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Since 1999, Take Action has been pairing charity and music. As the 2009 Take Action Tour takes off, guitarist Dave Melillo of headliner Cute Is What We Aim For gave Bethany a call to talk about the tour and the band. Bethany, PopWreckoning: So you guys are getting ready to go out on the Take Action Tour. I noticed on your website you guys also list out favorite charities. Why is this tour important to you and why is it important to encourage your fans to [...]

The man behind "Blue Eyes", the surprise dance hit "Ride" and the Hotel Cafe Tour, Cary Brothers , has been hard at work on his new album. Bethany recently had a chance to catch up with him and ask him a few questions: Bethany, PopWreckoning : Let's talk about your new album. You've been in the studio working on a follow-up this past December. Is it all done or do you have some work to do on songs? Cary Brothers: I have [...]

Joshua recently had the chance to interview one of PopWreckoning's favorite singer/songwriters, Kevin Devine . The guys talked about everything from albums, Brand New and politics. Make sure you check out part I before moving on to part II here: Joshua , PopWreckoning : I find that you get a large number of people that are drawn to each individual album because each album is so different. Like I know a lot of people that prefer Make the Clocks Move . I find the Brand [...]

As the songwriter that was cool enough to impress celebs like Ellen Degeneres and Zach Braff , Joshua Radin has garnered a lot of attention for a guy who has just released his sophomore album Simple Times . Radin took some time out from a recent tour to talk to PopWreckoning's Joshua . Check it out here: Joshua, PopWreckoning: Hey, this is Josh. What's going on? Joshua Radin: Hey man, how are you? PW: I'm good. Let's start with your [...]

I wish I could say that this man needs no introductions and if you're a regular of this site, that maybe true for you. Unfortunately, many still seem to have not heard of the passionate music of Kevin Devine . So whether you're wondering who that guy playing with Brand New is, you're already a fan or you just want to read a damn good interview check out Joshua 's chat with Devine: Joshua, Popwreckoning: Let's start out with a confession, which you might know already. In my first question, I [...]

Boobs, beer and stab wounds. This interview has it all. With the recent release of her debut album, I Came Around , Amie Miriello 's name should be on more people's lips. If you haven't heard of her yet, a good place to start is with her interview with Joshua then be sure to swing by this sassy songstress' MySpace page to hear her powerful songs. Even if her genre of country-rock isn't quite your thing, you are sure to fall for her charming personality. Check out the interview here: Joshua, Popwreckoning: You [...]

Though well known for singing "If You Talk Much (My Head Will Explode)", People in Planes conversation with Joshua , though verbose, is sure to have nothing but a positive effect on you. Joshua took some time to talk about everything from television to the 90s to being a part of sort of British Invasion with People in Plane's lead singer, Gareth Jones . Check out the interview here: Joshua, PopWreckoning: As you've been playing the new stuff live, how have you noticed the crowd [...]

After years of drumming for great bands and artists such as The Decemberists , Elliott Smith , The Dharma Bums and Stephen Malkmus (as well as maintaining the front man position for The Maroons ), Portland musician John Moen has finally bestowed his epic instrumental skills and brilliant song-writing abilities on his new indie/folk laden album, Perhapst . With help from friends (who will be revealed shortly), Moen intertwines experimental sounds with mellow indie-folk, emphasized by savory lyrics, and a broad array of instruments to bring his melodic creations to life. [...]

Rufus Wainwright 's live show is not one to miss. In the past, his critically-acclaimed shows have featured fans joining him on stage, his sister, Martha , singing with him and more recently he got into the spirit of his covers of Judy Garland by dressing in heels. His shows can be quite grandiose and theatrical, but with his handful of February dates, Wainwright has a more intimate angle in mind that will overview his career in a sort of "potpourri of Wainwright." "It's very laid back and just chill," says Wainwright [...]

The November 11, 2008 release of Secrets are Sinister marks the end of a bittersweet three-year hiatus for Brooklyn's own Longwave and the beginning of a somewhat new start for the band. In a phone interview from the road in Portland, Oregon, lead singer Steve Schiltz , answered my questions about life on the road, the making of Secrets are Sinister , and the one thing every fan needs to know about this band. Toying with mainstream success for sometime now, working with mega-producers Dave Friedman and [...]

As a Hotel Cafe alum and with the 2008 release of new album Firesight , Jesse Baylin is going to be huge. With her first visit to Lawrence, Kansas, Baylin took some (and by some, I mean a lot) of his time there to speak with Joshua about her album, Hotel Cafe and even astrology. Check the interview here: Jessie Baylin : So this is Lawrence, Kansas. Joshua Hammond, Popwreckoning : Have you never been here before? JB : I've never been here. PW : This [...]

Although she was fighting against a terrible cold, PopWreckoning's Bethany recently got a chance to chat with the guitarist for Philadelphia's pop rock outfit Valencia , Brendan Walter . In between coughs and sneezes, Bethany managed to talk to Walter about the band's history, activities and latest video. Bethany, PopWreckoning: Hi, how are you doing? Brendan Walter, Valencia: Very good, how are you? PW: I'm good, just getting ready for the holidays. Do you have any big plans? BW: Not really. Just hanging out with [...]

Since they were the "soundtrack of your summer", the guys in Boys Like Girls don't want you to forget about them as the head into the studio over the winter. So for now, check out this interview with guitarist, Paul DiGiovanni , where he talks about life, recording and the group's new DVD: Bethany, PopWreckoning: Let's jump right in. You guys just released a DVD with some live music and behind the scene stuff of you guys on tour. Why did you decide to do that and why should people check that [...]

Dese???Rae Stage, PopWreck(oning): So, I always ask about influences and background. Meredith Godreau, Gregory and the Hawk: I guess most of my background is my parents playing their records, which were mostly classical stuff, the Beatles , some Sesame Street records. I started playing guitar because of cheesy songwriter dudes like Loggins and Messina and Simon and Garfunkel and stuff. Other than that, for a while in high school, I liked the typical pop girls, like Liz Phair . And the Violent [...]

Although just about a year old and currently unsigned, NYC pop punk group TV/TV is already starting to get a lot of buzz. Their music has been used on several MTV shows and they were recently selected as one of AP 's "Top Unsigned Acts." PopWreckoning's Bethany had the chance to catch up with the group's lead singer Josh Ocean to learn more about this up and coming act: Bethany, PopWreckoning: How are you? Josh Ocean, TV/TV : [...]

By now what was about a million years ago at Austin City Limits , Jessica and Joshua got to chat with the entire Austin-based quartet Electric Touch . Jessica was really excited since she'd seen them play in Philadelphia not long before, but in between gushing, there is some great conversation. Check it out: Jessica McGinley, PopWreckoning : So here we are with Electric Touch. Thank you guys so much for taking the time to chat. I saw you, you're currently touring with The Fratellis and... Louis Messina Jr. , [...]

Nearly anyone who's had their had their hand in the music industry in the last ten years is familiar with Butch Walker . The Atlanta-bred jack-of-all-musical-trades has been clawing his way to notoriety since his teens and coming up on his 39th birthday, he's not even close to stopping now. Popwreckoning's own Joshua got the chance to chat with him recently and he had some fantastic insight to offer on all that he's done. Starting in the hair-glam days of the early nineties, Butch first burst on the scene as the guitarist for Southgang [...]

Last month, Joshua and Jessica got the chance to chat with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of the fab dance rock outfit MGMT . The guys turned out to be really awesome despite some hate they get in the press, so hanging with them was more of a long and disjointed conversation rather than an interview. It was a great time nonetheless, have a read: [...]

Here's the second installment with Straylight Run 's drummer, Will Noon . In this part we talk about the band's new EP, a member's departure and literature. If you missed the first installment, check it out here. PopWreckoning, Bethany: Ok. So let's talk about your EP, Un Mas Dos . What's your songwriting process? Does John [Nolan] do lyrics first and then you lay down the beats or do you and Shaun [Cooper] contribute to the lyrics at all? Will Noon, Straylight Run: Well, we definitely do [...]

I recently got the chance to the Long Island recently-turned threesome Straylight Run . In this first part I get some background about drummer Will Noon and learn what he thinks about the economy and what it takes to cut it in the music business. PopWreckoning, Bethany: Let's start at the beginning. I think that a lot of people are aware that you guys formed from departing other bands, but what were you doing before that? Did you always want to go into music? Did you take instrumental lessons? Will [...]