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Interview: A Conversation with Kevin Martin of Candlebox

We wanted it to be a record that people remember us by, and I dare say it’s better than our first album, you know, that’s left for other people to decide, but it’s just one of those records that I’m so proud of. And when you know that you’re making your last record and you don’t have to prove anything to anyone, it’s really easy to write music. We just knew we wanted to make a record to push the boundaries of what Candlebox is known for, and that’s what we did.

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Posted On : Published By : Nikki Cronauer
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KC Blackwater: In Conversation With Tallulah Allen

The whole concept of KC Blackwater as a project is that I was just getting to the point where I was getting so angry and frustrated and annoyed at so many things that it was trying to make me kind of giggle a bit. Like that kind of post-anger laughter where it’s that little bit deranged. And like I said, I wanted to kind of put that essence into audio form. So that’s why the guitars sound so crazy and scratchy and chicken scratch kind of thing. And I wanted the bass lines to sound big and imposing, but in a slightly comedic way.

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Posted On : Published By : Tallulah Allen
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It’s Just A Stage They’re Going Through: Punk Rock Factory Continues To Smash Expectations

We want it to be as true to the original as possible, but as different to the original as we could possibly make it. For example, in “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana, there’s a woodwind part in the chorus. It was just a little run of it at some point and our guitarist picked that out and he made like an entire riff around that part of the song. There’s only a tiny bit and most people wouldn’t even notice it’s there. Inour version, it’s there and it’s up front and center in the chorus. We’ll try and pick parts out and build on them.

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Posted On : Published By : Ally Rose