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Author's note: This interview was done on May 3 of this year. DV readers, Tempest fans, and most of all Lief Sorbye (who was a gracious and informative interview) have my apologies for its lateness. I moved somewhere in there, and relocating a family of seven has its own challenges. Better late than never.* * *DUKE EGBERT: Tell me about the recording of your new CD Balance. Did you do anythingnew, anything different, any moments you remember as being really really cool?LIEF SORBYE: Well, yeah. We recorded it at the tail end of last year and we had beenwoodshedding material…

King's X is a band who are constantly named to "best of" lists compiled by musicians, but their commercial success has been limited. Fighting off every label that could be assigned to them, the band - bassist/vocalist Doug Pinnick, guitarist/vocalist Ty Tabor and drummer/vocalist Jerry Gaskill - has continually thrilled and challenged their fans with mixtures of funk and psychedelia, often in the course of the same song. The band's latest CD, Manic Moonlight, is their third effort for Metal Blade Records - not including any of a selection of side projects the band has been involved in. Tabor recently chatted…

Drop The Fear is a promising trip-hop-rock act from Denver, Colorado. They have a debut LP and a DVD out, both of which have been reviewed on this site. I happened to catch up recently with one of the band members, Sarah Marcogliese, for an interview.  Q: Tell me something about yourselves. The album has no band photos, and the website doesn't have an "About" or "Bio" section. Tell the world what Drop The Fear is.A: Yeah, we received a bit of flack for that. We started putting together our website, and all three of us had the same thought…

*Stop*Back in 1969, Elvis was in the midst of his big comeback. After years of poorly-received and similar-sounding movie fodder, he cradled R&B, country and pop to recreate himself as a relevant artist. Radio smashes came out full-force with anthemic cuts like "Suspicious Minds," "Kentucky Rain and "In the Ghetto." When originally released, "Rubberneckin'" was only capable of garnering a modest cult following after this tune was buried as a B-side to "Don't Cry Daddy" and used in his embarrassingly-received final film, Change of Habit.*Look*"Stop, look and listen, baby… that's my philosophy..."As a fan, I was always curious to why…

They tried to draft Bruce Springsteen last year. A group of New Jerseyites got it in their head that what their state really needed to turn things around was for Springsteen to represent them in the U.S. Senate. That idea only seems preposterous if you have never seen the man live in concert. For there may be no one in the history of rock and roll - hell, the history of popular music - with this man's ability to inspire.As he has throughout the 2002-2003 tour supporting his Grammy-winning album The Rising, he arrived in Sacramento, California last Wednesday night…

For more than a decade, Tori Amos has made some of the most intimate recordings in mainstream music. Consequently, her live shows strongly reflect the intimacy in her recordings. Most Amos neophytes know when to shut the hell up when the lights go down at a show. As intimate as a Tori Amos show can be, she keeps interaction with the crowd to a minimum, opting to let the songs speak for themselves.Before a sellout crowd of about 2,000 at the Orpheum Theatre in Omaha, Nebraska, Amos let her songs do the talking for a mesmerizing two hours. Wearing a…

Peter Friestedt was born in 1973 and raised in Strömstad, Sweden. He began to play the piano at age 10, and by the time he was 11 years old, had begun to play guitar. Peter studied at various music conservatories in Sweden, before deciding in 1998 to continue his studies in the United States at the Los Angeles Music Academy, under the instruction of department head Frank Gambale and his guitar staff. Peter was one of four students, coached by the legendary drummer Ralph Humphrey and LAMA guitar instructor Bill Fowler, who received recognition for first place in the 2000…

Kansas is one of America's longest-running progressive rock bands. They're also considered a classic rock band, as their 1970s hits ("Carry On Wayward Son," "Dust in the Wind," "Point of Know Return") "are often played on radio stations specializing in that format. Whatever you wanna call them, one thing is true: they're an outstanding band and very original in what they do. That continues today -- Kansas does not give an impression of a band that strictly relies on their greatest hits catalogue. They're still releasing new albums, playing many concerts, and staying active creatively. Their newer material may not…