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Volume 4 Issue 1 August 2012
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on the cover:SUMMER Concerts
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by MEGAN MESSANA
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A Convo with Will Turpinof Collective Soul regarding theirupcoming Tour and New Album.Collective Soul will be playingtheir album Dosage in its entirety,as well as some of their other hitsongs during their show titled An
Evening With Collective Soul.
The rst thing we want to know
is what have you guys been up
to for the past 2 years?We have
played many festivals, weekend run-
offsabout 20 shows each year. We
have also been focusing on individual
side projects in the last year. I put
out a solo album last October titled
Lighthouse. Dean worked with a
group called Magnets & Ghosts andEd put together a group called the
Sweet Tea Project.
What can we expect from your
new album? Its hard to say until
its recorded. It has an eclectic
sound, an array of tunes. As we are
beginning to play with the sounds
it seems to have a Rock & Rollspirit right now, actually a lot of
rock in it. Right now we are really
just gathering ideas and tunes.
We hope to start recording in late
summer, early fall with the album
being released in 2013. In a dream
world December 2012 but the tour
is keeping us from being full time in
the studio.
Do you
have any
expectations
for this tour?
Yeah!! All the
venues are
great, we are
really excited!Some of the
songs we are
going to play have never been played
live before. It is really exciting to
be able to do this. Some songs go
back to 1998! These songs are the
soundtrack to your life - takes you
back to those memories of when
they were written. We were all so
young and living together in a house
in Miami at the time, just having fun.
You are playing your entire
Dosage Album which was
deeply loved by your fans. If
you could say one thing to them
about why they should come to
the show, what would it be? To
have a great evening, have fun andlet loose!
What made you guys choose to
play the entire album rather
than just a regular styleshow?
To try and be different and to give
the fans and us something different.
Other bands have done it, we are not
the rst, and its a fun idea. Its a bit of
a challenge as
well and thats
fun.
How excited
are you to
be back
r e c o r d i n gand on tour?
Im really
excited because its been 3 years. The
wheels are spinning in my head on
how to perform some of these songs
that have never been played live
before. We are expecting the crowds
to be energetic and pumped up!
How have you grown as a band
in the past few years? I have
been in the band since 1994. It is
interesting to be a part of something
that has lasted so long. It embodies
your whole persona. We have grown
together through the years; its been
a great evolution. Maturity hit at
some point but we still feel like kids
on the road. Its amazing to be able
to do this for a living. At 24 we burst
on the scene in back in 94 - we are
still those kids!
The tour starts in May. This is one
show you are not going to want to
miss! VIP ticket sales are available
at www.collectivesoulvipexperience
com by Michelle Michalski
SOUL
COLLECTIV
E
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Blackened Blue By Jillian Long
Evanescence has returned: New
album, new tour, same members:
lead singer Amy Lee, bassist Tim
McCord, guitarist Terry Balsamo,
guitarist Troy McLawhorn and
drummer Will Hunt.
Their eponymous album was
released on October 11, 2011 and
debuted at #1.
Its our best record to date. This
album is more dynamic, its heavy,
and it hits harder. The songs in my
opinion are better, even though I
love the previous records, says
Tim. This one feels like a natural
evolution of the sound that was
already there.
The band was on hiatus since 2007
returned briey in 2009 for a few shows
For fans, this has bee a long time coming
It built more anticipation, the die-hard
fans have been waiting for years, for
our new music and were really extra
interested and happy about it when we
nally returned, says Tim.
Its like shaking the bottle of beer and
then opening it up. I am really happy
for everyone that didnt forget about us
coming out and supporting, rocking out
and making us feel like we are back and
strong.
by Mike Camp
eVaneScence
.
How did you guys get started?
Matt: Josh and I were friends ever
since we were like 10 or 12 years old.
Actually, have you heard of the band
Circa Survive?
The drummer ofthat band, Steve,
he was in our band.
We were childhood
friends, wed just
jam together at
Steves house. Josh
started playing
again once we got
into college, and
Id been friends with Bob since high
school, and knew he played guitar.
Bob: We decided to start a band and,
actually, our rst show was just the
three of us, me, Matt, and Josh. Just
two guitars and a drummer, no singing,
no bass. We just played at a bar just
for fun. From that point on, we kind of
went through a couple of lead singers.
How do you construct your music?
Where do you start? Matt: I guess
how we would describe our stylewould be, melodic hard rock? We
dont really dene ourselves as,
Okay, we have to be heavy, or,
Okay, we should now be chill.
Josh: When everybody in the band
likes different music, you end up
writing all kinds of different music,
and different types of music are
always coming out, and mesh together
with other peoples ideas. And you
Interview with Matt: drums;
Bob: guitar; Josh: lead vocals
and guitar
really just end up with a wide range
of genres, like on our album.
Matt: We absolutely do not allow
a song to be nished until we
all sign off on it, and were all
okay with it. We kind of try tomake sure that were all diggin
the music that were playing. At
least, to some extent, you know?
Josh: The lyrics are usually
written last. And the songs
themselves are pretty much born
from rifts that one of us will come
up and present to the others
Thats pretty different, because themajority of the musicians I know
start with lyrics and then put a tune
to it. Matt: Yeah, we denitely dont
do that bit. I think its something that
were trying to be more conscientious
of. Were trying to get better at being
sure that were combining the two
But denitely,, the lyrics come last.
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KRISTINCHENO
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Youve had an extremely diverse career and obviously there
is so much ahead of you still. What did you feel that you
wanted to accomplish with Some Lessons Learned? First of
all, thank you for that. The diverse career
is something every actor really wants.
We want to be able to do different things.
This was more of an accomplishment for
myself because I grew up singing country
music and gospel music in church. I might have my degree in
opera performance, and Im known for that and for musical
theatre. When I signed on with Sony, I said Look, I know
you guys want certain things from me, but you have to put
it somewhere in writing that you are going to try to do this
record. I didnt know much about the record business then,
and I still kinda dont, but Ive learned some, and they said
ok. I guess I feel really glad that I am smart enough to do
that. Now Im getting to do it. Its the stuff I played for my
parents and family. That makes me feel really happy, because
it goes back to the days when I worked in Opryland when I
was 19, and I just didnt want to leave. I loved, loved it there
so much. It might be twenty years too late, but Im doing it.
Not at all. Especially at the age of 19, to sing
at the Opry! Opryland is huge. It makes
me sad that Opryland doesnt exist anymore,
because theres a mall there. You gotta love the
mall. Im too upset by it. That was such a part
of history. Looks like Im going to get together
with the Grand Ole Opry, and do a set there.
Its all coming back full circle. That is what
Im about: learning and growing. The glass is
half full. Ive had some great times and a great
journey so far, but now it is half empty. Im
starting over in a way. Its exciting, and its a
challenge. Thats one of the things that I really
want to do.
I know on the album, you had the opportunity to have some
amazing writers on it. Did you personally get to sit down
with them, were the songs written for you, or were they
written prior, and then you selected them? Even though
I didnt sit down and write the songs, with the exception of
two, I felt pretty strongly that these songs, for a moment, they
might have. I put my own stamp on them.
While they werent written for you, in a roundabout way,
they ended up being for you anyway. Yeah, because none of
the songs have ever been picked. Theyve been sorta out there,
but some of the songs like Diane [Warren] had four songs and
she told me she wasnt giving them to anybody else. I feel like
they were mine to begin with.
It was a really interesting pairing having to work with Bob
Ezrin in the studio. Youve got some country for you, and
obviously you do a ton of Broadway, and you have him
doing albums such as Pink Floyd. How was it working
with him and were there any funny stories with you two
in the studio? Sometimes I want to bop him on the head, and
Im sure he wants to do the same thing to me. In fact, I know
he does. You wouldnt put us together. It started because of
Diane Warren. Thats how I met Bob. Then, when I started to
sing, and he started to look at me through the glass and talked
to me while I was singing, and look at me and gesture and
motion. I knew that he was my person. He knew that I was
his too. Bob just believed in me so much. You cant buy that!
Im sure it helps that you have a great track record behind
you. He taught me to rock out, singing this country music that
I grew up singing. He gave me the condence to go for it! Bob
is just so good!
Some Lessons Learned is a heck of a title for an album. I
know that its also a song. What is it about this song and
title that really t you? I didnt do that many covers. I did
two. Its funny, I may look a little younger than my age. Ive
been hurt like everybody else, and Ive done the hurting, andIve had learned some hard lessons. Hopefully, we learn from
these lessons. I knew that something existed, and I wanted to
record it. When it came to the title, it just seemed so natural
because I did learn a lot, but Im sure I have a lot more to go
because its called life. I look at someone like Taylor Swift
who I think is just incredible, and I think she has the voice
and the talent and the look. I just cant wait for whats going
to happen to her. Shes going to learn a lot from her own life,
and because of that music comes to mean stuff even deeper.
Speaking of someone like Taylor Swift, shes 21 and
has reached the pinnacle of everything in music (multi-
platinum, ACMS, Grammys, CMAs). You name it
shes won it. You look at someone like yourself who has
accomplished everything as well. Where do you think
someone like Taylor has to still go? They say once youve
gone up, theres nowhere else to go but down. Do you
feel that way? I think that she has nowhere to go but up in
a different way. I think shell cross over and do some other
country music. Id love to see her on Broadway. I think she
has nothing but good things ahead of her. So far, she has such
an amazing head on her shoulders. All I can say, is that I can
wait to see what shes going to give us.
Whats next in your line-up of things to do? TV? The big
screen or Broadway? Any chance of doing a tour for your
new album? Yes, everything you said! Im going to be doing
a new show on ABC called Good Christian Belles. Ive
played everywhere in the world, but I havent done a tour
because of my schedule. I know how important that is to do, to
support an album. Im going to be doing that. Broadway is so
very much dear in my line-up because Ill be reviving a show
from the 1960s. My next year is going to be kinda hectic, bu
I absolutely love it, and Im very lucky.
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Its very rare for a band to truly have a
unique sound. How did you nd your
sound? Our sound is certainly unique, but I
wouldnt say we found it so much as it has
evolved over time. My brothers, Ian and Eric,
write all of Delta Raes music and we have
kind of an open policy for what sort of song
we will perform. The only requirement is that
the song is awesome and so far, weve stuckto those guns :) But the feel of the song can
run the gamut, from straight up rock-pop, to
swampy southern gospel. From sparse ballads
to twangy-motown. That might sound like
were all over the place, but the threads that tie
it all together is four-part harmony, thoughtful
lyrics, and catchy melodies. The fact that every
song is its own creation, without having to t
into a strict soundscape, makes our live show
and our album dynamic and excitingfor the listener! And for us too!!
Carry The Fire, has been getting
rave reviews by fans and critics
alike. How does it feel to be this
well received?
We could not
be more thrilled
that the album is
resonating with
people. Its all wecould hope for.
Our fans were a
huge force in the
creation of this
album. It was
entirely funded
by our Kickstarter
project, which
raised over $30k, and was completed before
we signed with Sire/Warner Bros. So to have
the people who funded our album respond
positively makes us hugely happy.
Tell me about your new album, Carry the
Fire. How long did it take to write and
record it? Did it seem like a daunting task
to get those harmonies perfect? Carry The
Fire is our debut album, so we wanted it to
be powerful and energetic, and to capture
the songs that we have been honing over the
past three years. The album is NOT idle
listening music, for the most part. It wants
to be listened to, turned up, and sung along
with... loudly, in the car with your windows
down... Listen to the lyrics and the
harmonies and the emotions conveyed and I
think you can see what Im talking about. It
is a roller coaster! We recorded it in North
Carolina and New York City and it tookabout two months to lay down. The songs
on it are either classic Delta Rae, and had
been crafted years before, OR were written
into existence only a short time before the
album was made. As for the harmonies, we
have been singing together for so long, the
harmony is second nature. The hard parts
of being in a studio is getting the emotion
and feel to be perfect. And yes, that was
extremely daunting, but I think we nailed it.
Tell me about the video for the
single,Bottom of the River, which holds
powerful imagery. Where did the concept
come from? And were you afraid that
River didnt necessarily have that
atypical single sound? Ian came up with
the concept. The song is dark and has sort of
an old-testament gospel feel. We thought a
witch trial would be a compelling story that
was in keeping with the songs swampy feel,
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if not the lyrics. I think the tides
are turning in pop music right now.
People are more open to a wide
array of sounds. Though Bottom
of the River isnt typical, it is ear-
grabbing, so we are hopeful that
people will be into it.
So Ive heard that the storybehind getting discovered
and signed was a truly unique
experience. Can you give us the
backstory and there after on how
it happened?
Our meeting with Seymour Stein
was arranged through a mutual
friend, a doctor who had never
even heard our music before, but
Seymour invited us to play in hisofce as a courtesy. We showed up
with two guitars, a cajon, and our
voices and started into the song
Hey Hey Hey. He loved it enough
to call other folks into his ofce to
hear us play for 40 more minutes.
He saw us live a few other times,
and then six months after our rst
meeting, he signed us. Seymour
Stein is an incredible man, and we
are extremely grateful that he sawsomething special in us. Its been a
huge privilege to get to know him
and an
honor to be
a Seymour
Band (as
WBR calls
us.)
You are
a six
member
band with
four lead
vocalists
and three
of you are
siblings.
Is it easier
or more
difcult to work with siblings?
Its easier because we know each
others personalities and voices so
well; we learned to work as a team
a long time ago. Its harder because
we know what buttons to push to
make each other crazy and how to
challenge each other. But even if we
argue sometimes, we always comeback to the table and resolve it. It
makes us stronger on the whole.
Tell us about the moment you
were told you were booked on the
Jay Leno show. And by the time
you will read this, you would have
played the show. Tell us about the
experience. The whole thing was
very surreal. We heard that Lenomight be a possibility, but we kept
our cool and didnt want to get
excited in case it didnt work out.
Then it got conrmed and we pretty
much ipped. There was a lot of
build up and excitement from fans
and the label, and everyone at The
Tonight Show was extremely sweet
and helpful. Each member had a
different reaction to the pressure and
momentousness of the occasion,but for me, it just felt laid back and
like we were ready for national
television... I knew we could rock
out no problem.
You were selected by Rolling
Stone to be part of the Women
Who Rock contest, where you
will compete with ve other
female musicians for a back cover
Rolling Stone feature. Whileyou are both men and women,
do you feel that you represent a
band consisting of Women Who
Rock?Yes, absolutely. The Women
Who Rock Campaign is about
recognizing strong female artists.
While we are a mixed gender band,
Liz and I both have a powerful
presence on stage and on the record.
Having female voices like ours inDelta Rae is what sets this band
apart. The boys are all excited that
we were selected by the Rolling
Stone editors. I think they love
having people acknowledge that Liz
and I can kick some ass!
What is your favorite thing to
see in the audience while you
are performing on stage? People
clapping along with MorningComes, and singing the lyrics to
any and all songs :)
Are there any cities
on the tour you are
looking forward
to playing? Cant
wait for the festivals,
Summerfest and
80/35, but also NYC
and OF COURSE
our show at the Cats
Cradle in Carrboro,
NC is gonna be
fantastic. Im so
excited to celebrate all
thats happened in the
last few weeks with
our hometown crowd!
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Since this EP is about what youve done for the past
2 years in the music industry, was there a time where
you were starting to lose patience? Once in a while
I get down on myself, but I love music. I would never
want to stop playing it. Patience was really all about me
telling myself how to be patient and keep doing what Im
doing instead of when its going to pay off.
What was the hardest song to write for Patience?
On the EP, Patience denitely took me the
longest. I wrote the rst verse for four months. I
kept reconstructing the guitar riff and I re-wrote thechorus because I hated how it came out. It overall
took me about 6 months to write
that song and fully nish.
W h a t was the deciding factor
for you to leave school and make a
very bold decision at
such a young age?
It was denitely a crazy decision to make considering
my dad was a teacher and actually is a principal now. He
was denitely freaked out about me not wanting to go to
school and further my education. If I have an opportunity
why would I want to waste it? Once I nished my album
I got signed and things just started happening.
I Blame You was inspired by 50s Doo Wop. How
did you get into that music and do you feel that
inuence helped matured your sound? I wanted to do
a Doo Wop song because I really love that style. I really
have a thing for the harmonies. I really wanted to try itout and it was a lot of fun.
I found the concept for the O Darling video to be
quite clever. How did that idea come about? Did you
have any say? The producer and the videographer were
the ones who came up with the ideas. I thought it was
really good idea. Like you said, its been done before, but
I think we really did it right and it was clever
We also did our parts in different cities
so it added the effect to the video
as well. It was
interesting and alot of fun.
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I know that a long and
arduous road getting this
album to nally being
released. How did the
band end up sticking
together thru members
leaving temporarily
and touring with other
bands and then at onepoint getting dropped
by Warner? We all
were just friends and just
teenagers18-19 years
old playing the club circuit
in the south and running
into each other different
places here and there. After
practicing with other we
realized that we had thesame inuences and fans of the same stuff and the guys
had mentioned that they liked my voice. So you know,
it was a real organic thing and we talked about doing a
band and years went by. Well one thing led to another
and Will called me one day after the Creed thing ran its
course and he said hey heres who Im playing with...
and he said had a few songs kinda already sketched out
with Corey and Troy. Clint had a couple of days of after
here in Orlando. He ended up coming to the studio and
we laid down a few songs. Those songs ended up leading
us to the deal with Warner. So, it wasnt like lived in thesame town or we just jammed for a while. We would
get together to record and to see what would happen to
it and it worked. I think thats been our theory for going
into future with this too. Well just keep making the
records and somehow nd a way to get it to come out
and tour as much as we can. We all love nothing more
than start to do Dark New Da full time but everyone
has mortgages and kids in school and stuff like that so
you gotta kinda play it close to the edge so.
So then why do you think Dark New Days is not as
popular as it should be? Obviously theres tons of
talent in the band. I think theres a lot of factors that
went into why we didnt quite y as high as we thought
we should or the label thought we should. I feel like we
went with this sound that was on radio and Brother was
a great lead single and did really well at establishing our
name on radio but Pieces wasnt my choice for the
second single. But the label didnt agree and wanted to
go with more of a Sevendusty kinda founding track
with Pieces, which was kinda disheartening for me
because I didnt want to be the other Sevendust I wan
to showcase what we had which was a little bit different
Then the touring cost and the cost of keeping everything
out on the road was starting to break us, so we knew we
had a limited run before we had to start thinking of what
else we were going to do.
Tell me about the making of the record. You have allthe terric musicians who initiated the writing of the
songs? How many of the songs were recorded a few
years back? How many were recorded during the
actual sessions to the album itself? All of what youre
hearing is just scattered sessions of us getting together
from a month or two at a time pulling up in the studio
A lot of them were recorded in my place up in Orlando
some of them were recorded at Corys place and then
some of them were recorded at Rick Diattos, who is a
friend of ours and a producer in his own right. We justbasically tried everything. We got the band together
We wrote a bunch of songs and they go in any number
of ways. Its really kinda hard to describe the process
because they all kinda happened differently you know.
The record itself is like a musical roller coaster. You
can hear a lot of different inuences but its very
dynamic at the same time. In your opinion, what do
you feel that stand out track for the record? Oh man
There are so many. I really like From the Skies; its
a brutal track. Its a real sabbathy, kind of old metal tooyou know? I like Straight Jacket. Its a fun track thats
incredibly unique riff on that song and to have that nutty
kinda style riff that I kinda like. New tradition is fun
track too! Im not much of a political guy but it was
pretty easy to recognize that our government is doing
more arguing and stick throwing at this point.
It worked out for a single but its almost like the
anti-single. Whether its the theme of the song like
youre saying with it being political, but its also the
riff. Whatever genre of music, theres usuallys either
a major chord or a minor chord, but you got the
diminished tri-tone ringing through the main riff. How
did you make this anti radio song work so perfectly?
Thats the strong point of the musicians in this band
They have an ability to simplify something complicated
and to make something thats a little bit tricky and make
so easy to get. Thats what we are always setting out to
do. I want to have the musical integrity there but I want it
to be a great song and have the musical integrity second
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Hey Mark! What gave
you the push to come
out with your own solo
record?Over time, Ive
collected all these ideas.
Theres a lot of heavy stuff
that Ive saved up and this
especially gave me the
chance to experiment
while Myles is on tour
with Slash.
When Slash is
borrowing Myles
Kennedy, Im guessing
that you have a lot more
free time to explore yourwriting. But hey, does the band you worked
with to recordAll I Was have a possibility
of actually becoming another band youd
partake in?Yeah, it denitely has potential for
becoming another band. Our rst ever show was
Saturday night and now were going on a pretour.
That sounds so awesome. Plus, theres the
All I Was release party in Orlando. We know
theres a lot of Tremonti fans excited about
that one! Id like to think that this album
is totally between metal and hard rock.How would you describe your sound? Its
completely melody driven. The challenge is that
some of it is so heavy and I have to develop in
into a song.
So the melody comes before the lyrics? How
does your process go when creating a song?
I write it in parts, not all in one sitting. I wrote the
riffs rst, without any vocals. It works; those dark
lyrics really just come from life experience. Its
really just about being burned
in the music business and by people you
trust. Like, being a young musician and beingtaken advantage of...
Is there a song off this album that sticks
out to you the most? Whether lyrically or
musically?It really depends on how Im feeling.
Well, Still Youre Afraid and Wish You Well are
some of the ones I really like off the album, but I
wouldnt say I have a particular favorite.
The albums great, I think it would just be too
hard to choose. Weve seen some beautiful
lyrical work on In Loving Memory for AB,
how long have you been writing? In LovingMemory was hard to write. I started writing as
soon as I picked up the guitar. I wasnt trying to
become completely professional, but I spent most
of my time writing.
All I Was is incredibly impressive. Is
continuing your own personal solo career a
future plan? Might there be a Mark Tremonti
solo album number 2?Absolutely. Its all a
process.
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How about the last Creed tour? The owner
of Broken Records was at the NYC show in
April. He says that there seemed to be some
awkward moments where you looked at
Scott Stapp as if you were shocked to be on
stage with him again. Anything along those
lines cross your mind? No, it wasnt awkward
at all with Scott. Starting a tour is always nerve
wrecking, but were all different now. We have
families and were not college students anymore
and all of that. There was nothing like that
between me and him, no awkwardness.
Thats good news! Did playing the whole My
Own Prison album straight through bring
up old emotional feelings that you had when
you were writing and recording those tunes?
Yeah. Of course. I mean, it just makes you realize
how long youve been doing it. It makes me feel
like a kid going through all those songs again. Its
been a long time.
Although premature, for AB fans, whats
your next move for Alter Bridge in 2013? We
hear new music is on the way?Yes, were
getting back into the studio around December
and January. Then, hopefully well have some
new songs out for summer festivals around next
summer.
Thanks so much for the Q&A Mark! Thank you
for spreading the word and putting this out there.
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Dubbed as the greatest living country singer, George Jones
was inducted into the prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame in
1992, and was an honoree at the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors. In
2003, Country Music Television ranked him as the third greatest
man in the history of country music, behind Johnny Cash and Hank Williams.
But the music business has changed throughout his illustrious career in country.
We have seen ups and downs in the country music business, and now with
LIVING LEGENDS
with Markos
MARC BROUSSARD
Louisiana singer-songwriter Marc
Broussard has a new self-titled
album, released June 14, 2011.
According to many critics and fans,
its his best to date, showcasing his
solid relationship with Nashville
producer and keyboardist Jamie
Kenney.Atlantic Records gave me the
time and the resources to do this
project, he says There was no
pressure from the record company
to get an album out, so I could
sit back and just write, and thats
exactly what I needed. This one
came out just right.
The label allowed Broussard
to release two singles, Lucky and
Only Everything, to both Adult
Contemporary and Top 40 radio
formats.
It is something I always wanted to
do for years, but previous labels did
not allow me to, says Broussard.Broussard was excited to play
this album live.
The shows are better than theyve
ever been, says Broussard. Its the
rst time we are working off a set-list, and its not just a concert, its a
show.
How does a band led by a Gossip Girlsound?
Actress-singer Taylor Momsen describes her
four-piece band, The Pretty Reckless, as a
very raw, and very song-driven rock and
roll.
The whole record isnt following a
specific genre. Every song is its ownpiece, she says . There s some thing fo r
everyone on the record, no matter what
type of music you listen to, even if its
not rock and roll.
Momsen lists The Beatles, Led Zeppelin,
The Who, AC/DC, Soundgarden, and
Ni rvana as in fluences . Just dont comp are
her to Hole.
I get that a lot, but I think thats a
kind of shallow comparison, based on the
THE PRETTY RECKLESSimage of it. Its hard to compare yourself to
other bands.
I have people who inspire me, but we are
trying to do something different and original,
she continues. Courtney Love is great, but
Id pick Nirvana as someone I look up to
more than Hole.The band recently toured with
Evanescence. We played for a different
audience, it was fun to see new people,
she says. When you have headlining
shows they are there for you,
bu t now we were play ing
for Evanescences fans, so it
was cool to rock out and have
them come up to you after
the show and say hi.
by Mike Camp
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the Internet, the way music is distributed and purchased has totally changed.
I must admit, a lot of it I dont care for because it isnt what I consider country
music but all genres of music change with the times, the crooner says. Always
be yourself and dont try to be someone you are not, or to emulate someone else
I stayed true to traditional country music. Whats the secret to his longevity in the music
industry? Remember who got you where you are, and that is the fans, he says. Country
music has the most loyal fans on earth and they will stick by you through thick and thin.
GEORGE
JONES
With their sophomore album, NOX
AERIS, preparing to drop on March
27th, Janus has embarked on a
tour with good friends Chevelle.
Not strangers to the road, Janus
has also toured with Sick Puppies,
Sevendust, Halestorm and many
other modern rock bands. These
inuences can be heard on NOXAERIS ten tracks. It wasnt a
conscience effort to sound like
anyone, singer David Scotney told
us, if anything, it was an effort for
us to do our own thing and separate
ourselves from any comparisons.
NOX AERIS may be the
4th album for the band but its their
2nd ofcial release. Confused by
the misinformation, Scotney said
that their Wikipedia page has a lot
of interesting information on it.He added, We made an album
calledArmorwith a different line up
but I kind of pick it up from Red Right
Returns. I think
of our rst major
label record
our rst record.
But it still feels
amazing to be
able to make a
2nd record.
So what
make Janus
so special?
Their ability
to be a one
stop shop as
Scotney says.
We do it all:
from designing
the artwork
to making the
merch and
even payingfor and producing our own videos.
The band gets no help writing and
recording. Scotney even co-mixed
the record with a friend of his.Check out Janus on tour and
stream their latest single Stains on
their website, janusmusic.com.
Stealing Angels is Jennier Wayne,ayla Lynn and Caroline Cutbirth.ayla Lynn is the granddaughter ocountry music legend Loretta Lynn.
Te three songstresses met in Nashvillewhile writing and perorming. Whenany girl meets any other girl that theyare going to do business with, theymeasure each other up, ayla. We be-came ast, ast riends. We all just reallyliked each other rom the very start.
Stealing Angels have shared the stagewith im McGraw, Lady Antebellum,
Ronnie Dunn and race Adkins. obe on the stage with these artists is re-ally overwhelming! Its really amaz-ing, and we have the same producer
as Lady Antebellum. We all have a bigcrush on im McGraw, ayla admits
On a personal note, ayla recentlygot engaged, and met her soon-to-be-husband John at the 2011 CMA MusicFest. We are both really outgoing, andon our rst date we knew that we weregoing to get married! We got engagedwithin two months.--Markos Papadatos
STEALING ANGELS
by Scott Vollweiler
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April 17th, 2012 marked not only the beginning of singer/songwriter Eric HutchinsonsMoving Up Living
Down tour, but was also the date that his album of the same name was released. WhileMoving Up Living Down
was not the only album that Hutchinson has released, it was the rst album he created under a label, specially
Warner Bros. Records, and was the rst to be released on the same date as the tour started. Up until his signing
with Warner Bros. several years ago, he has been out on his own, writing and producing records by himself and
making it a point to tour, or attempt to tour, as much as possible. Fresh out of college, Hutchinson spent many
lonely nights out on the road in his Honda Civic, playing music to anyone who would listen. Warner Bros.
picked up his independently created album Sounds Like This in 2007 and released it, and soon after he found
himself signed to their label.
Being signed to a label has its perks, such as being able to travel around the world to perform. Hutchinsonsays that its amazing to have the music take him to all of these places, some of which include Australia
and Norway, not to mention across the United States. Originally from Maryland, Hutchinson made the move
to New York City 5 years ago which had a huge inuence on the album. He loves living in NYC and its
constant motion, being able to spend all day in his writing studio creating music and then enjoying the culture
of the city at night. Plus, the transition from D.C. to NYC is a main theme onMoving Up.
Going through transitions is something that Hutchinson has always lived through, and its reected in the
album. Not only the transition of moving to a different city, but also that of growing up and entering adulthood.
I had to say goodbye to a lot of people and the attachment to them was still hanging around in my head when
I was working on the songs. The concept of letting go and moving on to a new part of your life is denitelypresent inMoving Up, and its an idea that so many people can relate to. To date, Hutchinson has received
much positive feedback on his music, and he doesnt seem to be slowing down at all. Moving Up Living
Down may have some specic references to his own life, but somehow Hutchinson makes it an album that
anyone could listen to, enjoy and feel connected to. When an artist manages to connect with their listeners by
conveying their own experiences, then they are denitely doing something right. TheMoving Up tour may be
coming to an end soon, but touring itself is denitely nowhere near over for Hutchinson. In between putting
out albums and touring, Hutchinson likes to keep in touch with his fans through Twitter. He makes it a point
to connect with the fans and not only pay attention to them during concerts. Hes had several fans who have
been there for him since the beginning, but he is always welcoming new ones. As long as he keeps creating the
music that hes known for, he wont have a problem picking up any new fans.
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Aer rumorscirculated
around the web,Foo Fighterssinger/guitarist,
Dave Grohl,announced hewill produce
a eaturedocumentary,Sound City,
about theinamousrecording studio
in Caliornia.Te studioslegendaryrecording
console recordedFleetwood
Mac, Guns andRoses as well
as Nevermind,the masterpiece
album byNirvana.
Regarding his
inspirations in country
music, James Otto shares
it was Hank Williams Jr.
that actually turned me on to wanting to be a country singer in the rst place. It was something
that struck me at the time, so I was ready to make that move. I love the songwriting in country
music and the stories, especially since they are about real life, Otto says. Country music
is something that most people can identify with, since theyve lived through a lot of it.
On the song-selection process of his latest album, Shake What God Gave Ya, he notes, Iliterally listened to hundreds of songs, but most of the songs I wrote with a friend of mine.
There were only two songs that I did not write and those were both written by a friend,
Chris Stapleton, who I think, is one of the best singer-songwriters in the business. We
were trying to put together a country- soul record and I feel that we did an all right job.
On his songwriting inspirations, Otto remarks some of the songs were inspired
by what was going on in the world. Love Dont Cost a Thing was inspired by the
economy, and the title track was inspired by basically wanting a song that when you
arrive to a club or a venue that we are playing at, it makes you want to forget about
work and makes you want to dance and have a good time. One of my favorites on the
album is Good Things Gone Bad because I love its groove, and I got to sing on itwith one of my all-time favorite country singers Ronnie Milsap. Ronnie has an amazing
voice! He was incredibly kind and cool, and he exceeded all of my expectations.
One of Ottos most powerful vocal performances to date is his moving tune Soldiers
& Jesus. Being the son of a drill sergeant and the grandson of a Korean War vet and
a veteran of the military myself, Soldiers & Jesus is very personal to me, states Otto.
Growing up with guys like that around me, and being a Christian, the song sprang
through to me.
On August 24, 2010,
Otto and his wife Amy
welcomed their rst
child Ava Katherine.On balancing fatherhood
and a music career, this
year I had to make Ava a
priority, since shes a new
addition to the family. I
said that I didnt want to be
out on the road more than
three days a week. I got to
hang with her and be dad.
For Otto, success is a
moving target. The one
problem with success is
once Ive gotten to one of
the markers that Ive set for
myself, I am always looking
for that next mark. Its like
writing songs. My best song
is my next song! My best
accomplishment is my next
accomplishment.
Just Got Started Lovin James Otto
By: Markos Papadatos
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Names can be deceiving. Such isthe case or Gary Curran, GarethDonoghue and Declan DeckyMcLaughlin o Irish electronic trioJapanese Popstars.From Derry, Northern Ireland, they
have been playing or ve years andare signed to EMI Records.Tey wanted a name people wouldremember, and paid homage totheir love o Japanese culture. (IrishPopstars wasnt as catchy.)According to Donoghue, the housescene is more mainstream in theUnited States, more undergroundin Ireland. Te genre is categorizedin the U.S., as opposed to Irelandsmeshed genres.Tey draw inspiration rom pio-neering electronic groups TeChemical Brothers and Da Punk.Every song youve ever heardand didnt know it, says Gareth.
Teyre touring the U.S., Belgium,Australia, Japan, and Germa-ny. Tey swear in a ew more years,theyll be grumpy old men, but aslong as we keep doing this, well be a
little less grumpy.--Megan Messana
Chicago rockers Heart-Set Sel-Destruct wear it all on their sleeves: DaveNaruszewicz on guitar and lead vocalsguitarist Chris Rogers, Dan Concannon on bass, and Steve Bitte on drums
Te bands name is a metaphor or althe relationships and things they havegiven up and lost on the quest or suc-cess. You have to be willing to give upeverything or this, says Dave.
Te band ormed in 2005, released twoalbums with producer Dan Malschwho signed them to his indie labelSoundmine MusicWorks, in 2010.
Tey released Of Nightmare on Augus
21, 2011. Te record is pretty diversewith some heavy sounding songsslower songs, straight orward hardrock, and some radio riendly stuf,says Dave.
Tey are touring heavily to promotethe new album and the rst singleMonster and use Facebook and theirgrassroots street teams to connect withnew ans.
--Michael Camp
For ans o early Soundgarden, thevocals o Eddie Veliz o loud-and-proud southern Caliornia trio Kyngwill be a chilling echo o Chris Cor-nell. At times, the high whine is souncanny, you think youre listening
to a new Soundgarden record.Teir album is exactly as billed: heavy,tight, the sweat-drenched rhythmsection bolstering thundering drums,and pounding rifs afectionately ac-cent muscular vocals. (Consult yourlocal audio proessional how to maxi-mize the sonic boom in your home,car, or personal audio systemyouregoing to want a bigger wooer.)Were doing stuf thats been donebeore, in a way thats never beendone beore, says drummer PepeClarke, whom bassist ony Castane-da describes as a monster behind thekit.Teyre hitting the road indenite-ly, ending with world domination.Heavy is in everything we do, saysony. ouring is our only weapon.
--Ryan Zerfas
INDIESPOTLIGHT
JAPANESE POPSTARS KYNG
HEART-SET
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Sean Patrick McGraw is a countrysinger rom Nashville, ennessee.He describes himsel as a rockerwith a cowboy hat.
His song My So-Called Lie waseatured on ESPN and he has lenthis songs to other country artists.
Although currently unsigned, Seanhas toured with big country names:Dierks Bentley, oby Keith, andrace Adkins. ouring with obyKeith was like going to rock school.
With record labels coming andgoing, staying in Nashville didnt cutit or Sean.
Its worked better or me to takeit in my own hands, make my ownrecords, distribute and promotethem mysel, and do it the old way,he says.
I have built a strong an-base thatshows up every time I play in thesame areas.
--Markos Papadatos
LA-natives Spencer Livingston,ristan Esmundo, twin brothersKevin and Erwin Solis, Matt Walkerand Jake Craven are Te Alternates.
As you listen to their sel-titled de-
but EP, the act that these guys havebeen playing together since ourthgrade is deantly apparent.
We know we are going about itright, when the songs are soundingdiferent, cause it means we arentorcing ourselves to do one thing,we are letting it develop naturally,says Jake.
Matt and Erwin play drums at the
same time. Matt and I both reallywanted to be in the band, says Er-win. Spencer couldnt have twobands, so we just all played togetherand it just stuck.
Tey stay busy playing live showsand buildling relationships withlocal promoters. Te more placesyou play in LA, the more peopleare willing to play you on the radio,
then the more radio play you get themore places you can play in LA.
--Christianna Marks
SEAN PATRICK MCGRAW THE ALTERNATES
NEWS
Te 2012ODAY Summer
Concert Serieswas announced
on May 2nd.Kicking the
season of will beR & B superstar,
Usher. Alsoperorming
this Summer:
the winner oAmerican Idol,Te Band Perry,
Justin Bieber,Hot Chell Rae,
Zac Brown Bandand others. Moredetails to come.
Te worldsbiggest Latin
Pop stars will betouring together
this Summer.Enrique Iglesia,Jennier Lopez
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Accomplished Cajun ddler, song-writer, vocalist, and Louisiana na-tive Amanda Shaw released her al-
bum Good Southern Girl via indiePoorman Mayeld Music Group.
According to Shaw, the idea behindPoorman Mayeld was that it wasgoing to be run by artists, so it wasmore o a community thing, with abig New Orleans base. It is part omy roots, and my heart is alwayshere. I love this music more thananything!
Shaw also notes that on her new in-die label, she gets more o a one-on-one treatment. I there is a prob-lem, I can pick up the phone andcall the owner and work with him.We all work together, and we have asimilar goal: to create great music.
Everything in our label will rep-resent New Orleans to the best owe can, and what its all about, shecontinues. I want to get the wordout there and let people know whatNew Orleans has to ofer.
--Markos Papadatos
At age three, Eryn Woods was con-
vinced she would be a amous singer
Now 21, her songs have been eatured
on MVs Jersey Shore and VH1sMobwives.
Honestly, I couldnt believe it, I was
on tour when I got the call rom MV
and also when it premiered on the
show, she says. I couldnt believe the
response I got rom that one little clip
on the show. Its been amazing.
Although she sports a pink mohawk
and tattoos, she identies as a Britney
esque pop princess, drawing inspira
tion rom divas like Madonna, MichaeJackson, Cyndi Lauper, Te Supreme
and Whitney Houston. Her debut al
bum Holl.E.Woods is up-beat and
edgy, with playul titles like Gang
sters, Geeks and Freaks.
I want to let all the young girls and
boys out there know that, they don
have to hide anymore, she says. Tey
dont have to be someone they arent.
--Amanda DelGiudice
Dayton, Ohio duo Te Story Changes is
Mark McMillon on guitars and vocals,
and Poppy on drums. Aer years o
being in other bands, we always talked
about playing music together. We nally
hooked up, says Mark.
Te name came rom a song title rom
my previous band, Mark reveals. Aer a
while it became too much to keep getting
ll-ins so we nally gured out a way to
play live shows with just the two o us,
by running loops and using technology.
Tey got positive eedback rom their
riends and ans to stay as a two-piece
set. It makes or an interesting live showwith just the two o us, even though its
a lot o work or us to set up or a show,
Mark says.
Over three years, they released three ull-
length albums, toured nonstop, opened
or Hawthorne Heights, and scored the
Warped our. We had to work extra
hard on that because there is so much go-
ing on and so many other bands playing
trying to get the ans attention.
Te Story Changes recently released a
new limited edition vinyl EP, Tis Is Your
Moment
--Greg Rothberg
.
AMANDA SHAW THE STORY CHANGES
INDIESPOTLIGHT
ERYN WOODS
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Pepper is a reggae-punk band romthe sunny beaches o Kailua Kona,Hawaii. Te sandy shores are re-
ected in their thalassic melodiesand passionate showmanship.
Peppers ripened sound perme-ates in their volcanic roots. Beingbased and growing out o Hawaii,we didnt have a lot o exposure tonew music, bassist Bret Bollingersays. Hawaii acted as a lter romthe music world so we took any-thing we could get. We only hadthree main radio stations: one
or reggae, punk rock, and classicrock.
Getting exposure in the main-land was tough as well, guitaristKaleo Wassman said. Once wele Hawaii we couldnt just take abus back home, so it made us workeven harder.
From humble beginnings at lo-cal house parties and bars, Pepperworked a steady tour schedule andeventually played Lollapaloozaand Warped our.
Pepper established a loyal an baseover a rigorous touring schedule.Perorming songs both rom their
wide catalogue as well as their newEP Stitches, Pepper provided anexplosive perormance that wasengaging, entertaining, and aboveall else, incredibly un.
We stopped to take a break, andrecalibrated Bollinger stated. Wedecided to recharge, innovate ourstyle and started our own recordcompany, Law Records. We justhad un doing it. It was the great
result o some much needed restand reection.
Teir singles Wake Up andDrunk Girl are receiving in-creased radio playtime, and thebands already-hardcore an base isgaining.
--Tom Edathikunnel
PEPPER
NEWS
and Wisin YYandel recentlyannounced they
wull be hittingthe road togetherstarting this
July. . our stopsinclude NJ, X,CA and a ew
Canadian dates.VIP Packages to be
available.
Creed/AlterBridge guitar god,Mark remonti,is gearing uporrelease his rst
solo album,AllI Was on July
10th via Markscompany, Fret
12 Records. Tismarks remontisrst time as a leadvocalist and main
songwriter.
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ONE DIRECIONPhoto by Laura Desantis-Olsson
JUSIN BIEBER
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KENNY CHESNEYPhoto by Michelle Sokolowski
SEEL PANHERPhoto by Michelle Sokolowski
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MAIN
SUPPORT
Sebastian Bachkicking and screaming
rock icon and ormer Skid Row
lead vocalist Sebastian Bach is
back with a vengeance with his
ourth studio album Kicking AndScreaming, released September 27,
2011 on Frontier Records
Te new album was produced by
Bob Marlette, known or his work
with Black Sabbath, Shinedown,
Atreyu, and Filter.
Bach signed with Frontier Records
in February 2011, and he says he
couldnt be happier. Tey really
pulled out all the stops to give me
a real shot, he says. Tis album
is coming out all over the world
at the same time, like within ve
days o each other, so that gives me
a real shot to be very successul.
And Sebastian Bach hasnt
changed. Killers screams? Youre
damn right. I dont think there
are really any singers that sing
like I sing anymore with the high
screams that you can understand,
Over two decades, Bach haskept his distinct voice intact.
I always orm my singing to the
lyrics. I also t the sound o my
voice to whatever the lyrics are
saying.
Originally, two singles were slated
or release, but the label elt 80s
power-ballads didnt sell any-
more. But Bach knows his audi-
ence. I think Sebastian Bach ans
want to hear a ballad.
A multi-talented entertainer, Bach
had a recurring role on the hit
television series Gilmore Girls
and has starred on such Broadway
productions as Jekyll and Hyde
and Te Rocky Horror Picture
Show; as well as regular appear-
ances on VH1 and MV. Im not
doing television, or Broadway, just
all rock and thats the way I like it.
Bach has sold over twenty mil-
lion records worldwide, but heeels Kicking And Screamingis the
crowing achievement o his long
career.
When I put it on, Im so proud o
it. Im really, really proud o it. Its
a great eeling. I know I can stand
next to it or the rest o my lie,
he says.
Its going to stand up next to
the other albums that I already
put out which are amazing.
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Its a great feeling. I know I can stand next
to it for the rest of my life.
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Broken Records Magazine spoke with acclaimed singer-
songwriter Matt Nathanson prior to his Eisenhower
Park concert in East Meadow, NY. He performed as
part of Fresh 102.7 FMsFresh in the Parkseries, along
withAmerican IdolSeason 9 winner Lee DeWyze. Itsbeautiful out here, Nathanson says. Last night we
played at Jones Beach with Maroon 5 and Train, and
I feel that Im doing the Long Island tour. Its going to
be great!
Nathanson notes that U2 is his favorite band of all-
time, and dubs them as fantastic. They are always
pushing themselves to try and be better and evolve, he
remarks.
When I was a kid, I was into bands such as JudasPriest, R.E.M., Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Van Halen
and Poison. Then, this new folk movement happened
and the Indigo Girls came around, and thats how I
transitioned into acoustic music. The Indigo Girls were
the reason that I play acoustic guitar, he adds.
Regarding his latest studio release Modern Love;
Nathanson remarks, its a powerful record. We
modeled its production and sound after those great 80s
records; when you listen to them, they sound timeless,
as if they are from the future. That was the idea behindthis record, that the song is the beating heart and this
production hangs on it. It doesnt sound like Tears from
Fears, but it has a similar concept, where the production
aided the songwriters in a way that felt really futuristic
and cool!
On his song-selection process for the album, he states
if there are 11 songs on a record, I might have 11.5 or
12.5 songs. I pull a lot of parts of certain songs, and put
them into other songs. Everything always gets used. Its
a lot like swapping parts out of a car. If the song is notworking, but I love its bridge, I take the bridge and then
try and write the rest of another song around it.
Modern Love, which was produced by Mark Weinberg
debuted at #17 of Billboard 200s all-genre charts. That
was fun and totally cool. It was attering and a nice
way to start! Nathanson exclaims. Mark and I have
been friends for a long time. He and I co-write a lot of
the songs together, and we co-produced the record. We
have a similar work ethic and a similar concept of how
things should go. It was the most fun Ive had makinga record, he adds.
InModern Love, Nathanson collaborates with Jennifer
Nettles and Kristian Bush from the country duo
Sugarland on the song Run. Ive known Sugarland
for a couple of years since they covered Come on
Get Higher, and we became dear friends and toured
together. When the time came to start writing for the
record, we got together and wrote Run. When I sent
them the song, I told them that Id love it if you guys
played on it and sang on it, and we recorded it from
scratch. It turned out great! Jennifer makes you feel likea better singer. She gives you the illusion that you are
great, because she supports you in every turn. It was a
pretty amazing experience!
matt
talksModern Love
NATHANSONby Markos Papadatos
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Kel Mitchell synonymous with 90s pop culture
his unforgettable roles in Nickelodeon classic comedy
shows like All That and Kenan & Kel, and hismovie roles in Goodburger and Mystery Men.
Orange soda lovers all over the world have been
wondering what Kel is doing with himself.
He created The All Orange Everything Tour
travelling in a big bus and holding orange soda parties and
contests. Guest are required to wear orange, the ladies
have an orange fashion show, the men have orange soda
drinking contests, and the whole night features 90s music
He does voice-over work for two cartoons airing
in 2012: Wild Grinders on Nicktoons, and Motor
City on DisneyXD. The rst show has Kel voicing askateboarder, while the second is about cars and takes
place in the year 3000 in Detroit. He said the cars are a
cross between Terminator and Fast and the Furious.
Voice acting is a whole different type of world
I really enjoy
it, you can
wake up and
do it in your
pajamas. Its
very laid
back, he
said. You
really have
to articulate
and pull that
voice to make
it interesting
to the ear.
Teen
Nick started
by MARKOS PAPADATOS
TERRI
CLARK
KELMITCHELL
by JUSTIN SARACHICK
For country music sensation Terri Clark, success is livingat peace. Her self-nanced new album Roots & Wingsexplores just that.
Since I am an independent artist now, I basicallyproduce, fund and write everything on my record. I can
record whatever I want to. I dont have to run it by acommittee of twelve people before I can get the okay andgreen light to record a song.
The lead single is the semi-autobiographical tuneNorthern Girl.
Its about where I came from and the Northern culturewhere I was raised, Clark said. Its about growing upwith winter six or seven months a year, and then getting avery short summer and taking advantage of it. Its aboutbeing proud of being from that part of the world.
Smile is about her mother, and she calls it the mostimportant song that Ive ever written.
That one has a dear place in my heart for personalreasons, she said. The song featured bluegrass darlingAlison Krauss. Alison is actually a neighbor of mine, soI run into her quite often. She has a quality to her voice
that is the most angelic human voice Ive ever heard onearth, Clark said. She popped into my head and I calledher. She just nailed it as she does everything. She is sogood. She just brought it up another level.
Clark was the only Canadian female member of theGrand Ole Opry, and holds the record for most CCMAEntertainer of the Year wins. Its very humbling toknow that the public voted for me that many times! Idont take that very lightly either, she said. Im very
proud of that.
Clark received a nomination for the coveted CMA
Female Vocalist of the Year, in an impressive line-upthat included Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Patty Lovelessand Martina McBride.
Thats something that I dreamed about when I was alittle girl: winning or being nominated for a CMA awardand I got there, she said. I actually saw it happen. I wasin that chair listening to my name being read off. It wasjust an amazing feeling!
She lists Reba McEntire, Ricky Skaggs, the Judds, PatsyCline, Barbara Mandrell, and Loretta Lynn as inuences.
I love the honesty of it, and the fact that its about real
life. I denitely prefer to listen to the more bluegrass androots-oriented country.
Clark stays connected with her fans on her websitesschatroom, Facebook, and Twitter. I have the best fan-base. I am really lucky for that! Im not going to question
it, I just appreciate it!
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airing The 90s Are All That last summer, taking some of the classic shows from Nicks prime and running
them starting at midnight so twenty-somethings can watch their favorite childhood shows again. Fans were
always talking about it online saying they wanted to see re-runs of shows. I guess the people won, he said.
He remains close friends with Kenan and hints that a reunion show is possible. Im on the west and hes on the east
its been awhile since Ive seen him, so we denitely have to do something together. I would be interested in doing
something, probably like a cop lm, he said. Im more into lm, but Id denitely be interested in sketch comedy.
Growing up he loved dance and karate movies and wanted to mix the genres. He wrote, directed, and starred
in Dance Fu, a lm about a guy who can only ght when music is playing, and co-stars Cedric the Entertainer,Tommy Davidson, and Afon Crockett. We had a blast, it was like going to a family reunion, he said.
I dont like to put my creativity in a box, and I didnt want to keep doing the same thing over and over again.
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Country singer Lee Brice has
a lot to be proud of lately. His
single Love Like Crazy was
named Billboards Country
Single of the Year in 2010, and
it set the record for the longest
run, a staggering 56 weeks,
in the country charts history,
thus surpassing Eddy Arnolds54-week record for Bouquet
of Roses in the late 1940s.
This year, Brice repeated this
feature, where his co-penned
tune Crazy Girl, became
a #1 hit for the Eli Young
Band, and was subsequently
named Billboards most
played country single of 2011.
At the 2012 Academy
of Country Music (ACM)
awards, which were co-
hosted by Blake Shelton and
Reba, Brice took home the
trophy for Song of the Year,
for co-wring Crazy Girl.
I was so lucky to be a
part of that, says Brice.
A good friend of mine, LizRose, and I wrote that tune
eight years ago. My girlfriend
at the time was being a little
insecure, and I was trying to
re-assure her in her song that
I wasnt going anywhere. The
song sat around, and then
the Eli Young Band heard
it and they loved it. I was
Loves....
AWOMAN
LIKEYOU!
honored that they recorded
it, since its the biggest hit.
Brices latest eleven-track
album, Hard 2 Love, was
released on April 24, 2012, via
his label, Curb Records. After
a few changes with producers
and after experimenting with
new things, Brice is proudof the nal product. Its
just a real album, so I am
excited about it, and I hope
people like it, he admits.
In 2011, the Academy
of Country Music (ACM)
took notice of Brices talent,
where the South Carolina
native garnered nominations
for Song of the Year
and Single of the Year
respectively. In addition to
these prestigious nods, Brice
is thankful for several other
career highlights. Touring
with Willie Nelson as part of
the Country Throwdown tour,
playing the Grand Ole Opry,
and writing a song for GarthBrooks, were three big
pinnacles for me, he reveals.
Brice shows no signs of
slowing down anytime soon.
We are going to be playing
more shows than weve ever
played before, and well
be making more records
in the future, he states.
On a personal note, Brice
is engaged to be married to
the woman of his dreams
Sara. Sara is a wonderfu
woman and somebody that
Ive known for a long time
that I wanted to marry.
His current single A Woman
Like You, peaked at #1 on theBillboard Hot Country Charts
I fell in love with the song
from the rst time that I heard
it. I thought it was smash.
did a home demo of it, and
the next day we cut it, and
sent it to the label, and they
loved it too. It was magic, and
a song that obviously makes
the girls happy and it does
some things for the fellas too
It says some things that the
fellas cannot really get away
with saying in real life, so
they need to say it in a song.
When I rst heard the song
I was denitely thinking about
my ance, he remarked.
The title cut is expected to bereleased to radio as his newest
single on May 14, 2012.
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by JUSTIN SARACHIKFAMILYFORCE
FIVECrunk-rocker ve-piece Family Force 5 are all abouthaving a good time.
What is crunk-rock?
Its fun, party-inspired rock. Some think it has to do
with synthesizers. We have plenty of 808 beats, too,
says Soul Glow Activatur, the lead singer and front
man. We are from Atlanta, its very southern. We have
that rock vibe, and that super-ghetto vibe. Its a blend
of everything. We denitely helped usher in groups likeLMFAO and 3OH!3.
Inspired by Atlanta hip-hop legends like Outkast with
Big Boi and Andre 3000, they assigned themselves stage
names: Soul Glow, Chap Stique, Crouton, Fatty, and
Nadaddy.
The names were originally a joke, but when they started
seeing kids wearing homemade T-shirts, they knew they
were on to something.
Everyone had names, so could white suburban kids.
Its part of the culture, he says. Except for the name
Crouton. I dont know what happened there.
We pretty much do everything on our own. We do the
artwork, videos, directing, and photo shoots, he says
We are creative idiots.
Their third album, titledIII, was released Oct. 18, 2011.Soul Glow said the highlight of the album for him i
Paycheck. People think its political, but everyone
seems to be having nancial hardships. We wanted to
write something people can relate to. Theres something
for everyone of this record. Its aggressive and dancey
with some serious stuff, more personal.
The rst album was very aggressive while our second
album was more dance like, he continues. We wanted
to give the fans what they wanted and not run away
from being redneck ghetto kids. Im southern, I do enjoy
watching Nascar once in awhile, and love fried chickenI guess Im a redneck.
Although theyve played in front of 20 or 30,000 people
before, its the small things that feel the best. One time
I was driving through a Starbucks and I got a free coffee
because the kid told me he loved my band. It was so
cool.
In January and February, FF5 are back to the studio
to record 3.5, a bonus-track deluxe edition of the new
album.
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dens Edge is comprised of Hannah Blaylock on
lead vocals, Dean Berner on harmony vocals,
dobro and guitar, as well as Cherrill Green on
banjo, mandolin, guitar and harmonies. Their
newest self-titled album, will be released on
June 12, 2012, via their label, Big Machine Records, and
Mark Bright and Dann Huff served as producers.
Hailing from Arkansas, the band grew up an hours
drive from each other, and they were introduced bymutual friends. They were discovered by acclaimed
songwriter Kye Fleming through their entry in the
Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)
Song Contest, and subsequently performed a tribute for
Fleming as she was being inducted into the prestigious
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. It was there where
they caught the attention of Mr. Scott Borchetta, the
President and CEO of the Big Machine Label Group
who signed them to the Big Machine Records roster.
Particularly impressive about this musical group is theirunique sound, acoustic instrumentation, and soaring
harmonies. Many years ago, we were thinking of a
band name that sounded much easier than it is and we
were driving in the Ozark Mountains and one of our
good friends was looking at this pretty valley and told
us that: it looks like this is the edge of Eden and we
thought it sounded perfect and it was representative
of where we come from, and we would like to have
our music take people to that place of peace. It was a
tting band name and we hung onto it, Cherill reveals.
The trio has been proled by Billboard as one of
their Artists to Watch, and they were also chosen
as an act on CMT: Listen Up! It was pretty surreal
coming into this country music family and being
given a little love. It was really beautiful for us to be
recognized in this way, and we were honored to be
spotlighted by such amazing companies that view
country music in their highest regards, says Hannah
Their debut single Amen was a Top 20 hit on countryradio. Cherill remarks, We were super excited to have
Amen as our rst single. Hannah was actually a writer on
it, and it was a cool song. It talks about where he came from
Arkansas, and it was a big connection for us. It was really
fun. We were really pleased that our rst single landed in
the Top 20, and as it was going up the charts, we kept
seeing more and more people singing it back to us at our
live shows, and thats one of our most moving experiences
It was just so excited. I was almost moved to tears.
Their follow-up to Amen and newest single is Too
Good to Be True. According to Dean, We heard thesong sometime last year and we were out on the Brad
Paisley tour when our record label sent it to us. We played
it on the bus with our band and everybody fell in love
with it the rst time we heard it. As we went into this year
we recorded some new songs and got those all mixed and
ready, we knew that this one should be our next single
since it has a great groove and it is a very fun song. We
get to show a different side of
who we are and what we do
in this song. It shows a morerocking side of Edens Edge.
During the last year alone
Edens Edge were an integra
part of three major tours for
such mega-stars as Reba
McEntire, Brad Paisley and
Lady Antebellum, and this
year they will be a part of
Rascal FlattsChanged tour
Along with their fellow
artists on the Big MachineLabel Group, Edens Edge is
involved with Outnumber
Hunger. Its an amazing
opportunity since its a deal where General Mills and our
label has partnered with Feeding America to help hungry
people, since 1 in 6 Americans struggles everyday with
hunger and thats something that we can work on and that
we can do better as a country to change that problem,
says Dean.
E EnsEdgby Markos Papadatos
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n todays day and age it
is a challenge for artists
to put all of themselves
into their work with
the pressure to get a single or a
record out quickly. The pressure
sometimes shows in the work
itself when the message theyhoped to send gets lost or the
nal product just is not what fans
expected. Some artists however,
still refuse to put out music that
they are not completely satised
with and will put in the time and
work it takes to give their fans
what they deserve as well as
what they expect of themselves.
SafetySuit is one of those acts.The Nashville-based quartet
power into their work with a
lets go for this attitude, in their
own words.
In speaking with lead singer
Doug Brown and drummer
Tate Cunningham, it is clear
that these guys have their hearts
set on reaching their fan baseon a personal level and will
accomplish that even if it means
scrapping a nearly-complete
mixed album, months worth of
hard work, to start over and create
something that they thought
would better represent them. To
put it simply, Tate offers, If its
not awesome, start over.
This was the case with
their January release, These
Times, their second full-length
album. After months of writing,
recording, and mixing the
majority of the album, the
band, along with collaborative
producers Howard Benson,
Espionage, and Ryan Teder,
decided it just wasnt cutting it
and started over.
These Times is full of powerful
singles, the main one being
the albums namesake, These
Times. While the whole album
has received some stellar critical
review, the namesake single
and accompanying video speak
volumes about the band and the
message they want to send.
The video features about 20
submissions of fans telling their
stories of struggle and emotional
pain, ending with a powerful
and uplifting scene of them all
showing their hope for an endto their hardships and the songs
real message, They will pass.
To the band, this message came
before any type of
promotion for the
band themselves.
Theyre not, as Tate
explains, a soap
box band. Thats
not us. Doug also
insisted, It wouldnt
have felt right
singing thatsong
and making it all
about us.
The concept, as
Doug explains,
came from a desire
to give any and all
people an outlet to
tell their stories and
share their pain so
they might nd hope
and strength in each
other. And while
they werent able
to go through every
single submission video, they
continue to collect them on their
website, SafetySuitMusic.com,
along with anything else fans
wish to submit to this growing
community, an interactive place
to share their story and nd
people in the same situations.
The reception of the new album
and video isnt all thats on the
horizon for the Tulsa/Nashville
quartet, though. They have
recently set off on the Break the
Spell Tour with chart-topping
rockers Daughtry, a tour thats
been in the making for the past
few years. After successful tourswith Three Doors Down, whom
Doug and Tate agree took the
band under their wing, Seether,
Hoobastank, and their now-close
I
photobyKeeyahayLewis
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friends of The Script, with whom
they both felt they had the most
chemistry as an ensemble because
of the similar styles, they are
eager and ready for the months
ahead. As for the future, Doug
and Tate both dream of opening
for personal favorites U2, andTate hopes to some day share
the stage with their friends in
OneRepublic and another favorite
of his, Muse.
Be sure to keep your eyes on
these guys. Wherever they do
end up, it is sure to be an exciting
ride.
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What has it been like with the
new album? Its been nice. Weve
been done recording this record
for quite some time and so a lot
of these songs have been around
a while for us. We really struggled
not to play too many of the new
ELIYOUNAfter years of writing music and playing shows, Eli Young
Band nally had their big break. Their single, Crazy Girl,
recently went platinum and has cemented their spot in the
country music world. A BRM favorite, Eli Young Band bridges
great lyrics and true country music. Michael Elis goal when
performing is to make sure the audience is having just asgood of a time as the band.
songs before the album came out,
that way as time goes on, the songs
are still fresh and new because after
you play them for a few years, you
wanna have some new material to
play. I mean this record we nished
a couple years ago, but we were
kind of in the middle of changing
labels and the whole business side
of things kind of keeps albums
from getting out as quickly as they
should sometimes, but this has
been an amazing album for us and
so far its been a really fun ride
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BAND
What was it like
to see Crazy
Girl, the single,
go gold? Thats
huge for us, and
it was a new
milestone and
actually it just got
certied platinum
yesterday so its
incredible. This
song has pretty
much changed
our career. I
think weve
been on a good
road for a
long time and
everything thathappens to us
has been like
a baby step
in the right
d i r e c t i o n
and Crazy
Girl has
changed
t h i n g s
for us ina huge way. Its
really great and the response
for this song has been huge!
Where do you want to hang the
platinum record? Around my
neck. No, but its nice to have
some wall bling, and I have an
ofce that we kind of keep that
stuff in, so its not all showy.
How does the song writing
process work for you guys?
I think for us we try not to write
the same way twice, and we try
not to write the same song twice. I
think its really important for us to
really have songs that are different
so we write on the road, we write
at home, we write at friends
houses, and we really try to put
ourselves in different situations
because you can gain inspiration
from different environments. So
I wish that there was some kind
of formula to it, but I think that
when youre inspired, youre
inspired and you kind of just have
to take that moment when it comes.
What can someone expect to see
from a live show? You know with
us, we really just try to have a goo