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A throwback to some of my favorite articles I've done through my career.

Behind the Noise: Interview With Boisterously Catchy Metalcore Band Engrave — Noise Disrup-bution Magazine

Iceis:  I thought we would just start off with a few random fun questions because these are the questions that ultimately matter in this entire interview. Your first one is, if animal species were to become evil overlords, what animal do you think it should be?Austin:  Would a snake count?Iceis: Sure. Do you have an idea of what kind of snake? There are many different [types of] snakes.Austin: I don't know. My [buddy has] a bunch of snakes and shit, but we'll just go with the python. It's the on...

Behind the Noise: Interview With the Glitzy and Gritty Rock Group Hayley and the Crushers — Noise Disrup-bution Magazine

The bubbly and charismatic woman Hayley “Crusher” Cain is knocking on your door with the fun, smooth, and charming rock sound she creates with her project Hayley and the Crushers! With a blend of rock and 70s and 80s pop packaged in a bright package from your ears, Hayley and the Crushers are bound to hook you with the enticingly catchy melodies instantly. With their most recent EP, Unsubscribe from the Underground, which came out on September 10th, 2024, it's evident that the spunky, unique gro...

Behind the Noise: Interview With The Exhilarating Returning Hardcore Band GHOSTxSHIP

Sean: Man, it's so weird ‘cause I see people post their first shows, and they're always so sick. I grew up in Watertown, New York. It's pretty much Canada. It's [about] ten minutes away from the Canadian border, but it's [still] New York. It's what I call upstate New York. A lot of people everywhere else think upstate New York is just near the city. It's like, “No, I live like four hours away from the city. I'm nowhere close to the city whatsoever.” That's upstate New York, not just right next t

Behind the Noise: Interview With Orlando's Lively "Emo Trash" Rock Band FELICITY

Drew: We've always had this never-say-die attitude. Failure was never an option. There was never a point where we ever questioned whether we were going to keep going. Even through the darkest times, which I don't even know what [to consider] the darkest [times to be]. I can speak for myself; it always feels like we're just getting started. It always feels like we're a brand-new band. It doesn't feel like it's been a ten-year journey. It feels like the last song we put out is just the beginning o

Anastasia Elliot’s Powerful, Poignantly Ethereal Debut Album ‘La Petite Mort’

Nashville, Tennessee-based rock artist Anastasia Elliot released her debut album ‘La Petite Mort’ on August 25th, 2023. She announced the long-awaited release date of her debut album on August 18th, 2023, on her social media platforms. Anastasia released the first single on the album, “Cigarettes & Gasoline,” a few years prior on October 18th, 2023. The single gained 32,108 plays on Spotify, and the music video has collected a staggering 663,360 views on YouTube. The last single she released in

Behind the Noise: Interview With the Pop-rock Band Broadside

Broadside is a pop-rock band originating from Richmond, Virginia. They seamlessly traverse through serious and deep topics in the format of highly energetic, catchy upbeat songs. The band released their single, 'Bang,' on August 9th, 2023 in collaboration with fellow vocalist Joshua Roberts from Magnolia Park. We had the pleasure to talk to them about their evolution as a band, their latest singles, their creative process, and much more.

Iceis: I thought we would start off with a little bit of

Trashy Annie Releases Her Rompin’ And Stompin’ Debut Album ‘Sticks And Stones’ – Phosphor Magazine

While the country genre and rock genre may seem like polar opposites as the positive and negative sides of magnets that you tried to force together as a kid, Trashy Annie smoothly blends the gritty, heart-thumpingly thrilling instrumental aspects of rock and roll with the personal fabulistic lyrical message delivery elements of country music in ‘Sticks & Stones.’ The album possesses an equal mix of energetic foot tap worthy songs and slower solemn sounding songs that, as a whole, delivers Annie’