Slimdan, aka indie-pop singer-songwriter Danny Silberstein, is sitting at Studio City’s Licorice Pizza Records, not far from the Wienerschnitzel on the corner of Magnolia Blvd. and Laurel Canyon where he...
Read MoreWhen David Archuleta became an overnight teen heartthrob in 2008 via American Idol and his No. 2 pop single “Crush,” he was extremely uncomfortable with all the attention from his...
Read MoreFor FLOOD magazine, I had the pleasure of chatting with former Regrettes frontwoman Lydia Night about her fantastic debut solo album, Parody of Pleasure. She was very open, discussing...
Read MoreWhen Ruby Friedman formed her Ruby Friedman Orchestra in 2009, the UCLA-educated history major had a grand vision for the project. “I was taking Intellectual History and tripping out. I...
Read MoreWhen indie-rock band Mother Mother started in British Columbia, no one — especially lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist Ryan Guldemond – could have imagine where they’d be 20 years later....
Read MoreIn December 2022, I conducted my second (and, tragically, last) interview with Ozzy Osbourne, who died at age 76 on July 22, 2025. In many ways, at least professionally, Ozzy...
Read MoreMost people know Mitch Grassi from Pentatonix, who won NBC’s talent show The Sing-Off in 2011, parlayed that opportunity into YouTube stardom, and eventually won three Grammys and made history...
Read More(This article originally ran on Yahoo Music for Live Aid’s 30th anniversary, and has been updated.) They were the world. They were the rock ‘n’ roll children. Hard as it may...
Read MoreThere are many, many ways that pop-culture fans have discovered shapeshifting rocker/actor Michael Des Barres over the decades. Some may know him from his big-screen debut at age 17 in...
Read MoreGrammy-nominated pedal steel virtuoso Robert Randolph is sitting at Studio City’s Licorice Pizza Records on June 25, and he has two reasons to celebrate today: The release of his debut...
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