, "Born to be Stupid". What inspired you on this one? Paul Leary: Well, "inspired" is a strong word in this context. Songs come to me at a very slow pace. These days I do most of my songwriting on

Interview by Paul Salfen KILLBOY is a purple-haired, Mexican-American, multi-instrumentalist who can do it all – write, perform, produce and engineer. Her music incorporates elements of varied styles and genres including, but not limited to, melodic anti-pop, hip-hop, funk, electro, evil pop, alternative and punk. KILLBOY has over 12 MILLION streams globally and 400K combined followers “KILLBOY is

Interview by Paul Salfen Mondo Cozmo (aka Josh Ostrander) is set to release his new album This is for the Barbarians on April 8 via Last Gang. The title was inspired by the Barbarian poets, a group of writers who gathered in San Francisco's Cafe Babar in the 1980’s. Specifically, Ostrander was drawn to David

Interview by Paul Salfen No conversation about rock music is complete without the Ramones, and no discussion about the Ramones is credible without noting that Richie Ramone was the band’s most musically prolific and powerful drummer. Richie was in the Ramones from February 1983 until August 1987. He was the only drummer to be credited

Interview by Paul Salfen Catch Dodie at the The Theatre at Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA, US March 24-25th Dorothy Miranda Clarkknown mononymously as dodie (stylised dodie), is an English singer-songwriter, author, and YouTuber from Epping, Essex. Dodie began their career uploading original songs and covers to YouTube. They have over 210 videos, over 2

Interview by Paul Salfen Paul talks to DJ Whoo Kid and manager Daniel Kuniansky (Soundcheck Management) about the new Desiigner release BAKIN. Emerging markets are on the rise, providing musicians, artists, producers and others with a new creative outlet to reap financial benefits. NFTs are the next revolution for creatives to take back control. How?

Interview by Paul Salfen Gifted multi-hyphenate Kat Von D and her band are embarking on their first nationwide headline tour in support of Love Made Me Do It, Kat Von D’s synth-driven modern pop rock debut album which features collaborations with Dave Grohl, Linda Perry (who she started writing material with over 10 years ago),

AJ CROCE concert in Coppell, TX on Saturday, February 26 at COPPELL ARTS CENTER. TICKETS A.J. Croce performs Croce Plays Croce, a special night of music featuring a complete set of classics by his late father Jim Croce, some of his own tunes, and songs that influenced both him and his father. This special event