1.0 – Are you happy with how your new release Hit Me Back (Rock Ridge Music) has turned out? Couldn’t be happier. Took a wee bit of a different approach than the prior albums….for example….there were certain artists we couldn’t reference….it was […]
I began listening to jazz when I was fifteen years old, at The Thelma Yellin High School (Israel). I didn’t listen to jazz at all before that. As a guitar player (I didn’t sing at all at the time) I loved listening […]
Metaphysical Cowboy, Dusty Wright, has released a video single inspired by Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” and the simple phrase — “it’s about time” — uttered recently by filmmaker and video director Ernie Fritz about the Occupy movement. We sat down with […]
From the Craig Elkins release “I Love You”. Video produced by Carl Owens & Stephen Thomas for “Production Productions”
1.0 – How long did it take you to write, record, and finally mix the new disc,“I Love You”? Most of the songs on “I Love You” were written over a 3 year period 2008 – 2010 where I was […]
1.0 – Does the name ‘Hurray for The Riff Raff’ reflect a personal or band philosophy of sorts? I would say the name comes from my love and feeling of camaraderie for the underdog of all walks of life. Growing up […]
1.0 What’s your favorite moment on your new record The Breakdown of a Breakup? If I had to pick one I’d say the trombone solo on “Mistake” played by J. Walter Hawkes. 2.0 – How did you track the record […]
1.0 – What do you feel is the high point of your new release, The Honeydogs; What Comes After? This whole record feels like a solid offering to me. Hard to pick faves, just like your own children. The ending of “Devil […]
1.0 – When did you start playing guitar and what was the first song you ever wrote? I was about 12 or 13 when I started playing guitar. The first song I remember writing and finishing was called “Why Bother Here.” I […]
1.0 How do you see yourself, as a singer? a songwriter? or a musician? Musician first, then songwriter. I feel OK saying that I’m those things, or at least trying to be those things. I never liked my own voice much. […]
