Rodrigo y Gabriela interview: Music for Pirates
Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela have been taking a few months off touring thanks to stress injuries to Gabriela’s hands from playing so hard. They will make one of their first appearances since their hiatus at this year’s Grass Roots Festival, Easter Weekend in Auckland. I spoke to Rodrigo while he was holed […]
Martha Wainwright interview Feb. 3, 2011
Of all the Wainwrights, Martha is my favourite. I’ve had the good fortune to talk with her a few times already. This time around we talked about her upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. She also talked about the new music she’s been writing and how the death of her mother, Kate McGarrigle […]
Ian Hunter Interview
As many of you know, my all-time favourite band is Mott The Hoople. So one of my biggest musical thrills was travelling to London in October of 2009 to witness the 5 Mott reunion shows at the Hammersmith. Just before the reunion I had a chance to talk to Mott front man Ian Hunter. Listen […]