Lily of KNOBROCK has a powwow with Scott Vogel of TERROR.
Posted on 3 Mar 11 / Posted by Lily Howell / (more) Comments
What a pleasant chit-chat I had with the friendly front man of California hardcore punk band, TERROR. The band was in Germany, in the middle of a tour when Scott and I talked about COLDPLAY, psychos and what fills him with terror. Lily: Okay, just to start off can you give me a quick history of Terror? Scott: Sure, we started out in 2002 based out of Los Angeles. We …
Crossing Swords with KYLE SHUTT from THE SWORD
Posted on 24 Feb 11 / Posted by Lily Howell / (0) Comments
Austin, Texas rockers, THE SWORD are taking the stage all over Australia next week, on SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL and I had the opportunity to spend some time with guitarist, Kyle Shutt, on the eve of the tour. THE SWORD, have a reputation for danger, which I planned to dig for, but first, I asked Kyle how THE SWORD came to be… KYLE: We got together in 2003 and we – JD and …
Lily shoots the shit with Derek Sanders of MAYDAY PARADE.
Posted on 23 Feb 11 / Posted by Lily Howell / (0) Comments
It was day two in the studio when I caught up with a “very, very excited” Derek Sanders, singer of Florida rock group MAYDAY PARADE. The band was in Atlanta, Georgia, recording their fourth studio album. Derek has been playing music since he was a boy so it was no wonder he was busting to talk about the new album. Lily: First of all, can I just get you to …
Des from HIGH ON FIRE and Lily from KNOBROCK enjoy a session of social intercourse
Posted on 8 Feb 11 / Posted by Lily Howell / (0) Comments
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Soundwave Festival 2011 has a line-up that rocks a ridiculous amount of ass. Not only that, it’s given me a chance to get inside the minds of many a rocker from around the globe. This time, it’s Des, from a little Californian trio that goes by the [way cool] name of HIGH ON FIRE. This interview had an awesome, casual …
A delightful conversation with GANG OF FOUR front man ANDY GILL
Posted on 6 Feb 11 / Posted by Lily Howell / (0) Comments
I truly enjoy chatting with veteran rockers and GANG OF FOUR’S Andy Gill, was no exception. In the lead up to the most amazing, most awesome and most anticipated festival to ever grace Australia’s capital cities, Andy and I took a trip down memory lane, or as far as our memories allowed and waxed nostalgic, not to mention lyrical over a long-distance phone line. GANG OF FOUR long ago personalised …
ADAM BLAKE of NYHC band H2O & LILY of KR have a chit-chat!
Posted on 28 Jan 11 / Posted by Lily Howell / (0) Comments
Ahhh, what a pleasure it was to chat with Adam Blake, bass player of New York hardcore punk band, H2O. After debating over who was experiencing the worst weather and why masses of birds are falling from the sky, Adam let me in on his experience of growing up listening to metal and punk, told me his favourite punk bands and that he has Duran Duran on his Pandora… You’re …
Lily chews the fat with ANTHONY RANERI of BAYSIDE!
Posted on 17 Jan 11 / Posted by Lily Howell / (0) Comments
When I caught up with BAYSIDE’S frontman Anthony Raneri, I found him relaxing on the couch in his pyjamas with a coffee in hand. He had just finished touring and was enthusiastic about the band’s soon-to-be-released new album. Lily: Now you’ve got a new album coming out next year. Can you tell us what the fans can expect to hear, like what was the inspiration for the album, because I’ve …
MONSTER MAGNET’S Dave Wyndorf gets D&M with KNOBROCK’S Lily!
Posted on 6 Jan 11 / Posted by Ann Allen / (one) Comments
If you like your interviews a little less routine or formulated, this is the one for you. KR head-honcho Lily, and Mr Spacelord himself, Dave Wyndorf from MONSTER MAGNET, mutually went into this interview with good intentions, but swayed way off topic and indeed formula. But hey, that’s not such a bad thing because what resulted, was in fact an in-depth chat about life – or at least as in-depth …
Grant from FEEDER gives KR the LD on grunge, fans, grunge-fans & their upcoming tour!
Posted on 2 Jan 11 / Posted by Lily Howell / (0) Comments
With only 15 minutes up my sleeve I was able to talk with a very chatty Grant Nicholas, front man of British rock trio FEEDER. After several minutes discussing the ins and outs of the name “Grant”, he enlightened me on FEEDER fans, the grunge era and his worst fear… Lily: You guys have been around the traps for quite a while now. Can you give me one of your …
Lily of KNOBROCK & Fredrik of MILLENCOLIN shoot the shit!
Posted on 30 Dec 10 / Posted by Lily Howell / (one) Comments
In the midst of a wintery snow storm, I managed to talk to Fredrik Larzon, drummer of veteran punk-rock band, MILLENCOLIN. Literally chilling out, in his homeland of Sweden, Fredrik was taking a break before heading off to South America, then hitting our shores here in Oz for the 2011 SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL. Lily: You guys have been around for quite a while and you still have the original line up. …
A “Chin Fest” with Stephen Christian of ANBERLIN
Posted on 15 Sep 10 / Posted by Lily Howell / (0) Comments
With Soundwave just around the corner, Lily decided to catch up with Stephen Christian from ANBERLIN and have a chat about what Aussies can expect from the tour, Stephen’s humanitarian efforts and the state of the music industry. Enjoy…. LILY: Firstly, I’d like to take a little trip down memory lane if I could… How did you come to be where you are today, with respect to your musical influences? …
Knobrock interviews BerserkerFox!
Posted on 30 Aug 10 / Posted by Ann Allen / (0) Comments
The knobrock sisters, Annie and Lily sat down to shoot the shit with Ashish and Dan, from Melbourne metal band, BerserkerFox!…
Lily from KNOBROCK interviews DRAGONFORCE
Posted on 15 Nov 08 / Posted by Ann Allen / (0) Comments
A phone interview with Dragonforce, done in October 2008. Our recording device broke, so we used our camera to record the interview and then thought, ‘fuck it’ to save doing a boring old job like transcribing, we’ll try it this way. Statistically, it wasn’t a success…
Sharing Space with LUKE GOWER of COG!
Posted on 15 Jun 08 / Posted by Ann Allen / (0) Comments
With the success of What If and Bird of Feather, it was no surprise that Luke was kicking back in sunny Bondi, before hitting the road for a national tour. Ann and Lily talked about the new album, Sharing Space, and how the experience was for him recording the new album. KR: Is song writing something you guys do collectively? LG: Its a very experimental kind of thing with us… …
Knobrock interviews Mammal!
Posted on 31 May 08 / Posted by Ann Allen / (0) Comments
On the eve of Mammal, stepping into the studio to record an album, Zane and Nick sat down with the knobrockers to discuss bands and bogans. Shot in April 2008…
