Archive: Interviews
Coheed & Cambria Interview
When Coheed and Cambria came to town last month, HMXHenry and HMXPope got a chance to visit with the band’s frontman, Claudio Sanchez on the their tour bus. Read full post »
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Plunging Into The Murk With Al Jourgensen
Harmonix talks to Al Jourgensen of Ministry about recording boot camp, his Rock Band tracks, and life on the road. Read full post »
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How Not To Pick Up A Member Of The Donnas And More From Torry Castellano
Torry Castellano, drummer for The Donnas, chats about being in a band at thirteen, touring at seventeen, and meeting Gene Simmons at eighteen. She also shares valuable info on how not to hit on a girl in a band. Read full post »
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From The Bench To The Stage With Ian Anderson
The final installment of our three-part interview with Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson. Read full post »
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Rock Band’s Backstage Interview: Mike McCready Of Pearl Jam!
The 28th of last month was a banner day for Pearl Jam: They played to an ecstatic crowd at the Outside Lands festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, slaying the crowd with two hours’ worth of classics and new songs. Read full post »
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Further Down The Bench With Ian Anderson
Part two of our interview with Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson covers everything from his memorable show at Shea Stadium to his feelings on video games. Read full post »
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On The Park Bench With Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson
Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson doesn’t like virtual music games - or any other kind of game, for that matter - but that didn’t stop him from giving us the longest and most wide-ranging interview we’ve yet had on the site. In Part One, he discusses his preference for playing acoustic over electric guitar, the upcoming non-Tull band tour, and reveals what was the worst song he ever wrote. Read full post »
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The Midnight Interview With Styx And REO Speedwagon
When you’ve been on the road as long as Styx and REO Speedwagon, you live on rock’n’roll time. In fact, the only time we could get Styx singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw and REO singer Kevin Cronin on the phone together was at midnight. Read full post »
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Free Music! “Oxytocin” Presents The Other Side Of Harmonix
If you’ve heard some of the Harmonix-associated bands who’ve made it into Rock Band, you might assume that we spend all our time playing guitars, pumping our fists. Read full post »
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Live From Harmonix, It's Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World drops by the Harmonix offices to play some Rock Band and chat with us about unruly crowds. Read full post »
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Before The Flood: Bassist Tommy Shannon Remembers Stevie Ray Vaughan
You walk into a small club one night, and see a gawky teenager playing some of the hottest blues guitar you’ve ever heard. You decide on the spot that you need to get yourself into that kid’s band…You do, and you start making musical history. Read full post »
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That's The Way That He Goes: A Talk With Richard Thompson
You mean you’ve never heard of Richard Thompson? Then prepare to meet one of rock’s ultimate cult heroes, and a man who regularly tops polls as one of the greatest guitarists alive. Read full post »
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Mixing On Mardi Gras With Mutemath
They’re a New Orleans band, and they’re in the studio on Mardi Gras: That should tell you all you need to know about Mutemath’s work ethic. Read full post »
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Truckin' With Mike Cooley
Athens, GA’s Drive-By Truckers are one of America’s great, cult-hero rock’n’roll bands, with a string of epic albums to their credit. Read full post »
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Start A Band, Rock The World, Get Married! The True Love Story Of Ryan And Laura
We knew all along that Rock Band was about more than having fun thrashing around with plastic guitars. No, our game is all about passion, togetherness, and true love! Read full post »
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Tanya Donelly Interview
This week we’re proud to welcome another of our hometown indie-rock legends to Rock Band. Just released as DLC, Belly’s “Feed the Tree” was a nationwide hit in 1993, capturing the imagination with its mix of mystery and energy. For leader Tanya Donelly it was just one stop in a long and fascinating career. Read full post »
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Unleashing The Fury With Yngwie Malmsteen!
So you thought that “Caprici di Diablo” was impossible to play? Well, you’re right: Even the man who wrote the tune finds it a challenge to play on a real guitar. The king of the shredders gives us the lowdown on his three new DLC tracks and more in this exclusive interview. Read full post »
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Pleased To Meet Him: An Interview With Paul Westerberg
Brett chats with the former Replacements leader about his Rock Band 2 song "Alex Chilton," and more. Read full post »
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Carrying On With Kansas
There’s nothing like a prog-rock classic to give your playing skills a workout. If you’ve played “Carry On Wayward Son” you probably came away with new appreciation for Kansas’ skills, especially those tricky drum parts and death defying vocals. Read full post »
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Canada Calling: A Talk With Carl Newman Of The New Pornographers
Whether or not you know what an arpeggiated diminished triad is, you may be glad to know you’ve been playing one—that is, if you’ve played the New Pornographers’ “Electric Version” on Rock Band. Lovers of pure pop were amazed and impressed when this song made it onto our tracklist. Giddy and harmony-driven, it’s one of the most classic pop tracks in the game, and an especially tough one to sing—Shimmering harmonies like the ones Carl Newman and Neko Case sing don’t come along everyday. Read full post »
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Nikki Sixx Interview, Part II
In honor of Motley Crue’s Dr. Feelgood hitting as DLC, we’re proud to present part II of last September’s interview with bassist Nikki Sixx. Read full post »
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Double Interview Day: Megadeth And Airbourne
We talk with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and Ryan O’Keeffe of Airbourne. Read full post »
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Nikki Sixx Gives Us The Dirt
Mötley Crüe Bassist Talks With Harmonix Editor Brett Milano. Read full post »
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Rush Interview Part Two
Harmonix writer Brett Milano gets the history from Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush. Read full post »
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Rock Band Says: We're All Devo!
Devo Founder Jerry Casale Talks With Harmonix Editor Brett Milano. Read full post »
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Harmonix Editor Brett Milano Talks To Dream Theater Drummer Mike Portnoy
An interview with prog-rock band Dream Theater's drummer Mike Portnoy Read full post »
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We Hung Out With Rush!
Part One of a two-part interview with Rush members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Read full post »
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Judas Priest Interview
Harmonix writer interviews Judas Priest's Glenn Tipton and Rob Halford. Read full post »
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Much Ado About "Doolittle"
Harmonix writer Brett Milano chats with Frank Black of The Pixies. Read full post »
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Jimmy Buffett Interview
Harmonix writer Brett Milano chats with the mayor of Margaritaville Read full post »
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Earth, Wind & Centaur Interview
Harmonix writer Brett Milano chats with Earth, Wind & Centaur, a Rock Band Leaderboard-dominating band. Read full post »
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"The Cars": A View From The Wheel
Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes takes Harmonix editor Brett Milano out for a spin. Read full post »
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Motherhips DLC Interview
Indie DLC tracks from the Mother Hips Read full post »
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Inside Trent Reznor's Sanctum
A behind-the-scenes look at Trent Reznor through the eyes of Brian Viglione, drummer for the Dresden Dolls. Read full post »
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Look At Us Still Talking When There's Science To Do: An Interview With Jonathan Coulton
Harmonix writer Heather Wilson talks with Jonathan Coulton, creator of the Portal-inspired song "Still Alive." Read full post »
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Meet Fred Schneider: B-52's Fronman, New Wave Legend, And Lousy Rock Band Player!
Harmonix editor Brett Milano speaks with Fred Schneider of the B-52's. Read full post »
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Band Of Horses Interview
Harmonix editor Brett Milano talks to Taylor Ramsay of Band of Horses. Read full post »
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Mascis Lives All Over Us
Harmonix chats with Dinosaur, Jr. member J Mascis. Read full post »
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