INTERVIEW: Billy Talent
Though it almost feels like yesterday when recordings like “This It How It Goes” and “Line & Sinker” blended so effortlessly with the sound…
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INTERVIEW: Cults
From the group’s inception in 2010, Cults’ Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion have used their natural talent to be unpredictable. One…
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Q&A: Patrick Watson
When an artist establishes themselves as a musician by writing and recording more than one session, they often find themselves…
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BLARE’s Best Live Photos (SXSW 2012)
Compared to 2011, SXSW left the pop voices at the door and unchained a brigade of new talent that crawled about the streets of Austin…
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Q&A: Workaholics (SXSW 2012)
During South By Southwest, anything can happen whether its scaling walls to a see DJs make some wob wob noises, starting a Twitter trend…
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INTERVIEW: Polica (SXSW 2012)
The beautiful aspect to South By Southwest is although the helter-skelter festival stages hundreds of artists, thousands of people will…
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SOUNDCHECK: Bleeding Knees Club (SXSW 2012)
Hailing all the way from the Gold Coast, Aussie natives Alex Wall and Jordan Malane (plus their drifter drummer) make up Bleeding…
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Q&A: Sharon Van Etten
Secretly embraced by many, Brooklyn songwriter Sharon Van Etten has always shown a liking for being personal. It’s a trait that’s outlined her…
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INTERVIEW: Kreayshawn
Stuck in the middle of a generation fascinated with Twitter, Facebook “likes” and cultural trends (“Let’s bring back planking!”), West Coast…
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INTERVIEW: Bleached
You can carry a quarter in your pocket but it’s not always going to buy what you want. After being involved with a Cali punk band that burst…
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