What better way to heat up Augusts issue than having Epica on the cover! We caught up with Simone Simons before the bands huge tour across North America. We also […]
Dustin Kensrue is still probably best known as the singer/guitarist of post hardcore heroes Thrice. But he’s been a busy man in the years that his well known band had been on […]
My first memory of Nirvana was in early April, 1994. I was ten years old. I was at school and we had ‘library time’ with the kids in my class and class above ours. I came in and saw a group of kids sitting around one of those big, grey, rectangular tape decks with a pair of coil corded, oversized […]
The fact that Banditos hail from Nashville, Tennessee (they are originally from Atlanta) already gives them a badge of authenticity that every band who doesn’t set up camp in that musical history-rich city is lacking. The fact that they play a compendium of music […]
Summer is one of our favorite times of the year since all the bands are on the road and in full force. This month we switched things up and literally […]
Matt Skiba is a busy man. While also fronting his beloved, long standing Alkaline Trio, he finds time for a host of projects, from the heavier (the HELL) to the […]
May has came in with a bang. Anit-flags drummer Pat Thetic was there at the beginning and we caught up with him to chat Peace or Protest. Vandala went Inside the […]
Joey Santiago is the lead guitarist in the Pixies. His inventive, unorthodox guitar parts in the Pixies catalogue have made him a highly influential guitarist on a great many musicians. As well as being a multi-instrumentalist, he’s also contributed scores to a number of films and television shows.
We talked to Joey about the band’s history and legacy from his Bay Area home in California.
Undoubtedly one of the most influential bands of the 90’s, The Pixies have been making waves and headliners the last ten years with renewed activity, including a new album (‘Indie Cindy’) and a continuous, and sold out, touring schedule all over the world. With an east coast run about to kick off in Memphis on May 1st, we spoke with drummer and guitarist, and founding members,
David Lovering and Joey Santiago about the Pixies past, present and future.
Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids were initially formed in 1989. It took six years before they landed their first big taste of success, both with their fantastic cover of The Eurythmatics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ and as opening act on the infamous Nine Inch Nails ‘Self Destruct’ tour.
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