FaceCulture: Giving You The People Behind The Music

English singer-songwriter Tom Grennan first made waves after featuring on Chase & Status's "All Goes Wrong" before releasing his top-5 debut album Lighting Matches. We chatted with Tom about his sophemore album Evering Road, developing his voice, focusing on his mental and physical health, being back on stage, working with Calvin Harris, potentially working with Ed Sheeran, and a lot more! Support the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mark Tremonti is a virtuoso guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, best known for his work with rock band Creed, hard rock band Alter Bridge, and his own band Tremonti. The band has released their latest record Marching in Time and we spoke with mark about the album, challenging himself as a guitarist, his synergy with Alter Bridge bandmate Myles Kennedy, his kids not being into rock music, writing song lyrics, upcoming tours, and a lot more! By: Robin HignellSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ted Aguilar is the guitarist for one of the quintessential Bay Area trash metal bands: Death Angel. After being a fan of Death Angel from the beginning, he was asked to join as the rhythm guitarist when the band reformed in 2001, after being on hiatus for most of the 90s. We spoke with Aguilar about the new live album 'Bastard Tracks', a collection of rare or never performed live tracks that span the bands 30+ year existence. We also spoke about how he ended up joining the band, the Bay Area trash scene, his favorite tracks to play live, having perseverance in a difficult industry, adapting to life as a musician during the pandemic, working on a new Death Angel album, and a lot more! Interview by: Robin Hignell Support the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ema Jolly is a pianist, composer, electronic music producer and label owner Ema Jolly, better known by her stage name Emika. We had a fascinating conversation with Emika about what it is like to be an independent artist in the current musical climate. We spoke about  the VEGA trilogy, a look back at her work after 10 years in music, that she just released. We also talked about gear as a gateway to another world, music as exploration and discovery, challenging art, dealing with anxiety and doubt, having a very diverse fanbase, making heartfelt music, virtual reality shows, technological developments in music, music therapy, surviving the industry, dealing with manipulation, valuing art and the willingness to pay for it, how music is consumed, what she is working on now, and a lot more! Interview by: Robin HignellSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We had a beautiful conversation with American singer-songwriter Timothy Showalter, better known as Strand of Oaks. Ever since his first album 'Leave Ruin' in 2009  Showalter has continued to release albums, evolving and developing his craft along the way, the most recent being  'In Heaven'. We also spoke about taking up painting, a jazz approach to the album, quitting alcohol, not wanting to drag people down, being proud of his own artistry, support from his wife and My Morning Jacket, breaking a generational cycle, human connectivity and so much more. It honestly was an absolute joy to talk with Tim again. I hope you enjoy it as well!Interview by: Robin HignellSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nathaniel Rateliff is a singer, songwriter and musician, who is most known for his solo albums and his work with backing band The Night Sweats.  After making a name for himself in the Denver music scene, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats released their hugely succesful self-titled debut album, driven by hit singles S.O.B. and I Need Never Get Old.  Their latest album, The Future, was released in November 2021, and we spoke with Nathaniel about the album, his songwriting process, being a bandleader, asking questions with his songs, I'm On Your Side, hope, looking towards the future, and a lot more! Interview by: Robin HignellSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Parcels is a five-piece electropop band hailing from Byron Bay Australia, and is now based in Berlin. After releasing their debut EP Clockscared in 2015 the band had the chance to work with French electro-duo Daft Punk on the track 'Overnight'. The band released its self-titled album in 2018 to great critical acclaim and lead to them playing all around the world. Now with their second album, a double album, Day/Night the band has taken a next step in their musical exploration. We spoke with bandmembers Louie Swain and Patrick Hetherington about the new album, music that forces you to be present, string arrangements, Somethinggreater, and unreliable narrator, moving to Berlin, putting the songs first, and a lot more! Interview by: Robin HignellSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The first time we spoke with Irish singer-songwriter David Keenan was at the Lowlands festival back in 2017, his first interview outside of Ireland he told us. Since then we have been lucky enough to sit down with David to talk about his critically acclaimed debut album 'A Beginner's Guide To Bravery', and now his follow up album 'WHAT THEN?'. In the lead-up to the new album Keenan went through somwhat of a personal transformation, and so we spoke about him putting himself together again, falling in love with writing again, identity and balance, expanding his sound on the new album, being honest with himself in his lyrics, and a lot more! Interview by: Robin Hignell Support the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Michael is a producer, songwriter, musician and vocalist, most know for forming and being the lead singer in American rock band SIXX:A.M., alongside bandmates Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) and DJ Ashba (Guns N' Roses). SIXX:A.M. has released five studio albums since 2007, and have recently released their greatist hits album 'HITS'. We had a wonderful conversation  with James about being an observer of life, music production then and now, the HITS album, living out his rock star dreams, talking about addiction, the connection with their fans, and a lot more! Interview by: Robin Hignell Support the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dani Filth is the vocalist and founder of extreme metal band Cradle of Filth who have been a staple in the death and extreme metal scene (and beyond!) ever since their debut album 'The Principle of Evil Made Flesh' in 1994. The UK band recently released their thirteenth studio album 'Existence Is Futile', and we spoke with Dani about the album, the world spiralin out of control, nods to previous albums, catharsis in creativity, How Many Tears to Nurture a Rose?, showing other sides of his creativity, the volatility of being in a band, and a lot more! Interview by: Robin HignellSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.