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Video interview with dance punk band !!! (chk chk chk). FaceCulture spoke to frontman Nic Offer about the differences between Europe and the United States when it comes to dancing, recording their new album Strange Weather, Isn't It? in Berlin, experimenting, making mistakes, getting music to the public, spending money, band as family, youth, air g...

Video interview with the British rockband Skunk Anansie. FaceCulture spoke to singer Skin and bass player Cass about their reunion, the chemistry in the band, wonder, looking back, getting back to the Skunk Anansie-standard, writing new songs, singing old songs, moving along, Smashes And Trashes, the new album Wonderlustre, reactions of fans and Sk...

AMSTERDAM – Rick Smith en Karl Hyde vormen al sinds 1987 Underworld. Voor het dansgeoriënteerde achtste album Barking werkten de twee nauwer samen dan ooit tevoren. “Mensen komen naar Underworld om te feesten”, aldus Hyde.

Video interview with drummer Dave Lombardo of American metal band Slayer. FaceCulture spoke to Lombardo about The Big Four, energy, motivation, Tom's injury, Philm, Slayer's break, ambitions, family, musical exchange with children and colleagues, the future of Slayer and lots more. (02/08/2010) FaceCulture met guitarist Kerry King of legendary t...

AMSTERDAM – Al drie albums kwamen er voort uit de samenwerking tussen de Schotse zangeres Isobel Campbell en de Amerikaanse zanger Mark Lanegan. De derde, Hawk, verscheen op 16 augustus jongstleden.

AMSTERDAM - “It just happens, you know.” It's a regular answer coming from Slash: the guitarist takes life as it is. Taking vacations is not an option. “I'm a workaholic, everything is centered towards music and bands and records”, he says.

AMSTERDAM - Frontman Tyler Connolly of Canadian rock band Theory Of A Deadman married in 2006, and thereby evolved from a woman hater into a loving husband. The subject matter of his songs changed, but the honesty remained. “Fans can tell when you are making stuff up.”

AMSTERDAM – To Joshua Radin the European release of his second album Simple Times feels like re-reading his diary. The record of the 36 year old singer-songwriter was released two years earlier in his home country: the United States.

AMSTERDAM – By having “zero technology days”, English singer-songwriter Tom McRae regained his freedom. In his opinion, the world's a much nicer place without telephones, internet, or television. “Don't watch tv and you actually start to think the world's a good place”, says McRae.

Video interview with Daniel Kessler and Sam Fogarino of American post-punk/indie rock band Interpol. FaceCulture spoke to Kessler and Fogarino about the new self named album, new instrumentation, progression, songwriting, humble moments, hip hop influences, and lots more! (05/07/2010)

AMSTERDAM - In de serie Het Verhaal Van vertellen artiesten wekelijks welke gedachte er achter een nummer zit en hoe hun werk tot stand kwam. Deze week: Peter Pan R.I.P. van Kula Shaker.

Video interview met Pablo van de Poel, zijn broer Luka van de Poel en Robin Piso van de Nederlandse psychedelische bluesrockband DeWolff. FaceCulture sprake met de jongens over hun eigen filmcrew, documentaire, sex, drugs en rock & roll, hun studie, middelbare school, studievertraging, geleidelijke ontwikkeling, manager, tolerante ouders, het huis ...

AMSTERDAM – De Amerikaanse rockband Papa Roach verkocht wereldwijd meer dan tien miljoen platen. Op het zevende studioalbum Time For Annihilation speelt de liveshow van het viertal een hoofdrol. Frontman Jacoby Shaddix: “Ik ben een rockshow-junkie.”

Video interview with house and techno band Underworld. FaceCulture spoke to vocalist Karl Hyde about his musical partner Rick Smith (the producer), the poetry of cities, listening to old records, working together more, songs not working on stage, baggage of the past, next album, friendship, German music, his painting exhibition, and more. (29/06/20...

AMSTERDAM – Voor een band die drie uitroeptekens als naam heeft aangenomen houdt !!! – alias Chk Chk Chk – het al aardig lang vol. Het vierde album van de dancepunkgroep, Strange Weather, Isn't It?, kwam in augustus uit. “Deze band is mijn familie”, aldus frontman Nic Offer.