Keith Slettedahl, lead singer and founding member of The 88 has announced the release of his first full-length solo album entitled You Know You Know. We talk about what happened with The 88, and his musical influences on his new album (that I reviewed last week and it’s a 2020 top-ten nominee).
Guitarist Brian Ray is someone I love to talk to. Besides being Paul McCartney’s long-time lead guitarist, he has done some amazing solo work. His first album Mondo Magneto was my first review, and I’ve followed his career over the last 12 years. My first interview with him was in 2009, and we touched base again in 2017. Today Brian is working with “Little” Steven Van Zandt and making music for Wicked Cool Records. We get to catch up on his new R&B singles, including working with Smokey Robinson.
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I was fortunate to speak with Jesse Malin last month, and I’ve got the interview here. Jesse’s last album Sunset Kids was a soulful pop gem that I discovered earlier this year. It did make a few best-of lists in 2019, so it’s worth checking out. We talk about his new projects and performing during this pandemic, plus his time with Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joe Armstrong (Green Day). Check out his new single “Backstabbers.”
I was glad to speak with NYC guitarist Willie Nile, we go through his new LP New York At Night and how an artist like him deals with the Pandemic.
Nick Piunti’s new LP Downtime was reviewed recently. Nick and I had a chat about the new album “Downtime” in detail.