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The Ballroom Thieves: A Conversation with Devin Mauch

February 4, 2017

The Ballroom Thieves have had a fly-by-night, whirlwind couple of years, stealing in and out of coffee shops and concert halls, making fans and friends across the country. The release of their first LP, A Wolf ...

Andrew Tufano: The Blast Interview

Elke Thoms

June 24, 2015

“I’m tired of this every-man-for-himself mentality,” musician Andrew Tufano, 20, declares in his song “Every Man For Himself” off of his new record "Fireworks in Autumn". As tired as Tufano may be of ...

Interview: Marriages Get Seductive and Dangerous with “Salome”

Scott Baumgarter

April 27, 2015

Photo credit: Nick Fancher. Photo from consequenceofsound.com Labels are exhausting. What do you call a band that doesn't crack jokes with the audience or swivel their hips? Normcore? Nu shoegaze? Geez. Why ...

The Blast Interview: Arch Enemy

Sinan Pehlivanoglu

December 8, 2014

Arch Enemy has been going through a lot of changes recently. After the change in the line up—with Alissa White-Gluz replacing former lead singer Angela Gossow—the Swedish melodic death metal band has released a...

Pop Rock Band Metro Station: The Blast Interview

Madeline Knutson

November 5, 2014

After taking a hiatus in 2010, Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso have rejoined forces to release Metro Station's latest album, Gold. Founded in 2006, the band signed with Columbia Records and soon became known for hi...

The Blast Interview: Within Temptation

Sinan Pehlivanoglu

November 4, 2014

Following the release of their new album Hydra earlier this year, the Dutch metal band Within Temptation launched their tour in the U.S. with the supporting act Amaranthe. Blast’s Sinan Pehlivanoglu caught up w...

The Blast Interview: Amaranthe

Sinan Pehlivanoglu

October 28, 2014

The Swedish metal band Amaranthe has just released their new album Massive Addictive. For the past month they have been hitting the roads in the US along with the Dutch band Within Temptation, dropping som...

The Blast Interview: Big Gigantic

Bailey Knecht

October 23, 2014

Big Gigantic, the Colorado-based electronic duo, is coming to UMass Amherst tonight as part of its Touch the Sky tour. The livetronica group is teaming up with EDM powerhouses like Skrillex, Paper Diamond and M...

Five Finger Death Punch at Tsongas Center, Interview with Jason Hook

Sinan Pehlivanoglu

October 8, 2014

On Sept. 26, Lowell, Mass. was filled with screams of dozens of Metal fans. The small town hosted one of the greatest metal shows with Nothing More, Hell Yeah, Volbeat and the headlining gods Five Finger Death...

EDM Producer Asaf “Borgore” Borger: The Blast Interview

Madeline Knutson

October 8, 2014

Known for his twitter hashtag #BootyforBorgore and his raunchy performances, Israeli-born producer Asaf Borger has worked hard to become the world-famous EDM artist he is today. Better known by his stage name o...

My Sit Down with Space Jesus

Hal Hyatt

August 8, 2014

Space Jesus is exactly who you would expect him to be. I had the chance to get an hour with music producer Jasha Tull, a.k.a. Space Jesus. His usual routine includes creating psychedelic bass music, touring aro...

The Blast Interview: Annalise Emerick

Amina Ly

June 9, 2014

Last week, Blast's Amina Ly got the chance to speak to Annalise Emerick, an independent artist based in Boston, MA, to talk about her rising success as a singer/songwriter and her upcoming album Field Notes. ...

Iced Earth and the New England Metal Fest

Sinan Pehlivanoglu

May 13, 2014

The legendary Metal band Iced Earth is currently doing its U.S. tour to support their latest album Plagues of Babylon. After an amazing show in New York, the band rode to Massachusetts to hit the stage at the N...

Mika “Prophet” Guillory of Hip-Hop Rock Band 7Lions: The Blast Interview

Madeline Knutson

April 15, 2014

Signed to RedOne's 2101 Records, Southern California band 7Lions merges hip-hop and rock to create their own original sound. Founded in 2010, the group is composed of six members, Forrest Fulmer, Will Carpenter...

With new album, Royal Bliss reminds us why we love rock

Ellie Williams

March 12, 2014

Salt Lake City rockers, Royal Bliss, released their latest studio album, Chasing the Sun, on February 18, 2014. Though Royal Bliss released Waiting Out the Storm in 2012, the album’s two singles failed to m...

Finding True North with Jillette Johnson

Ellie Williams

March 5, 2014

Singer-songwriters have always been a staple in the American pop scene. To join the vocal powerhouses like Adele, Tori Amos and Fiona Apple is Jillette Johnson. Johnson, a Manhattan native, took the stage la...

Dead Meadow: The Blast Interview

Amina Ly

February 27, 2014

Not too long ago, Amina Ly reviewed the Dead Meadow's new album. Despite the rescheduling of the show due to a snow storm, Dead Meadow played the Sinclair on Feb. 13 and there was no hesitation in the audience...

PVRIS: The Blast Interview

Ellie Williams

February 12, 2014

Between playing the Vans Warped Tour, releasing an EP and recording a full-length album, PVRIS (pronounced Paris) has had a whirlwind 2013. Lynn Gunnelfsen, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Lowell trio...

Band Buzz: The D-Line

Beth Hutchings

February 5, 2014

With yet another snowstorm on the way and icy winds making everyone in New England shudder, summer has never seemed farther away. Luckily for anyone craving some laid-back and sunny vibes, Boston’s own The D-Li...

Bearstronaut to play at SXSW 2014

Nikki Makagiansar

February 5, 2014

From winning “Best Electronic Act” at the Boston Music Awards to playing their largest show at Boston Calling, Bearstronaut achieved local prominence all within the last year. However, 2014 will be another even...