Music, wrestling and whatever else. But mostly music and wrestling.
I did this interview with Jesse Wagner of the California reggae champs, The Aggrolites, in late June of 2012 in preparation for writing a piece on them in the guide for the fifth installment of the Rifflandia festival. I didn't know much about the band going in (A big, big fan now, though) but was onto their fantastic album Rugged Road. We talked about the album, some brief reggae history and blowing away reggae stereotypes.
I had never heard of the Dyeing Merchants before my editor at FEEDBACK asked me if I was into doing an interview with the band to write a piece on them for the newly launched magazine. With my tenuous relationship with local music needing a shot in the arm, I willingly dove head first into their last record, Tempest Roar. I sat down them in November 2012 at a local pub for a chat about the beginnings of their band, their disappearing bass-player problem and exotic mammals running their soundboards.
Unfortunately they will play their last show on April 11, 2013 at the Copper Owl here in Victoria. I'm glad I got the chance to meet them and get to know their music before they called it quits! Enjoy!
Read MoreThe Lytics blew my face off at the 2010 installment of the Rifflandia festival and when I found out they were returning to Victoria in October 2012 I jumped at the chance to talk with them. After a stellar, but poorly attended show at Felicita's we sat down in the basement of the Martlet office for a late night about their latest record They Told Me, being from Winnipeg and a surprising love of James Taylor.
Read MoreThis was the second interview I'd ever conducted. Despite some early complications, we got everything on track and it holds up to this day as one of the most emotional conversations I've had. This interview took place in August, 2011 as Bradley was gathering steam from the release of his debut record, No Time For Dreaming. The only one of my interviews to ever be published in full, it first appeared on the Martlet.