Articles by Dawn Marie Fichera
Dawn Marie caught up with Jeff Campbell, this years winner of Guitar Centers Singer Songwriter Artist Discovery Program, to learn more about his big win, his career, the music scene in Philly and more.
- Read the full Jeff Campbell (Winner of Guitar Center's Singer Songwriter Contest) review
Aaron Lee Tasjan should be on your radar. If he isnt, youre not just missing out on some of the best talent that has caught the collaboration of The New York Dolls, Jack White, BP Fallon, and a number of other rock luminaries, youre denying yourself some of the best guilt-free listening pleasure on the planet.
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Combining intelligent lyrics with heavy instrumentals that borderline a schizophrenic release, think Radiohead meets Henry Rollins, Tauk has a whole lot of unadulterated raw shake-up to their sound and style.
- Read the full First Look: Tauk review
Dawn Marie caught up with Delta Rae vocalist Brittany Holljes to discuss their breakout album, Carry The Fire, and to delve deeper into why there is so much buzz about this rising band.
- Read the full Delta Rae Interview review
Young Guns, a brilliant five-piece from the UK, is about to hit U.S. soil and blow it wide open. antiMusic caught up with vocalist Gustav Woods for a chat between tours.
- Read the full First Look: Young Guns review
If current music makes you long for yesteryear and has you uttering, they dont make em like they used to then youve never met Kalle Mattson. antiMusics Dawn Marie Fichera caught up with Mattson for a chat.
- Read the full First Look: Kalle Mattson review
Dot Dash's influences stretch from the Beatles, the Clash, U2, Jackson 5, The Descendents, Agent Orange and Cheap Trick to name but a few. antiMusic caught up with Dot Dash for a little chat and it was a lot of fun!
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antiMusic caught up with Priestley for a recap of the past year, and to chat about the return of Green River Project. Not to mention hes got a great handle on the business of the music business.
- Read the full A Closer Look: Green River Project review
The Bright Light Social Hour swept the 2011 SXSW awards, snagging an unprecedented six awards including Band of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year, for their self-titled debut. antiMusic caught up with the indie darlings for a chat.
- Read the full First Look: Bright Light Social Hour review
With intelligent lyrics, layered melodies, full ensembles, and a harmonic depth that defies their debut album, Temporary Residents, Imaginary Cities is easily one of the top bands of the year. antiMusic caught up with the pair fresh from their SXSW appearance for a chat.
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You cant categorize Hoots and Hellmouth, you gotta hear them. They are currently out on tour bringing their brand of music to the masses. antiMusic caught up with Hoots for a tongue-in-cheek chat.
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The Glorious Stories of a Fractured Youth is a heartfelt collection and rumination of growing up in Manchester, England and detailing the loneliness and isolation both Wicks and Rossi felt growing up. antiMusic caught up with the pair for a little chat .
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Earlier this year, we told you about The Amboys, a band hailing from New Jersey with touches of folk, Southern-Rock, rockabilly, and rock that drew our earbuds off the flatline of rock fusion. Well, theyre back with a second EP, a lot more confidence, (if that was even possible), and an even bolder sound.
- Read the full Catching Up With The Amboys review
If youre a fan of fast cars and slamming beats, then the Fabrockators is right up your alley. Fabrockators is Southern Marylands generous offering to the rock/hard rock circuit. antiMusic caught up with the Fabrockators for a little chat.
- Read the full First Look: The Farbrockators review
Every now and again a band comes along that truly blows your expectations through the roof. Sleeper Agent, despite its moniker, is that band. antiMusic caught up with Alex from Sleeper Agent on break from their tour schedule.
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Steve Myers of Mighty Fine has finally found his comfort zone. After spending a number of years on, somebody elses journey, a la The Afghan Whigs and the Twilight Singers started his own thing. Dawn Marie caught up with Steve find out all about it.
- Read the full Mighty Fine (Afghan Whigs/ Twilight Singers) Interview
If you could personify the word cute and slap a band along with the image, youd stumble across Catnaps, formerly, When I was 12, of Philly/New Jersey. antiMusic caught up with the band just before they took off their first national summer tour.
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Railbird is heating up indie experimental scene with their heavy, deliciously moody, music. We caught up with vocalist and bandleader Sarah K. Pedinotti, S.K.P. in between tour dates for a brief chat.
- Read the full First Look: Railbird review
Blackwater James isnt your little sisters rock band. They take a pinch of soul from the blues, steal a bit of raunchiness from rock, toss down it with a dollop of hardcore metal and twist the concoction into something that is their very own sound.
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The Nowherenauts, a sometimes three-piece, four, if you include live drummer Tony Franco, which we do, is made up of brother-sister duo Anders and Sophie Kapur, and Hunter Lombard. antiMusic caught up with the band to give you a closer first look.
- Read the full First Look: The Nowherenauts review
All in all, Harper manages to naturally instill a sea of complicated arrangements on each track. Sound seems to fire at you from all direction, sometimes working together in harmony, other times pushing the limit of your patience.
- Read the full Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone review
No Second Thought are as raw, punishing, and in your face as they come. Think Trent Reznor jamming with Charlie Watts and you get an idea. We caught up with Chris Albers for a chat about what makes his band work.
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antiMusic caught up with Pendulums Gareth McGrillen for a little chat shortly after they came off their tour with Linkin Park. If you are looking for a band to make your pulse jump or just need a good song to have sex to, check them out.
- Read the full Pendulum Interview review
Anybody who can claim they got their start from a place of mythical origin is worth a listen or two. White Laces cerebral psychedelic punk mash-up doesnt disappoint. Andy Warhol would be proud.
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antiMusic caught up with G. Love as he prepares to embark on a U.S. tour, which kicks off in ubber talent-saturated Nashville TN, on March 1, and ends in Houston, TX on March 26, in support of Fixin to Die.
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Dawn Marie caught up with Cowboy Junkies Michael Timmins for a heart-to-heart about the upcoming release of their album, Demons, which will be released on their own label, Latent Recordings and more!
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Grandfather is not your typical mash-up. With veteran record producer Steve Albini who Grandfather can credit with some of the magic behind the EP, Why Id Try, they are sure to be one of this years hottest bands.
- Read the full First Look: Grandfather review
They Yule Logs are as passionate about holiday music as Fred Durst is about angst. And yes, the Yule Logs may rip their name from the infamous chocolate cake that sits on the table (and your waistline) over the holidays, but they deliver quite a tasty treat.
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At a time when two-piece bands, a la The White Stripes, seem to be the norm rather than an exception, Exray shows once again why the simplicity of a few can be more powerful than the sound of many.
- Read the full First Look: Exray's review
antiMusic caught up with Where the Ocean Meets the Sky frontman, Blake Martin, who effortlessly pulls the spirit of untamed music from some sacred place inside him, for a little Q&A in between tour dates.
- Read the full Where the Ocean Meets the Sky Interview
Hoodless has dropped their sophomore effort, Music for Jerks and antiMusic caught up with the band for an extensive background chat about each track on their new album.
- Read the full Hoodless Inside Track
Ever since English indie rock band The Heavy hit Stateside, they have been on a wild roller coaster ride of success. antiMusics Dawn Marie Fichera caught up with lead singer, Kelvin Swaby, while he was recuperating from the bands most recent tour.
- Read the full The Heavy Interview
Recently it seems like raw talent is seeping from the pavements of Philadelphia, filling in the dark crevices of a hardened city. The latest band to tap the radar is SPiN. Though they arent blushing brides by any means to the scene.
- Read the full First Look: SPiN review
The Parlotones have stormed the international music scene, selling more records than Coldplay, The Killers, and Oasis combined in their home country making them the largest selling rock band in South Africa (3 stars)
- Read the full The Parlotones - Stardust Galaxies review
Dominic Palermo is as genuine as he is introspective, brilliant as he is modest, and possesses a natural magic to his songwriting. If you could pack all the malcontent and sheer joy of living into one entity, youd be listening to Palermos band, Nothing.
- Read the full Frist Look: Nothing review
Dawn Marie caught up with Filter mastermind Richard Patrick to discuss the deeply personal themes on the new Filter album, The Trouble With Angels. She also gets an answer to the burning question about who inspired Hey Man, Nice Shot. and more!
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Creeds 20-10 tour kicks off next week. Dawn Marie caught up with Mark Tremonti as he prepared to hit the road. Check out the great interview that conversation produced. Some of your preconceived notions about Creed may just be shattered.
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For a relatively new band, Permanent Ability is as solid as they come. So solid in fact, that as an appreciator of funk/rock fusion, youd have to pry their EP from my cold dead hands to give it up. Dawn Marie speaks with the band to learn more.
- Read the full First Look: Permanent Ability review
antiMusic caught up with Paul Philllips of Puddle of Mudd. Phillips gives a candid, honest look at playing in the band and the struggles hes undergone and the triumphs hes enjoyed along the way. oh, and he dispelled a few name myths regarding the album.
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Blessed with both talent and beauty, Kate is true to her calling of being an uplifting voice in the middle of the noise pollution surrounding us. Through the struggles and self-doubt she encounters she often emerges victorious, bringing with her even stronger messages of faith.
- Read the full First Look: Kate Schettler review
If you are looking for the next super-stardom band, keep an ear out for Midnight Spin. They are barreling down the musical umbilical cord looking for an exit. And when they get it, they are slated to explode onto the scene, ripping and tearing a new path to musical richness.
- Read the full First Look: Midnight Spin review
For a band that has an unabashed proclivity for porn references, this foursome hailing from the sunny beaches of Southern Florida are taking their music mainstream. And yes, youll like it.
- Read the full First Look: Ghost of Gloria review
The Six OClock Saints exhibit the same passion and emotional density associated with original alternative rock music of Erasure, Depeche Mode, and the like. Except they add a twist of pop, electronica, and good old-fashioned rock and roll to the cocktail.
- Read the full First Look: Six O'Clock Saints review
The Amboys have a bluesy, Southern Rock sound, blended with a tinge of gritty, rockabilly folk, and threaded with snatches of rock. Hows that for a maelstrom of noise? antiMusic went behind the scenes to get a First Look at the Amboys.
- Read the full First Look: The Amboys review
For a band that has played together for over twenty years and boasts six studio albums, fourteen EPs, which have hit both the US and UK pop charts, including Billboard, its safe to say the Trashcan Sinatras still have a finger on the pulse of global mainstream pop.
- Read the full Trashcan Sinatras Interview review
Mark Knopflers newest album Get Lucky shows exactly why he is one of the most important songwriters of our lifetime. For those of us who grew up with the Dire Straits, Knopflers ability to keep his craft well-fueled and relevant does not come as a surprise.
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While the cover version of A Change is Gonna Come with former Slashs Snakepit frontman Rod Jackson, Kevin Briggs, AJ Briggs and Eddie Brnabic, has been the topic of the music sphere, the producer, Eddie Brnabic is more than meets the eye.
- Read the full Eddie Brnabic Interview
After what seems to have been decades of uninspired pop, Violent Soho explodes on the music scene with a vengeance, proving that once again, Australia pumps out hardcore pop with universal appeal.
- Read the full First Look: Violent Soho review
What do Jacob Dylan, Dweezel Zappa and Salvador Santana have in common? Famous fathers. What sets them apart. A million things, including an exclusive interview with antiMusic. So far, Salvador Santana is the first one to step up to the plate and give us a brief look into his chaotic world.
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Clark Stiles and Nathan Khyber of The Good Listeners are a spirited, adventurous, Los Angeles based duo who risked it all to chase their dreams. Sounds corny and vaguely like every other bands story but their story is cooler. Really. My story has black lungs involved.
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Having grown up just minutes outside of West Chester, PA, the relatively obscure little city that produced Bam Margera and the series Jackass, it is no small wonder that the fates have decided to drop me his book, Serious as Dog Dirt
- Read the full Rock Reads: Bam Margera's Serious as Dog Dirt review
If you are looking for a smack-down, bar-room-brawl-inducing, adrenaline-infused, Jack-Daniels-drinking band to drown out your sorrows, Blackwater James is it. They pack a power punch of unforgettable southern rock that courses through your veins.
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Chantal Claret is a brilliantly flippant twenty-something that makes up half of the main members of the spectacularly talented Morningwood band Peter Yanowitz (formerly of the Wallflowers). Dawn Marie tracked her down for a conversation.
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Between touring and gigging antiMusic caught up with Lee Goodale from Candella. Some of the questions we asked lead us down a path to deeply personal moments in Goodales life, like the songs about a close member of his family that committed suicide.
- Read the full First Look: Candella review
Jupiter One has a sound that is simultaneously familiar and creatively diverse. When a bands founders meet while working together in the traveling circus, any partnership formed is bound to be creatively jarring.
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antiMusic had the chance to catch-up with the band and pick the brain of Twon, lead singer and ring leader. While some of the answers have that David Lynch, Cohen Brothers cryptic nature, (girls seemingly a huge influence) they are entertaining to say the least.
- Read the full First Look: Hoodless review
Hill Country Revue is making strides in an overly dense indie arena and emerging as one of the few gems. Comprised of Cody Dickinson and Chris Chew from The North Mississippi Allstars, plus Kirk Smithhart, Ed Hot Cleveland and Dixie Dan Coburn.
- Read the full First Look: Hill Country Revue review
Justin Haas, the twenty year-old Long Island native with a penchant for gritty, psychedelic infused rock and roll (and a habit of being compared to Jimmy Page) has managed to accomplish quite a lot in the last eight years.
- Read the full First Look: WarHorse review
Liverpool, England has turned out a lot of great musicians and Max Morgan is no exception. He is likable, charming, and honest as evidenced by his opinion that the music industry should leave reprimanding pirates to the navy and concentrate on music.
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The word Mongrel is a derogatory epithet meaning an ill-bred man with low morals and manners. The band by the same name led by Adam Savage could not be farther from that description.
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antiMusic was able to catch up with bassist Saving Abels Eric Taylor and we learn what makes this southern rock band on the rise tick, how he would battle music piracy, how he went from church to stage and of course what he thinks about groupies.
- Read the full First Look: Saving Abel review
Time to take everything you thought you knew about drummers and toss it out the window. In between playing with Trent Reznor and nurturing his side project, The New Regime, Ilan Rubin had some time to kill with antiMusic.com.
- Read the full The New Regime (Nine Inch Nails solo project) review
If you were to take Rob Zombie and Brian Setzer and force them to write an album together, you may come up with something akin to The Young Werewolves, Cheat the Devil. (4 stars)
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Steve Haley, lead vocals and guitar of Haley had some time to chat with antiMusic. On a sub-zero night in the streets of Philadelphia, we were able to pick Steve Haleys brain about the music he says is a cross between metal, punk, rock, and horror.
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Former Eighteen Visions singer James Hart returns with Burn Halo and despite the power rock ballads reminiscent of the eighties hair bands, this album packs a few surprising gems. (3 stars)
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