Interview by Paul Salfen About the film: Set in the early 1950s, “Lessons in Chemistry” follows Elizabeth Zott (played by Brie Larson), whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a patriarchal society. When Elizabeth finds herself fired from her lab, she accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show, and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives — and the men who are suddenly listening — a lot more than recipes. Carlos Rafael Rivera is a Grammy and two-time Emmy winning composer, whose career has spanned several genres of the music industry. Having scored one of the most vi ..read more

Interview by Paul Salfen BAFTA-nominated composer Anthony Willis has taken a running leap into the Neverland of film scoring, quickly becoming one of the most highly sought after new voices in Hollywood. Anthony composed the score to Oscar-winning writer/director Emerald Fennell’s drama thriller Promising Young Woman starring Carey Mulligan, which was nominated for Best Picture and earned Anthony a BAFTA nomination for Best Original Score. He is responsible for the music for Gerard Johnstone’s hit M3GAN for Blumhouse and Universal starring Allison Williams, as well as Nate Parker’s upcomin ..read more

Interview by Paul Salfen This new track “The Summer of Hate” is about their homebase of Portland. Courtney Taylor-Taylor said of the song, “The summer of 2020 was hell in Portland, Oregon with the riots and destruction of the downtown area.” He hated how all these political extremists came to town and infiltrated his beloved city. Says Courtney about the bizarrely gorgeous A.I.-generated video: “[A.I.] kept steering us into this macabre and sexually charged world… or cave actually. Quite flattering, as it was interpreting what the legacy of the band is. You have to stay pretty much hands-o ..read more

Interview by Paul Salfen In addition to being a leading name in the field of music composition for film, theatre and television series, Fernando Velázquez is a multifaceted musician: orchestra conductor, concerto composer, cellist, arranger and songwriter. He has composed award-winning and memorable soundtracks for films including all those by J.A. Bayona, such as El orfanato (The Orphanage), The Impossible and Un monstruo viene a verme (A Monster Calls), the latter of which was awarded the Goya for Best Original Score in 2017. He also composed the music for some of the highest-grossing fil ..read more

Interview by Paul Salfen Mike Tramp Steve Brown TICKETS SEPT 29TH AT  WAREHOUSE LIVE, HOUSTON, TX TICKETS SEPT 30TH AT THE GRANADA THEATER, DALLAS Respected vocalist and guitarist Mike Tramp has announced the upcoming release of ‘Songs Of White Lion’, via Frontiers Music Srl on April 14, 2023. As the title implies, the album sees Tramp re-imagining select cuts from his former band White Lion’s catalog. “For me, the period of 1983-1991 was a once in a lifetime experience. Everything I did back then was for the first time, and even though it was beyond exciting and adventurous, when i ..read more

Interview by Paul Salfen Multi-platinum selling Seattle rock band Candlebox – whose power anthems “Far Behind,” “You,” and “Cover Me” off their 1993 debut, self-titled album exploded onto the charts – has released their final studio album, The Long Goodbye, via Round Hill Records. The new 10-track collection, Candlebox’s eighth studio album, finds the group taking stock of evolving maturity, fleeting time, and lasting love, all while kicking a lot of ass, as evidenced by the previously released singles “Punks” and “What Do You Need” featuring Mona. The Long Goodbye is available now digitall ..read more

Interview by Paul Salfen Everclear, one of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the ‘90s led by vocalist, guitarist and founder Art Alexakis, has released their new live album, Live at The Whisky a Go Go, via Sunset Blvd Records. In addition to the live show, the 17-track collection includes two bonus studio tracks including their new single “Sing Away,” a powerful song addressing teen suicide and bullying written from the perspective of a grieving parent. Ahead of National Suicide Prevention Week, which begins this Sunday, September 10th, Everclear has released an emotional mus ..read more

Interview by Paul Salfen Superstar Joe Bonamassa Returns To His Roots With New Studio Album Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2, Celebrating The 20th Anniversary of His Best-selling Independent Release. this Remastered Version Of His Best-Selling Independent Album Blues Deluxe Will Also Drop On Oct 6th, Pre-order HERE The latest single is a blistering reinterpretation of Bobby “Blue” Bland’s “Twenty-Four Hour Blues” Shot at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in August 2022, ‘Tales of Time’ was released on 4/14 via Bonamassa’s J&R Adventures label in CD, DVD, and Blu-ray formats The three-time GRAMMY-nominated gu ..read more

Earlier this year, Princess Goes — the buzzy band led by the charismatic showmanship and signature voice of vocalist, lyricist, musician and actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Lazarus) alongside keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndie Lauper) and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood) — announced their forthcoming LP, Come Of Age, out October 6 via SO In De Goot Recordings. As a follow-up to the record’s first single, “Shimmer,” today, the trio shares a brand new music video for their second and most recent single, “Blur.” The track itself opens with a classi ..read more

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