Interviews

Joe Cotela and his Ded brethren have had an incredible couple of years. They have toured extensively and exhaustively with bands large and small, across festival stages and through intimate clubs. They have experienced the release of their…

There is never a dull moment when Max Cavalera is in town, and his recent sojourn through Canada with Soulfly hammered that truism home. Soulfly has been touring on and off since last fall, performing as Nailbomb. Max and company have been…

On March 9 Between the Buried and Me released their eighth studio album, the first of a two part concept record centered around a not so distant futuristic world where dreams are sold as entertainment for the masses.  Automata I is a dark…

On March 26th, 96.7 KCAL FM's In The Empire host Mike Z caught up with Tommy Victor of Prong and Danzig. During the interview they talk about the new Prong album Zero Days (out now) and some tunes on the album. They also talk about Prongs…

The age of the “rockstar” has been declared dead. The internet, social media, illegal downloading and the digital age have unknowingly conspired to demystify rock and roll, and as such, rob the world of new musical icons. This is not a…

Recently, KCAL Rocks! 96.7 "In The Empire" host Mike Z caught up with Robb Flynn of Machine Head. In the interview, Flynn discusses their latest album Catharsis as well as the current "Evening With" tour. Robb is also asked if he would ever…

After making waves within the elite category of virtuoso guitarists, Al Joseph hits us with a new band and a hot new album.  HYVMINE released Earthquake on January 19th, 2018 and is destined for something great.  After feasting on the sonic…

Polynomials and rock and roll are scarcely discussed in the same breath, yet the math concept of Rational Zero Theorem is where this Los Angeles-based quartet derived its name. Zero Theorem is the brainchild of cousins Caesar and Joe…