By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 10/01/2002

Solomon Burke drove to the Sound Factory in Hollywood with only one thing on his mind: On this session, I did no changes, I...

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 08/01/2002

For his second solo album, One All, former Crowded House frontman Neil Finn wanted to take a bit of a different approach to songwriting...

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 03/01/2002

Rules, as they say, are rules. During the recording sessions for Blues Traveler's seventh release, Bridge, engineer Trina Shoemaker was the one making

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 03/01/2002

Singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega is best known for her social commentary in the hit bittersweet, poetic lyrics in Marlene on the Wall, and the offbeat...

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 02/01/2002

Medeski, Martin & Wood have stood out from the crowd since their debut release, Notes From the Underground, in 1992. The New York City-based...

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 01/01/2002

Raphael Saadiq is laughing, recounting a story to his studio mates. Earlier that week, he had flown to Los Angeles to work on some...

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 12/01/2001

Marcus Miller is taking a breather. It won't last long, though, because his calendar is already full. He's in the midst of mixing the...

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 11/01/2001

Ah, yes, the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. Hey, Daron Malakian, what was it like when you and System of a Down went into the...

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 09/01/2001

Train's singer and newly commissioned trumpeter Pat Monahan is contemplating the differences between their 1998 self-titled debut and the recent Drops

By David John Farinella ⋅ Published: 08/01/2001

On this record, the white elephant in the closet was: Are we going to come up with another hit? We didn't even consider that...