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SIL. Why the name Puddle of Mudd?

WS. We practiced right next door to the levy ( Missouri). It was always flooded, and was a real nightmare. It never ruined our equipment because we were on the second floor of this really crappy building. We were paying 65 or 70 bucks a month. We were on the second floor but we still had to walk through a pile of shit to get to our space. 

SIL. I don’t know what 70 dollars a month would buy anymore. 

WS. It was in the ghetto. It was treacherous. I spend that...

By larry may

Rob Crow from Pinback is an eclectic fellow. He loves comic books, heavy metal, and pop inflected indie rock. He also fronts the heavy metal band Goblin Cock. I killed a few minutes talking with him, and found him to be very interesting.  He isn’t your typical musician, he would sooner talk about his plethora of side bands or serving the monster of rock and roll.  He claims to not be in it for the money, and one tends to believe him.

So here goes:

You’re from San Diego.  Can you describe it to someone...

Pete Yorn is coming back to Birmingham on November 15. He has played there several times since he first came to town in 2001 to promote his debut album, ‘Musicforthemorningafter”. That record won him countless accolades and fans the world over. In fact, it should have made him a superstar. For some reason, maybe a record label more concentrated on John Mayer’s first release, that level of success seemed to elude Pete Yorn. He turned that initial momentum into much anticipation for his second offering, “ Day I Forgot”. That album opened strong, but seemed to peter out before it...

By larry may

Why would anyone decide to try music as a career anymore?  With nonchalant radio programmers, sliding sales and pains at the pump killing tours, it seems as if being in a band is a sure path to financial suicide.  There’s no money to be made from record sales because most listeners steal more than they buy.  But what if none of that made any difference to artists more interested in their message than their checkbooks? That’s exactly what has happened to South Carolina rockers, Needtobreathe, who have chosen to make their spiritual dedication on the...

BY larry may

Often times, seasoned musicians offer new music when their careers are on the wane, or worse yet, dead in the water.  Bills have to be paid, alimony is piling up, and fast money takes precedence over artistic integrity.  Max Cavalera is not that man.  After a storied run with metal stalwarts Sepultura and Soulfly, Cavalera has come roaring back with his new band, Cavalera Conspiracy.  Reunited with his brother, Iggor, Max has reemerged with another brutal round of metal majesty.  I spoke with him not long ago, and he answered questions about his band’s...