Interviews

Interviews
Denny Kolsh, TWLOHA Campus Tour Speaker

Over the next few weeks, To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) will embark on a tour of college campuses to talk about their vision, their goals, and of course, to provide an open forum to share one’s stories.

We recently had the chance to chat with Denny Kolsh, one of the tour’s speakers. Denny provided some invaluable insights to TWLOHA’s mission, and how his involvement with them began.

You can see Denny in-person on February 5th at Eastern Connecticut State University.

How did …

5 years ago by Josh

Interviews
Kendall Schmidt

Here it is folks! Our interview with Kendall Schmidt of Heffron Drive and Big Time Rush from December 3rd at Webster Underground in Hartford, CT. Sorry about the quality but the downstairs/dressing room area is a bit cave-like so the lighting wasn’t as great as we had hoped. Either way, Kendall was a delight to sit down and chat with. He was everything you little Rushers/Drivers would expect: really down to Earth, friendly and yes, he does indeed give great hugs. I do wish we …

5 years ago by Envy

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Chris Kasarjian (Cities By The Sea / Count The Stars)

For many years after Count The Stars broke up I would keep in contact with their singer, Chris Kasarjian, not only because he is an awesome friend but also because I secretly hoped that one day he would decide to return to the music scene. And that day has finally come!

Chris recently announced a new project, Cities By The Sea.

I immediately sent him a bevy of interview questions, which he very generously answered in video and sent back to us. Check out the …

5 years ago by Envy

Interviews
Rocket & The Ghost

We recently had the chance to ask a few choice questions to Brian Kesley, bassist for the Brooklyn-based Rocket & The Ghost. Special thanks to Kiyoshi Matsuyama, the band’s lead singer, for manning the camera for us.

Enjoy!

Meanwhile, don’t forget to check out our review of Rocket & The Ghost’s latest EP.…

5 years ago by Josh

Interviews
The Lawsuits

Brian Dale Allen Strouse, singer-songwriter-guitarist-extraordinaire of Philly-based The Lawsuits was kind enough to answer a few questions for Emo at Heart — check out what he had to say below. And don’t forget to check out our review of their latest album, Cool Cool Cool.

Listening to Cool Cool Cool is like a field trip through the last 50+ years of musical history – Was that on purpose? Did you have a different plan going in for the composition of the album? Ha. Nah, very …

5 years ago by Josh

Interviews
KingQueen

We recently got the chance to chat with Sabrina Petrini, lead singer of LA-based KingQueen.

What was it like going from Sweden to London to the US? Did one place feel more like home than the others? I grew up in a very safe enviroment, Sweden is a good place to grow up in however I always wanted more than being safe. London was my first step to realization of how much more there is to music and all the history about it. And I …

6 years ago by Envy

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Quincy Mumford

Quincy Mumford, namesake of Quincy Mumford and The Reason Why was kind enough to answer a few questions for Emo at Heart.

How did The Reason Why get together? The name The Reason Why comes from the idea that there is a reason for everything. In our case, the reason why we play music. Brian Gearty (Bass/Vox): I have know Brian since the 4th grade. When I started playing guitar, Brian started playing bass. So we grew up playing music together, including our first punk …

6 years ago by Tracy

Interviews
Kevin Mahoney

For the readers that may not know who you are, could you tell us a little about yourself? My name’s Kevin and I play guitar in a band called Hit The Lights.

You’ve had your hands in a lot of bands, can you name them all for us? Haha no but I can say I’ve played guitar for Hit The Lights, Polar Bear Club, and Holy War, and also filled in on guitar for 3OH!3, Such Gold, and RDGLDGRN. I also have a job writing …

6 years ago by Envy

Interviews
Golden Youth

A few months ago we reviewed the debut EP from the Sacramento duo Golden Youth. We got the chance to chat with Kyle Monroe and Stephanie Lauren for an extended interview about the band, their first EP, and everything in between.

How was it to produce your first full album?

Kyle Monroe: It was definitely a dream. I come from a producing background, so it was a freeing feeling to be able to be 100% involved in your music. I often subscribe to the “too …

6 years ago by Nicole

Interviews
Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum)

This week Soul Asylum released the first in a series of three cover-song EPs titled No Fun Intended. The album includes songs by old-school punk rockers Suicide Commandos and MC5, as well as a tribute to the timeless classic by Joy Division, “Love Will Tear Us Apart”. As someone who really enjoys cover songs, I called dibs pretty quickly when the record came up for us to review and I was not let down by the tracks at all. Each pays great tribute to the …

6 years ago by Tracy