Interviews
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Shannon Tehya – An Xperience Interview – by Niki Chaos. Shannon Tehya reminds me of an exquisite rainbow flamingo mermaid. Elegant and quietly fierce. Stretched to the sky, crooning songs with her flock. We bond over what it’s like to be a musician in the 518 and supporting women in all spaces. RRX: What inspired […]
Prince Sprauve – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Smittix. Photo Credit: Mark Davis RRX: How’s it going? PS: It’s going great. RRX: Yeah, things are looking good, man. You really just came across my radar. I saw the versus music video that you did between the old school and the new school rappers. I […]
OP Callaghan – An Interview Article – by OP Callaghan. I’ve considered myself so fortunate to be able to write this column. As a drummer, it has been important to me to highlight those of us who know what it’s like to always sit in the back, have the most shit to carry, and are […]
Luke Dow – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Smittix. RRX: You’re a busy guy. LD: Oh, no doubt, it’s crazy. RRX: I’m very much looking forward to the Rock the Dock Music Festival on Saturday, July 12th, Lake George, New York. And it’s got a killer lineup this year! LD: Yeah, we kinda outdid […]
Weird Al Yankovic – An Xperience Interview – by Neoptolemus. I was a high school senior in the mid-1970s, living just west of Syracuse, NY. I was gifted a JVC receiver and speakers from my brother, who picked it up in Japan on his way home from Vietnam. With it, I discovered a Utica, NY […]
Lost in Space: Carmine Gontz and the Icons Behind the Anthem – by Lori McKone. How a rising rock visionary joined forces with legends like Rudy Sarzo and Matt Starr to create a sound that’s truly out of this world. Carmine Gontz isn’t just a rising star; he’s an artist who knows who he is. […]
Martin Benjamin – An Xperience Interview – by Sketchy Hubris. Ansel Adams, in 1930, had been training to become a concert pianist while considering a career as a photographer. He decided, after seeing the photographs by Paul Strand, that “the camera, not the piano, would shape [his] destiny.” His mother and aunt both pleaded, “Do […]
Precious Metals – Interview – Thanks for Asking! – by Liam Sweeny. RRX: What was the very first reaction to your music, from the first person to ever hear so much as a practice jam or the demo of your first song? PM: Oh wow gotta think back about that one. I believe the first […]
Words and Photography by Penny Piper. On Thursday, June 12, the Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls opened its doors to a different kind of crowd—fans of indie horror, local film buffs, and familiar 518 faces all gathered for the premiere of “American Psychopath,” the newest creation from musician-turned-filmmaker Frank Palangi. The film, produced by Palangi […]
Christian Portwine – Interview – Thanks for Asking! – by Liam Sweeny. RRX: Every artist’s first song is a milestone. But so is the latest song. Describe the first song/album you recorded, and also the latest song/album you recorded; what are the differences? CP: My first song was written on a Rockford piano in Rockford, […]
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