Independent Artist Interviews

Latest Interview • Sep 14, 2026

“Now I’m Happy With Who I Am”: Patti Spadaro on Guitar, Mindfulness and Becoming a Mystic Misfit

Patti Spadaro on “Mystic Misfit,” guitar improvisation, mindfulness, Pittsburgh’s music community and learning to embrace life outside the mold.

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Sep 14, 2026

“Grief Never Disappeared—It Changed Shape”: CattSue on ‘A Whisper on the Wind’

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Sep 14, 2026

“We Were Born and Died Underground”: Robert Courtney on Doll, Pam Hogg and 32 Years of Unfinished Business

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Sep 13, 2026

“Emotion Comes First”: Amirmohammad Yaser on Modern Persian Music

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Sep 13, 2026

“A Mistake Can Snowball”: The Vics’ Bobby Dugan on Playing Through It

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Sep 13, 2026

“There Is a Song for Every Emotion”: Syren on Music as a Guardian Angel

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Sep 13, 2026

“People Don’t Go to See Perfection. They Want Art”: Psyvera on Lovelution, Nature and the Human Side of Performance

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Sep 13, 2026

“Music Became the Safe Haven”: John Vento on Love, Lust & Other Wreckage

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Sep 8, 2026

“I Could No Longer Ignore My Calling”: Ruth Rothwell on Empire Child, Heritage and Finding Her Own Voice

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Sep 8, 2026

“The Desert Wind Rang the Bell”: Dave Christen on ‘I’m Yours Tonight’ and the Day Music Became a Wedding

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Sep 8, 2026

“I’m Not Writing or Recording With Any Audience in Mind”: Ryan Colt Levy Reclaims His Musical Voice as RCL

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Sep 8, 2026

“Everyone Carries Their Own Version of That Journey”: The October Effect on ‘Self Portrait,’ Identity and Musical Fate

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Jun 12, 2026

“Bite Me, Bite Me — Or I’ll Bite You”: Joel X Eleanor on Obsession, Intimacy, and the Double Single That Has Both

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Jun 12, 2026

“We Were the Lone Wolf in the Scene” — High Fade’s Harry Valentino on Busking, DIY, and the Album They Built on Their Own Terms

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May 31, 2026

“If Desire Is a Wound, Who Punctured You? Fiona Tagami of Whisper Doll on ‘Am I a Knife,’ Shame, and the Hopeful Dark”

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May 30, 2026

Theatricality Married to Vulnerability: Eric Knight on Alien Abduction, Depression, and the Most Honest Work of His Career

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May 29, 2026

“Songs Just Fall Out of the Sky: Model Citisin’s Nick Swettenham on Hearing Loss, the Beatles, and Building Rock Music on His Own Terms”

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May 26, 2026

Nomadic Narwhal: “It Just Had to Get Out of Me

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May 26, 2026

Far From Refuge: “We’ve Overcompensated by Making Every New Song Extra Badass”

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May 20, 2026

“Creative Control Is a Bad Word in the Industry” SIMIEN on Sugar, Sovereignty, and the Sound They Built Themselves

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May 19, 2026

“Everyone Tried to Be Better Than Everyone Else”: Cassius Wolf & Das Abs on Eric’s, Bedlam, and the Music That Waited 40 Years

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May 18, 2026

“Suddenly There Is Space”: Louise Aubrie on Los Angeles, Late Nights, and LFA Recommendation

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May 18, 2026

“Without Darkness There Is No Light”: Firefliez and the Genre They Built From Rock Bottom

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May 16, 2026

“You Don’t Have to Have Everything Figured Out to Start Healing” Novai on Faith, Vulnerability, and Back to Your Heart

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In conversation.

“Now I’m Happy With Who I Am”: Patti Spadaro on Guitar, Mindfulness and Becoming a Mystic Misfit

“Grief Never Disappeared—It Changed Shape”: CattSue on ‘A Whisper on the Wind’

“We Were Born and Died Underground”: Robert Courtney on Doll, Pam Hogg and 32 Years of Unfinished Business

“Emotion Comes First”: Amirmohammad Yaser on Modern Persian Music

“A Mistake Can Snowball”: The Vics’ Bobby Dugan on Playing Through It

“There Is a Song for Every Emotion”: Syren on Music as a Guardian Angel

“People Don’t Go to See Perfection. They Want Art”: Psyvera on Lovelution, Nature and the Human Side of Performance

“Music Became the Safe Haven”: John Vento on Love, Lust & Other Wreckage

“I Could No Longer Ignore My Calling”: Ruth Rothwell on Empire Child, Heritage and Finding Her Own Voice

“The Desert Wind Rang the Bell”: Dave Christen on ‘I’m Yours Tonight’ and the Day Music Became a Wedding

“I’m Not Writing or Recording With Any Audience in Mind”: Ryan Colt Levy Reclaims His Musical Voice as RCL

“Everyone Carries Their Own Version of That Journey”: The October Effect on ‘Self Portrait,’ Identity and Musical Fate

“Bite Me, Bite Me — Or I’ll Bite You”: Joel X Eleanor on Obsession, Intimacy, and the Double Single That Has Both

“We Were the Lone Wolf in the Scene” — High Fade’s Harry Valentino on Busking, DIY, and the Album They Built on Their Own Terms

“If Desire Is a Wound, Who Punctured You? Fiona Tagami of Whisper Doll on ‘Am I a Knife,’ Shame, and the Hopeful Dark”

Theatricality Married to Vulnerability: Eric Knight on Alien Abduction, Depression, and the Most Honest Work of His Career

“Songs Just Fall Out of the Sky: Model Citisin’s Nick Swettenham on Hearing Loss, the Beatles, and Building Rock Music on His Own Terms”

Nomadic Narwhal: “It Just Had to Get Out of Me

Far From Refuge: “We’ve Overcompensated by Making Every New Song Extra Badass”

“Creative Control Is a Bad Word in the Industry” SIMIEN on Sugar, Sovereignty, and the Sound They Built Themselves

“Everyone Tried to Be Better Than Everyone Else”: Cassius Wolf & Das Abs on Eric’s, Bedlam, and the Music That Waited 40 Years

“Suddenly There Is Space”: Louise Aubrie on Los Angeles, Late Nights, and LFA Recommendation

“Without Darkness There Is No Light”: Firefliez and the Genre They Built From Rock Bottom

“You Don’t Have to Have Everything Figured Out to Start Healing” Novai on Faith, Vulnerability, and Back to Your Heart

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