May 13, 2013 - Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds is honest and forthcoming during interviews. He desperately wants fans to understand the message behind the Las Vegas-based band's debut album, "Night Visions." He also reveals he suffers from depression and anxiety, which made things a little tricky when he began playing live.
April 16, 2013 - Blue October co-founder/singer Justin Furstenfeld has been through hell. The last several years have been filled with a well-documented custody battle for his oldest daughter, mental breakdowns, anxiety attacks and addiction.
December 18, 2012 - Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano likes to laugh. Her conversation is peppered with hearty guffaws as she recalls her career -- past and present.
November 29, 2012 - After years of fronting Live and then embarking on a solo career, Ed Kowalczyk decided to turn the recording process "on its ear" for his new EP, "The Garden," which is set for release Nov. 19.
November 20, 2012 - Founded in 2010 by husband-and-wife Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi after setting aside their successful solo careers and joining forces, the Tedeschi Trucks Band has quickly migrated to the top of the Jam Band genre while generating material that crosses over to blues and classic-rock fans.
November 5, 2012 - Following the postponement of a handful of Northeastern U.S. concerts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Roger Hodgson, co-founder and original singer/songwriter from Supertramp, picked up the U.S. leg of the 2012 "Breakfast in America Tour" on Sunday (11/4) in the Boston area, which was spared the level of devastation wreaked on New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.
October 31, 2012 - Contrary to his image, John Lydon, also known as the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten, was a pleasure to speak with during a recent interview with SoundSpike, ending a conversation about Public Image Ltd.'s recent reboot with the Irish blessing "May the road rise."
October 22, 2012 - The first Matchbox Twenty album was released in 1996, but it was only with the band's latest release, "North," that it finally reached the coveted No. 1 spot.
October 16, 2012 - Paula Cole -- the ‘90s-era Grammy winner who is known for her lofty soprano voice and inspired songwriting skills -- is striking out on her own. For the first time in her career, she has shed the sometimes overbearing demands that can be foisted on an artist by a record company.
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