FaceCulture: Giving You The People Behind The Music
FaceCulture
FaceCulture is a daily-updated music platform for in-depth interviews, live sessions, and a lot more with your favorite artists. While we operate mainly on YouTube and other video services, with this podcast we wan't to enable people to listen to a selection of both old and new interviews whenever and however they prefer. A short disclaimer: Because a lot of our interviews are conducted at festivals, music venues, hotels, restaurants, and the like, the quality of the audio isn't always in our full control, so please bare with us when the sound quality doesn't always match that of other podcasts. Having said that, we do want to provde the listener with as comfortable a listening experiences as possible, so not every interview that we do as FaceCulture will find its way to the podcast. All interviews we do are still available on www.youtube.com/faceculture. Thanks for your continued support!
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Mar 4, 2021 • 29min
Meshuggah - Tomas Haake (2008)
Another throwback to a fascinating conversation we had in 2008 with drummer and songwriter Tomas Haake from the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. We spoke with the eloquent drummer about his early years of drumming, Rush, drum techniques, the album obZen and the song Bleed, writing lyrics for the band, and a lot more! Support the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
Mar 2, 2021 • 42min
Steve Lukather (2021)
In our first interview in 2010 Steve Lukather spoke with no strings attached. And honest and outspoken he has been in every FaceCulture interview since then! With his new record 'I Found the Sun' out it was time to sit down with Steve once more. We spoke about everything from his time in Toto, to his admiration for George Harrison, getting anger out through music, a darker period and how he got sober, playing with Paul McCartney, trying to capture a "real" performance on his new record, and a lot more! By: Martin KuiperSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
Feb 25, 2021 • 40min
Alice In Chains - Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney (2010)
Back in 2010 we sat down with vocalist and guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney from the American rock band Alice in Chains. We had an in-depth conversation with the iconic Seattle rockers about how they started in music, the time they were homeless, horrible lyrics, Layne's death and legacy, and a lot more! Support the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
Feb 16, 2021 • 21min
Shame - Charlie Steen (2021)
Alternative rock band Shame turned quite a few heads with the release of their debut album Songs of Praise in 2018. We had a fascinating conversation with frontman Charlie Steen about the much-anticipated follow-up Drunk Tank Pink (released last month), existential doubt, the success of the debut album, growing as a band, a sense of gratitude and pride, and a lot more! By: Robin HignellSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
Feb 11, 2021 • 34min
Epica - Simone Simons (2021)
We have been speaking to Simone Simons, vocalist for Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, for years, and each interview is an absolute pleasure to do. On this occasion we spoke about the upcoming album Omega, writing with the band together in one room, her dreams and nightmares, the Omega Point theory, looking back at their earlier work, working with Ayreon on Transitus, and a lot more! Support the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
Feb 3, 2021 • 31min
Steven Wilson (2021)
Steven Wilson is a singer, songwriter and producer known for both his work as founder and frontman for the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree and his solo work. We've been lucky enough to talk to Wilson throughout the years, as he is always honest and genuine in his answers. This time we spoke abou his upcoming sixth solo studio album The Future Bites, falling out of love with the guitar, the evolution of music, creativity and technology, the internet changing human nature, curiosity being under threat, and a lot more! Support the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
Jan 26, 2021 • 36min
Jeff Tweedy (2021)
Jeff Tweedy, known for his work with the widely acclaimed alternative rock band Wilco, is one of those artists for whom songwriting seems easy. He even wrote a book called 'How to write one song' that appeared just last October. Unsurprisingly then, it was an absolute privilege to be able to pick his brain a bit about creativity and the songwriting as we discussed his latest album Love Is The King. We also spoke about how he deals with doubt, discovery through songwriting, punk and country music, being creative in times of social isolation, and a lot more! By: Robin HignellSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
Jan 19, 2021 • 36min
Wardruna - Einar Selvik (2021)
It's very difficult to describe how I felt the first time I heard Nordic folk band Wardruna's music, there is something primal about it, something that reaches you down to the core, something one needs to experience for themselves. It was such a pleasure to talk with the creative mind behind the project, Einar Selvik, about how he thinks about songwriting, how his surroundings inspire him, but also his interest in Nordic culture from a multi-disciplinarian standpoint, and the new album Kvitravn. We also discussed his work on the video game Assassins Creed: Valhalla, how he experiences performing live, and a lot more! By: Robin HignellSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
Jan 5, 2021 • 18min
Bruno Mars (2011)
Another one of our highlights over the years: It's not often you get the chance to speak to someone of the caliber of Bruno Mars, especially not amidst his ascent to superstardom. We spoke with Bruno about his first steps in music, how artists like Prince and Jimi Hendrix helped shape him, songwriting and doo-wop music, the Grammy Awards, and a lot more! Support the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
Dec 23, 2020 • 26min
James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins/A Perfect Circle) (2012)
Back in 2012 we had the chance to speak with at that point former The Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha around the release of his second solo album Look To The Sky. We spoke about the music he grew up with and how the Smashing Pumpkins got started and the succes they had, but also where he was at that point with progressive supergroup A Perfect Circle and running his own label and studio. We also spoke about the rift between him and The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, who at that time had reformed The Smashing Pumpkins after their break up in 2000, and there was some contention about why Iha wasn't part of it. Luckily it all turned out well as Billy and James reunited in 2018 and continue to make music together to this day. Interview by: Martin KuiperSupport the showThank you for listening! For more interviews with your favorite artists visit the FaceCulture YouTube channel.
