Interviews
Paul Gilbert Interview
When Billy Sheehan left David Lee Roth’s band in 1988, he joined with Paul Gilbert, who had left his former band, Racer X. They founded Mr. Big, with Pat Torpey on drums and singer Eric Martin. With Lean Into It, their second album, which featured the ballad “To Be With You”, which received strong media play and reached #1 on… Continue »
An Interview with the Smoke Fairies
Described by Channel 4 as ‘girls Bob Dylan dreams about’ the Smoke Fairies have announced themselves as a revolutionary mix of folk meets blues. As one Amuze reader commented “The Smoke Fairies are a mix of the best of the Indigo Girls and Kristin Hersh” and we couldn’t agree more, in our opinion “Living with Ghosts” is eerily moody, musical brilliance!… Continue »
Iain Archer Interview
For some reason Bangor has produced no end of music talent in the last few years. Snow Patrol (nearly Bangor), Foy Vance, Steve Jones and by no means least Iain Archer. Iain has proven himself to be a talented performer and writer releasing his latest album ‘To The Pine Roots’ quietly on his website. We caught up with Iain to discuss his career to date and the ‘Into the Pine Roots’ release. Continue »
Leo Abrahams
Leo Abrahams has worked with the greats, Paul Simon, Bryan Ferry to name but two. Abraham’s solo release ‘The Unrest Cure’ features collaborations with Brian Eno and KT Tunstall and can easily be described as a sonic masterpiece. We found out more about the album and Leo’s current projects. verything came together very easily and naturally, though not necessarily quickly. Continue »
Neil Finn Interview
Crowded House play the Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on the 16th June, we caught five minutes with the Crowded House front man Neil Finn in the run up to the latest tour. Neil discussed his legendary Les Paul Gold Top and suggests it is not the end of NilFun.com and music technology : Protools is very dominant, some aspects good and some not .It does allow accidents to be captured and used which is a plus. Continue »
Juliet Turner Interview
Having just released her 4th studio album Juliet Turner is one of Northern Ireland’s most successful singer songwriters and no stranger to the pages of A:Muze. Growing up in Omagh she performed as part of the Omagh bomb Memorial service. We talk to Juliet about her experiences growing up in Northern Ireland, her music, blog and her experiences play the great Avalon Guitars. Continue »
Ben Castle Interview
A:Muze caught up with the talented Ben Castle this week. Ben has worked with greats as Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Sting, Guillemots, Kula Shaker, Marillion. and of course our own Duke Special. We ask Ben what his influences, experiences and what it was like growing up with Roy Castle. We discovered Ben has appeared in a famous English film, read on to find out more. Continue »Steve Jones Interview
Steve Jones from Bangor Northern Ireland has worked with artists such as Juliet Turner, Brian Eno, Leo Abrahams and Air. Steve, a respected musician in his own right is releasing his second album (with Jules Maxwell producing) for free later this year (www.stuff.cd) Continue »
