On a day in 2003, Ian Fike received a phone call that changed his life: his Portland-based band Ever We Fall landed a deal with Rise Records. At the time a sophomore in high school, Fike found himself in the studio recording what would become the band’s debut EP,...
On an early November morning en route to Salt Lake City, Stray From The Path had a run with disaster – a patch of black ice sent the band’s van and trailer swerving off a frozen U.S. highway before the break of dawn. “We flipped and then a semi-truck...
Le Butcherettes frontwoman Teri Gender Bender has little patience for unenthusiastic crowds, especially ones in Arizona. Hesitant to play the band’s Mesa show on their recent stint with Deftones, Gender Bender, raised in Mexico from age 14, made it a point to...
About this interview In a March 2009 interview with Ryan Minic of Ryan’s Rock Show, Sonny Moore, known as Skrillex, discusses his life experiences. Born in Los Angeles, Moore moved to San Francisco at age three and later attended a boarding school in Barstow. He...
About this interview In a 2008 interview with Ryan Minic of Ryan’s Rock Show, Dez Fafara of DevilDriver reflected on his journey from Coal Chamber to fronting one of modern metal’s most consistent bands. He discussed his love for music, calling himself “blessed” to be...
