EPISODE 5.08: Paul Mahon of The Answer on navigating the music business in modern times

EPISODE 5.08: Paul Mahon of The Answer on navigating the music business in modern times

Posted on Dec 8, 2016 in Season 5

“The good music outweighs the bad things in the [music] industry.” Guitarist Paul Mahon co-founded the highly acclaimed Northern Irish rock band The Answer in the early 2000’s, just when the Internet started disrupting the music industry. We had the great pleasure to talk with Paul about how he perceived the changes that were arising […]

EPISODE 5.07: Tom Hunting of Exodus on talent appreciation, nostalgia of vinyl and being a t-shirt salesman

EPISODE 5.07: Tom Hunting of Exodus on talent appreciation, nostalgia of vinyl and being a t-shirt salesman

Posted on Nov 24, 2016 in Season 5

“People appreciate the talent of people who play this kind of music. It’s not easy, you know. It’s a live experience and it’s fun for everybody. It’s kind of like Disneyland for metalheads.” Exodus hit Europe with Obituary, Prong and King Parrot and we had the great pleasure to meet again with the legendary Tom […]

EPISODE 5.06: Elize Ryd of Amaranthe on satisfying own musical needs, social media and crowdfunding

EPISODE 5.06: Elize Ryd of Amaranthe on satisfying own musical needs, social media and crowdfunding

Posted on Nov 17, 2016 in Season 5

“I don’t feel like I have to become some kind of star in my home country. I feel more that it’s important for me to travel and make a difference [through music] in the rest of the world.” – Elize Ryd It was a great pleasure meeting and talking to the very talented Elize Ryd […]

EPISODE 5.05: Kobra Paige of Kobra and the Lotus discusses their recent PledgeMusic campaign

EPISODE 5.05: Kobra Paige of Kobra and the Lotus discusses their recent PledgeMusic campaign

Posted on Nov 10, 2016 in Season 5

“It’s nice to involve everybody that is supporting your music and feel that you’re making something together.” Kobra Paige, Kobra and the Lotus We had the great pleasure to meet with Kobra Paige of Kobra and the Lotus and discuss the band’s recent crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMusic for their upcoming double-album Prevail. Kobra elaborated on challenges that […]

EPISODE 5.04: Fernanda Lira of Nervosa discusses Latin America, influences and teenage dreams

EPISODE 5.04: Fernanda Lira of Nervosa discusses Latin America, influences and teenage dreams

Posted on Oct 6, 2016 in Season 5

“Just making a living in Latin America can be hard enough. And if you want to be a warrior in a heavy metal band, it makes it even more difficult.” – Fernanda Lira, Nervosa We had the great pleasure to meet the ferocious and very nice Fernanda Lira of Nervosa on the very first day of the Europe Under Attack […]

EPISODE 5.03: Olof Wikstrand of Enforcer on old-school, new-school and “cat”-school

EPISODE 5.03: Olof Wikstrand of Enforcer on old-school, new-school and “cat”-school

Posted on Sep 29, 2016 in Season 5

“Look at YouTube, you get videos of kittens getting billions of views overnight. Things spread in a completely different way nowadays compared to 20 years ago, even 10 years ago, when bands were totally dependent on a strong marketing strategy from the labels. Now things spread by themselves – if it’s good enough.” – Olof […]

EPISODE 5.02: Schmier of Destruction on digital and other trends in the music business

EPISODE 5.02: Schmier of Destruction on digital and other trends in the music business

Posted on Sep 26, 2016 in Season 5

“It’s not right, and for the fans it’s actually cheating. If you want to listen to the album, then do it at home, but live, if it’s just backing tracks, it’s nothing else than playback.” – Schmier, Destruction It was a great pleasure to meet Schmier of the iconic Destruction, who pioneered German thrash metal […]

EPISODE 5.01: Eric “AK” Knutson on Flotsam & Jetsam’s new album, crowdfunded vs signed and more

EPISODE 5.01: Eric “AK” Knutson on Flotsam & Jetsam’s new album, crowdfunded vs signed and more

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 in Season 5

“It’s not about being in a big studio or being a rockstar on tour. It’s about the finished [music] product.” – Eric “AK” Knutson, Flotsam & Jetsam We had the great pleasure to meet-up again with one of the most legendary American thrash metal voices: Eric “AK” Knutson of Flotsam and Jetsam. We talked about […]

EPISODE 4.11: L7’s Donita Sparks talks legacy, the power of social media and their documentary

EPISODE 4.11: L7’s Donita Sparks talks legacy, the power of social media and their documentary

Posted on Sep 14, 2016 in Season 4

“I don’t think that [today] we would sign to a major and I don’t think that a major would want us. […] However, back then, if you got on a major label you could get on MTV, and you could get into mainstream press. And that was always very important to me, because I feel […]

EPISODE 4.10: Eric Sardinas on the changes in the biz, bootlegs and more

EPISODE 4.10: Eric Sardinas on the changes in the biz, bootlegs and more

Posted on Aug 18, 2016 in Season 4

“I don’t have the piracy thing. … I kind of get flattered a little bit. I mean, you went out of your way to make [a video of our live performance].” – Eric Sardinas Eric Sardinas is one of the most renowned blues-rock guitarists with a reputation for being a must-see live act. We’ve had […]