FaceCulture: Giving You The People Behind The Music

Ashlyn Rae Willson, or just Ashe, is an American singer and songwriter most known for the hit single 'Moral of the Story' that appeared in the Netflix film 'To All The Boys: P. S. I Still Love You'. She released her exciting debut album 'Ashlyn' in May, 2021, and we spoke with her about the album, feeling like she has no limitations, a song for her brother who passed away, the impact music can hav...

Garbage is an American rock band fronted by Scottish vocalist and musician Shirley Manson. The band immediately made waves with their eponymous debut album (released in 1995) and their follow-up 'Version 2.0' (1998) topped the UK charts and earned the band two Grammy nominations. Garbage released their seventh studio album ' No Gods No Masters' in June of 2021 and we spoke with Shirley Manson abou...

UB40 is an award winning reggae band from Birmingham, England. They have sold over 70 million records worldwide , including two UK number one albums in Labour of Love (1983) and Promises and Lies (1993), and had international smash hits in Red Red Wine, Food For Thought, and covers of I Got You Babe and (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You. We spoke with founding member Robin Campbell about the...

English alternative rock band Wolf Alice burst on the scene with their debut album 'My Love Is Cool' in 2015 and they haven't look back since. Their second album 'Visions of a Life' (2017) received universal acclaim and was considered to be one of the best albums of that year.  The band's recently released third album 'Blue Weekend' came in at the top spot on the UK charts,  as their sound continu...

Michelle Zauner is a musician, director and author, most known for spearheading  indie pop band Japanese Breakfast to great critical acclaim.  Zauner made her writing debut with the book 'Crying in H Mart: A Memoir', which deals with grief after losing a parent.  We spoke with her about her most recent album 'Jubilee', the  differences between writing songs and a book, going in a new direction, se...

Daughtry is an award winning American rock band conceived by American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry. Their self-titled debut album (2006) ended up topping the Billboard 200 and sold more than six million copies in the U.S. and the band continued to make waves with albums like 'Leave This Town' and 'Break The Spell' ever since. We spoke with frontman Chris Daughtry about going independent, starting...

Adam Duritz is a musician, songwriter, record and film producer, and frontman for American rock band Counting Crows. With hits like 'Mr. Jones', 'A Long December', and  'Accidentally in Love' just to name a few, the band has sold over 20 million records worldwide and have been nominated for a Grammy (twice!) and an Academy Award. We had a lovely conversation with Adam about their latest offering '...

Dave Wyndorf is the lead vocalist and guitarist for American rock band Monster Magnet, a band that helped build the stoner rock genre, and scored big hits in the 90s with the songs 'Space Lord' and 'Negasonic Teenage Warhead'. Their latest album A Better Dystopia is a collection of covers from obscure tracks from the late 60s and early 70s that have made an impression on Dave. His love for this er...

English musician, singer, songwriter an producer Gary Numan has seen just about anything in his illustrious career that spans over 45 years.  First as a member of new wave band Tubeway Army, then as a solo artist where he scored massive hits with songs like 'Cars' and 'Are 'Friends' Electric', in the  early 80s. He also saw some lows as not every album reached its commercial expectations, but with...

Myles Kennedy is a guitarist and vocalist, most known as the frontman for American rock band Alter Bridge. Kennedy also fronted rock band The Mayfield Four, and has collaborated on two full albums (and more!) with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. After his solo debut in 2018 with the album Year of the Tiger, 2021 saw the release of his second solo outing The Ides of March. We spoke about the...

St. Vincent (real name Annie Clark) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer whom debuted in 2007 with the album 'Marry Me,' and particularly made waves with the critically acclaimed, Grammy winning, eponymous album 'St. Vincent' in 2014. We had a lovely and intriguing conversation with her about her latest album 'Daddy's Home', writing about her father's incarceration...

Nancy Wilson made a name for herself alongside her sister Ann Wilson in the highly successful Seattle-based rock band Heart, with whom she sold over 35 million records. With a career spanning over five decades Nancy has experienced it all, and has now released her solo album You and Me. We spoke with Nancy about her new album, songwriting before she joined Heart, storytelling, dealing with change,...

Australian singer, songwriter and musician Julia Stone (Of Angus & Julia Stone fame) released her third solo album 'Sixty Summers' and we were lucky enough to sit down with Julia and have an openhearted conversation about the album, making bold choices, working with Doveman and St. Vincent, strength and vulnerability, songs having multiple interpretations, nostalgic summer nights, and a lot more! ...

Chuck Billy is the vocalist and frontman for American thrash metal band Testament. The band was formed back in 1983, so Chuck has been around for a while, and has some great stories to tell. We spoke about his start in music, the Bay Area metal scene in the 80s, the decline of mainstream metal, their album Brotherhood Of The Snake, dealing with cancer, and a lot more! By: Robin Hignell Support the...

When we spoke to singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran back in 2011 his debut album + had just been released and the young musician was on the cusp of superstardom. Obviously, no one could predict exactly how big he would get as the years continued, which makes it even more interesting to hear his perspective on music and life at such an early stage in his career. We spoke about becoming famous, moments of...

British singer-songwriter Declan McKenna first made waves back in 2015 with the song 'Brazil' and his sharp pen and catchy melodies continue to turn heads (and ears) to this day.  His latest album, Zeros (2020), made it all the way up to the 2nd spot in the UK charts and we had an opportunity to catch up with him to talk all about the album, the Social Dilemma documentary, happy accidents, observi...

I first got the chance to speak to English alt-pop duo Oh Wonder after they released their hugely popular self-titled debut album back in 2015. We spoke with Josephine and Anthony  a second time at the Pinkpop festival in the Netherlands following the release of their second album Ultralife, and we got to explore their musical and personal lives even more. In this third interview, just before the...

Billy Lockett is a pianist, singer and songwriter from Northampton UK, who scored well with his album 'Together at Home' and his recent EP Reflections. The lockdown forced Lockett to reflect on his life and career, and as a result he decided to get rid of some bad habits, including his drug use. We spoke with the singer-songwriter about starting a new chapter in his life, the Reflections EP, sadne...

Back in 2008 we were extremely lucky to get an interview with then 19 year old Adele, just as her star was on the rise and she had released her first album 19. Obviously nobody knew exactly how big her voice and music would become, and the ridiculous levels of success she would rise to. That's partly why we really like this interview, because it shows Adele as who she was at that moment in time, h...

The Human League is an English synth-pop band that made waves in the 80s with their seminal album Dare, which included the single "Don't You Want Me". Back in 2011 we had the honor of sitting down with Philip, Joanne and Susan for an interesting conversation about the then new album Credo, playing live, electronic music, Herbie Hancock, the hit song Don't You Want Me, success, old synthesizers and...

We had a lovely conversation with vocalist Ariel Bloomer from American rock band Icon for Hire back in 2007. We spoke about Linkin Park, taking care of your mental health, being an independent artist, the importance of her fans and interacting with them, dealing with criticism, and of course the new album Amorphous.  By: Robin Hignell Support the show Thank you for listening! For more interviews w...

We first spoke with American musician, singer, and songwriter Ron Gallo back in 2017 when he played the Paradiso in Amsterdam. Since then Ron has been through a lot, and we caught up to talk about his new album PEACEMEAL, looking back at HEAVY META, fighting complacency, hitting a wall, trusting himself more, starting over, 90s hip hop, HIDE (MYSELF BEHIND YOU), cherishing the moment, how he uses...

Waddy and Danny, along with their bandmates, are some of the most prolific session musicians of all time, having written for and played with artists like Linda Ronstadt, Jon Bon Jovi, Carole King, Stevie Nicks, James Taylor, and countless more! We spoke with Waddy and Danny about how The Immediate Family was formed, the chemistry amongst them, session work, getting credit for your work, and a lot...

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 show Thank you for listening! For more interviews with your f...

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 so...