FaceCulture: Giving You The People Behind The Music

Jerry Cantrell is the founder, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for American rock band Alice in Chains, a band that was instrumental in developing the Seattle sound. Tyler Bates is a musician, composer and producer who has worked on numerous film scores including 300 and the John Wick franchise. Cantrell enlisted the help of Bates for his new solo album 'Brighten', after having worked together...

JoyCut is an Italian electronic, post-rock band formed by Italian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Pasquale Pezzillo. The cinematic sonic landscapes that JoyCut creates has led them to open for bands like Arcade Fire, Editers and Modest Mouse. From the outset the band has also been active in promoting a sustainable and green future and our evironment plays a significant part in the music that th...

Timothy Bruce Schmit is a singer, songwriter an bassist most know for his work with country rock band Poco, and as a member of Eagles.  He wrote the song "Keep on Tryin'" for Poco, which at the time was a huge hit, and after joining the Eagles in 1977 Schmit made an immediate contribution with the song "I Can't Tell You Why".  Schmit has also worked as a session musician with various musicians, an...

Wallis Bird is and Irish musician, singer and songwriter, these days based in Berlin, who has released 7 albums to date. We had a lovely conversation with Wallis about her latest record 'Hands', being creative during the lockdowns, musical exploration, doing things outside of music, getting sober, overcoming a traumatic moment, getitng better with age, and a lot more!  Interview by: Robin Hignell ...

Mark Wystrach is the lead singer for Grammy nominated country band Midland, which he formed in Dripping Springs Texas alongside Jess Carson and Cameron Buddy. The band released their debut album 'On The Rocks' in 2017, accompanied by the well-received single 'Drinkin' Problem'. Having recently release their third album 'The Last Resort: Greetings From', we managed to catch Mark while they were on...

Aaron Bruno is the frontman of American alternative rock band AWOLNATION. The band made huge waves with their debut album Megalithic Symphony (2011), accompanied by the huge crossover hit 'Sail'. The subsequent album Run (2015) was equally well received. During the pandemic Bruno started working on what would become 'My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers, and Me' (2022), a collaborative cover album. We sp...

P.J. Morton is a Grammy winning musician, singer, songwriter and producer who alongside his solo work also plays keyboard for pop band Maroon 5. Morton just released his new album Watch The Sun and we were lucky enough to sit down with him to pick his brain about the album, the music he grew up with, his sound, digging deep, how the pandemic influenced the album, working with NAS and Stevie Wonder...

Jonathan Higgs is a singer, songwriter and filmmaker, most known as the frontman for British art rock band Everything Everything. The band has released six albums to date, all to critical and public acclaim, with the latest being 'Raw Data Feel.' We spoke with Jonathan about the new album, A.I., creating an album during the pandemic, more positivity in the songs, creative freedom, the idea of "Kev...

Mxmtoon is an American singer-songwriter, YouTuber and TikToker. She first made a name for herself playing the ukulele on social media, acquiring millions of streams and followers in the process . Since then Maia has released her debut album The Masquerade (2019) and her most recent album 'Rising' (2022). We spoke with mxmtoon about the new album Rising, how she fell into songwriting, how her soun...

At this point vocalist Floor Jansen barely needs an introduction. She's been the forceful frontwoman for Finnish metal band Nightwish since 2013, and before that she made a name for herself in metal bands After Forever and Re:Vamp. In more recent years, Floor has started to focus on her solo work as well, which included introducing herself to new audience through the popular Dutch TV show 'De Best...

Milky Chance is a German musical duo comprising of singer and songwriter Clemens Rehbein and DJ/producer Philipp Dausch that combines folk/reggae/jazz and more  with electronic  beats.  Their first singe 'Stolen Dance' (2013) was an immediate worldwide hit, quickly followed by their debut album Sadnecessary. Since then the band has released three more albums, and are now working towards a new albu...

Joe Satriani is an American guitarist, composer and songwriter who with his masterful instrumental rock music has sold over 10 million albums throughout his career. He has taught some of the most well-known guitarists around, including Steve Vai and Metallica's Kirk Hammett, and founded the G3 Tour in 1995 in which he also toured with a slew of guitar virtuosos. Satriani recently released his late...

Raoul Kerr is a rapper for Indian folk metal band Bloodywood and has also made a name for himself with the indie hip hop band No Flag. Bloodywood combines a unique mix of traditional Indian instruments, hard-hitting metal riffs, and Hindi/Punjabi vocals and English rap verses that delve into a myriad of social issues. They released their first album 'Rakshak' this year and are growing their fanbas...

It's always such a pleasure to talk with singer, songwriter and musician Beth Hart. Beth is someone who rose to fame in 1999 with the song "LA Song (Out of This Town) and has impressed listeners with her soulful and raw vocals both in her solo work and alongside guitar virtuoso Joe Bonamassa ever since. Beth is also someone who hasn't had an easy life, and yet has always been brutally honest in ou...

Selah Sue (Sanne Putseys) is een Vlaamse singer en songwriter die in 2010 doorbrak met het nummer 'Raggamuffin', dat haar o.a. een support optreden voor niemand minder dan Prince opleverde. Met haar debuutalbum Selah Sue (2011) en later ook Reason (2015) weet de Belgische zangeres meerder prijzen in de wacht te slepen, waaronder enkele Music Industry Awards, en spreekt ze ook een breder internatio...

Swedish metal band Sabaton has a new album out in 'The War to End All Wars', so we caught up with frontman Joakim Brodén once again to talk about the album, dealing with the lockdowns, not being done with the first World War yet, expanding on the songs on their History channel, the real life people they sing about, getting personally affected by the stories, going back on tour and a lot more! Saba...

J.P. Cooper is an English singer and songwriter who burst onto the music scene in 2016 with the single 'Perfect Strangers' alongside Jonas Blue and his own song 'September Song' from his successful debut album 'Raised Under Grey Skies' (2017). Cooper found himself in unfamiliar commercial territory and had to do some soul-searching to find a balance between commercial success and getting back to w...

Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish indie rock band that took the UK music scene by storm with hits like 'Take Me Out' and 'Do You Want To', ever since their award winning self-titled album, released in 2004. The band solidiefied their meteoric rise with their follow-up album 'You Could Have It So Much better', which reched a top-10 spot in multiple countries around Europe. After three more albums, Fran...

James Morrison is an English singer and songwriter who scored a massive hit with his first single 'You Give Me Something', followed by the hugely popular debutalbum Undiscovered in 2007.  Since then, the Brit has released four more albums and several hit singles like 'Wonderful World', 'Broken Strings' (with Nelly Furtado),  and 'I Won't Let You Go', just to name a few. We had a candid conversatio...

HammerFall is a Swedish heavy metal band founded by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak in 1993.  The band has released 12 albums over their nearly 30 year lifespan, the latest being Hammer of Dawn. We spoke with Oscar about the new album, his chemistry with vocalist Joacim Cans, the song 'Venerate Me', trusting his gut, no wasted moments in the songs, keeping everyone in the band fresh, fi...

Lara Chedraoui is een Belgische zangeres, songwriter, actrice en frontvrouw voor indierockband Intergalactic Lovers. De eerste successen werden geboekt met het nummer 'Fade Away' en 'Delay' en het daaropvolgende debuutalbum 'Greetings & Salutations'. Dit leidde tot vele optredens zowel in thuisland België als in Nederland en in de jaren erna volgden nog twee goed ontvangen platen. Nu, na een aanta...

Thom Sonny Green is the drummer for English indie rock band Alt-J and Green has also released an electronic solo album in 'High Anxiety' (2016).  Alt-J was formed in Leeds back in 2007 and with their debut album An Awesome Wave (2012) managed to win the British Mercury Prize. Their follow up 'This Is All Yours' (2014) landed them the number 1 spot on the UK charts and earned them a Grammy nominati...

Noah Lennox, also known as Panda Bear, is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who aside from his solowork creates and performs alongside musicians Avey Tare, Geologist and Deakin in the experimental pop band Animal Collective. The band made a name for themselves with their 2007 outing 'Strawberry Jam' and the 2009 follow-up 'Merriweather Post Pavillion', which is their most su...

Teddy Richards is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, who also happens to be the son of legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin. We spoke with Teddy about growing up in an academic household, when he started writing songs, having a DIY mentality and finding clever ways to get live bookings, forging his own path, not relying on his mothers name, developing his sonic personality, h...

Steve Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter and producer who played with anyone from Frank Zappa to David Lee Roth to Whitesnake, and also has an impressive solo career. The three time Grammy winner recently released his latest solo outing 'Inviolate', an instrumental exploration on the guitar that includes a very unique instrument: The Hydra. Vai was extremely kind to sit down...