Pin-Up Went Down? No, They Go Up.

It’s been a little less than two months since I was first introduced to the French duo Pin-Up Went Down. Having been familiar with their name for almost a year, I finally decided to give their debut album a spin up on the recommendation of a friend of mine who happens to be their label boss [...]

From Road Salt to Linoleum

A little more than half a year ago I conducted an interview with Daniel Gildenlöw on the wake of the release of their much delayed CD/DVD package. Due to unforeseeable circumstances the second half of 2009 proved to be more quiet for the band, which allowed them to catch up with their personal lives. That’s [...]

Pain of Discussion

The following interview was conducted with Daniel Gildenlöw  in early May and was supposed to be centered around Pain of Salvation’s new DVD release “On The Second Death Of” but I took the liberty to ask Daniel about more important issues regarding the band. Here’s an excerpt of the discussion we had on the phone.

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Pure Reason Discussion

I’ve been wanting to attend a Pure Reason Revolution gig ever since I’ve heard their debut album The Dark Third in 2007. In the same year I was given the chance to see them opening up for Porcupine Tree in Oslo, Norway but unfortunately I couldn’t use it since the concert had an age limit [...]

Ayreon interview – 01011001

This interview with the Dutch maestro was conducted just before Christmas 2007. Since I have a very special friendly relationship with Arjen it was hard to make this interview serious and we both knew this from the beginning, so hopefully you don’t mind the occasional jokes here and there. Enjoy!

Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon)
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