In Conversation

Acclaimed actress/musician Jena Malone and Cannons frontwoman Michelle Joy were mutual fans of each other who followed each other on social media. However, the two, who both live in L.A., had never connected until Hit Parader brought them together for this fascinating conversation.

One of the most anticipated and exciting sets of the second Coachella was the b2b (back to back) teaming of trance and techno, Armin Van Buuren and Adam Beyer.

Nearly four decades into her career, Melissa Etheridge is hitting a new creative peak — balancing family, freedom, and a renewed love of music as she celebrates a landmark year with Rise, a Rock Hall nomination, and a spirit of collaboration unbound by genre or expectation.

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.

Following the release of her second studio album, My Lover, the fierce up-and-comer of bedroom pop, Claire Rosinkranz, returns to her childhood ballet theatre with the same discipline and dedication that went into the 13-song tracklist.

Linkin Park were already reshaping the rap/metal playbook with Hybrid Theory when this conversation captures them on the cusp of their next evolution — restless, experimental, and eyeing what would become Meteora. It’s a snapshot of a band refusing to stand still, pushing their sound forward just as the world was catching up.

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. 

Jack’s Mannequin, one of three projects in Andrew McMahon’s emo and alt-rock trifecta, recently took a leap of faith by releasing two records in one year while McMahon opens up about balancing multiple bands, a charity, a dedicated cruise, and his health journey.

GG Magree speaks with us about the explosive making of Spit Love — a brutal, vulnerable, and fiercely self-directed debut born from creative upheaval, personal reckoning, and a radical reclaiming of her voice.