Photo and video credit: Wendy Hu
Earlier this week, MarieClaire.com featured my interview with guitar goddess Orianthi. Feel free to check out the post here.
Watch my video interview with Orianthi below to learn more about her passion for guitar, what it was like to perform with Santana and her experience working with Michael Jackson. For the complete transcription, click here.
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I know I’ve been overloading you with content from South By Southwest, so I’ll give you a break this weekend. I’m exactly halfway done transcribing all my interviews, so if you haven’t yet be sure to read my already posted interviews on Jason Reeves, Tyrone Wells and Meiko (click on each artist’s name and it’ll bring you directly to their interview).
In the meantime, you can also catch up on all my recaps on MarieClaire.com here. I still have to type up my interviews with Anya Marina, Dlugokecki and Parachute so be on the lookout for those next week.
And, to download some free SXSW music (yes, it’s legal) from Tyrone Wells, Anberlin, Paper Route and more click here. With all this SXSW coverage it’s almost like you were there with me! Any takers on attending next year?
In addition to interviewing bands for my site, I’ll be blogging about SXSW for MarieClaire.com. You can check out my first blog post here, or read it below!
On a whim, two weeks ago, I booked a flight to attend the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas. My first trip solo, I’m taking a few risks. For one, I don’t know my roommates for the week (turns out we do have two mutual friends on Facebook so we’re practically real friends, right?). Second little baby hiccup — I don’t have an official badge to get around the festival yet. Just a few minor details . . .
Not your typical outgoing and in-your-face journalist, my friends have been telling me I’m being a bit ballsy since I’m flying all the way to Texas and have no idea how the week will transpire. However, I’m confident that I’ll figure it all out and already have some great interviews planned with up-and-coming musicians showcased at the festival. So be sure to stay tuned in for those.
From a secret (or not so secret anymore) Metallica performance to a possibly haunted bathroom at the Driskill Hotel, I’m hoping to fill you in on the latest happenings at SXSW so you can enjoy them as much as I do while I’m there. I’ll be sure to fill you in on all my musician spottings, shows I catch and exclusive SXSW interviews. You can follow my SXSW adventures on Marie Claire’s Twitter as well. About to board my flight to Austin so next time you hear from me I’ll hopefully have that whole badge situation figured out!
I’m so happy to report that my past interview with Joshua Radin was posted on MarieClaire.com yesterday! Feel free to read it here and leave comments!
The audio of the interview is also available here. You can listen to a stream of his first single off recent release, Simple Times “I’d Rather Be With You” here and if you like it, be sure to visit Radin on MySpace and catch a show when he’s in town!
Head over to MarieClaire.com to read part of my interview with Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind! I’d love to know what you think. If you haven’t yet, be sure to read (or listen) to the full transcription with Stephan here. You can also hear “Non-Dairy Creamer,” one of the songs off their upcoming release Ursa Major here.