Category Archives: Interviews

Mike Mills on R.E.M.'s first Minneapolis show, the impact of legendary band Big Star on some of your favorite bands and why the Big Star Quintet has much fun playing Big Star's music, even when fans i...

Lisa Miller catches up with Kelly Hansen of Foreigner, who will be performing this Friday at Lakefront Music Fest. Kelly is leaving the band after this summer tour. He discusses his replacement on lea...

Steve Gorman, Paul Fletcher and Kevin Smith (aka Silent Bob) on the unbelievable way Smith got the rights to Dogma back just in the nick of time for the movie's 25th anniversary, why it's hard to top ...

Photo Credit: Brian Curski Steve Gorman and Daniel Kohn (co-author of Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World) discuss the roots of a music scene that gave le...

Steve Gorman and Editor Gary Graff on a book that's "designed to start arguments" (501 Essential Albums of the '90s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide), the evolution of the album and listening to musi...

The Red Rocker discusses how Eddie Van Halen inspired his new song, why working with Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Kenny Aronoff makes him a better performer and what's so exciting about Las Vegas...

Dave Pirner photo by TommySommersPhotography.com courtesy of 1013musicreviews.com Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner on getting tear gassed at an Alice Cooper show, the first album he bought and how it felt to...

Rock legend Billy Idol joins KQ's Steve Gorman for a candid conversation about his recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination, the punk rock legacy of Generation X, his upcoming album Dream Into I...

Don Felder discusses Elvis Presley, going to high school with Stephen Stills, working alongside Joe Walsh in the Eagles and much more.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' guitarist Mike Campbell joins The KQ Morning Show with Steve Gorman to discuss the new deluxe edition of Long After Dark featuring previously unreleased tracks. Plus, ...