Interviews
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Jim Kaufman – A Capital Region Timekeepers Interview – by OP Callaghan. As I sat down to write up this month’s edition of Capital Region Time Keepers, I decided to reach out to my friend Howard Glassman to get his opinion on drummer Jim Kaufman. “Jimmy the Kid,” exclaimed Howard. “Solid as Sears, when Sears […]
The Top Forty Desert – An Xperience Column – by Johnny Mystery. Out in the arid plains, we find the vapid wasteland we refer to as Pop Music. The Top 40 landscape has been talked of ad nauseam since this antiquated art form appeared nearly a century ago. Where’s the melody anyway? I didn’t ask […]
Joe Stump – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Smittix. RRX: This issue of Xperience was gonna be our big hip-hop issue and they all kind of flaked out. So now I got Pat Travers in this same issue as you. So, now it’s the guitar hero issue. JS: Pretty cool. RRX: So, you’ve got […]
Taylor Destroy – An Xperience Interview – by Liam Sweeny. RRX: What is Taylor up to today? What are you doing? TD: I’m in a band called Aspect Iris. We are a progressive metalcore band and we’ve been writing a lot recently. Our last EP Vol. 0 was recorded with Landon Tewers from The Plot […]
Pat Travers – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Smittix. RRX: So, how are you doing? PT: Pretty good. RRX: We’ve got you coming in on July 27 for the Uncle Sam Jam in Powers Park. You’ve played Troy in the past. My boss (Art Fredette) used to own a club called Positively Fourth Street […]
Lex Naturalis – 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? BC: The first song I recorded for Lex Naturalis was China Shop […]
Linda Gail Lewis – Xperience History – by Ed Conway. **Originally published in August of 2021.** Coming up on August 14th, Linda Gail Lewis will be stopping by to the Hangar on the Hudson in Troy, NY as part of her northeast tour, backed by The Lustre Kings. If you aren’t familiar with Linda, she […]
Art Bernstein – Xperience History – by OP Callaghan. Art Bernstein has been playing, recording, teaching and writing about drumming for over 30 years. As a contributing writer to “Drumhead Magazine”, a teacher with The Empire State Youth Orchestra, and performer on over 40 albums, Art is a master at his craft, whose teachings, publications […]
Always Grounded – Interview – Thanks for Asking! – by Liam Sweeny. We connected with RJ, the singer of Always Grounded. Here’s what he had to say. 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 […]
Jeff Grippin – Interview – Thanks for Asking! – by Liam Sweeny. RRX: Music genres are difficult for some artists. Some strictly adhere; others not so much. What is your perspective on the genre you play, or the genres you hover around? Jeff: You’re right, answering “what kind of music do you play?” is the […]
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