Steve Baltin

We spoke to Squeeze, in separate interviews, with both partners of one of the most acclaimed songwriting duos in British music, about revisiting the music half a century later, about their summer tour, future plans and more.

In an exclusive interview before Zakk’s Black Label Society release their powerful new album, Engines of Demolition, a superb collection that showcases the full range and power of the band’s musical range, the Wyldes sat down for their only joint conversation on marriage, the Osbournes, songwriting and more.

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea will release his first jazz album, Honora, March 27.  The album, which features both giants of the jazz genre and friends of his like Nick Cave and Thom Yorke, is the culmination of a life-long love affair with jazz. So, when he agreed to take me through a playlist of some of his all-time favorite jazz tunes, the list was deeper and more eclectic than I ever could have imagined.

You may think you know Charlotte MacInnes — from stage roles to TV — but you don’t really know her until you hear her own songs, where vulnerability becomes her defining strength. With her debut single “Struck,” she steps fully into that identity, delivering an empowering, self-made promise she’s determined to keep.

I spoke, in separate interviews a few hours apart, with brothers Rich and Chris Robinson. What I found is they are still in fighting form on A Pound of Feathers. Only now they have channeled all of that energy, aggression and vigor into the music – lyrically and melodically. The result is a monster of a rock record. 

Cyrus gets much of her musical inspiration from her family, particularly her dad. I asked her to dig through her childhood memories and record collection to pick the songs of the ’70s — and a few just beyond — that influenced her songwriting.

Texas-born singer-songwriter Sydney Ross Mitchell reflects on her culture-shocking move from a deeply religious small town to Los Angeles, and how that tension between two very different worlds fueled the intimate, healing, and richly cinematic songs on her stunning new EP Cynthia.

With more music coming out than ever before, talent is abundant out there. The issue both artists and listeners face is how to find each other. We are more than happy to help. At the new Hit Parader, music discovery will be a huge part of what we do because, for me, discovering a new…