Interview – The Cosmic Clash

Interview: Austin stoner metal act The Sword talk return, Austin scene, weed, to play Levitation this weekend

October 30, 2024 Case Cockrell 1076 Views Bryan Ritchie, doom metal, hard rock, Interview, Jimmy Vela, John. D. Cronise, Kyle Shutt, Levitation, stoner metal, The Sword

Revered Austin metal act The Sword is back and locked in for a performance on Sunday at Levitation Festival in Austin, Texas. The doom act announced their breakup in 2022 after 19 years as a band and fans have been feigning for a reunion ever since. The local heavy act will close out the Black Angels-produced festival with a headlining set at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre in the Red River Cultural District in the downtown area and will be joined by local acts Gran Moreno, The Well, Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol, and also famed proto metal act, Pentagram. Frontman/guitarist John D. Cronise, bassist Bryan Richie, drummer Jimmy Vela, and lead guitarist Kyle Shutt all showed up to deliver their insight on why it made sense to come back. To get a feel on how the band returned and what the quartet has been up to in the interim, we sat down with them after their rehearsal and discussed what the reunion means and how it all came together.

Culture Interviews Mike Cosmic

Interview: Besides music Trail of Dead member Conrad Keely is a gifted visual artist

October 18, 2024 mikecosmic 420 Views And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, art, Conrad Keely, Interview, Trail of Dead

Music fans might know Conrad Keely’s art through his band …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead without realizing Keely often designed and created the album artwork. Music isn’t where Keely’s creative endeavors end. The man is a gifted painter, working in a variety of mediums; oils, acrylics, pen and ink on paper, canvas and even wood surfaces. I sat down with Keely for a video interview and we discussed all aspects of his art and where it might head in the future.

Interviews Mike Cosmic

Interview with Author Tara Lopez of Chuco Punk: Sonic Insurgency in El Paso

July 8, 2024 mikecosmic 1242 Views book, Chuco Punk : Sonic Insurgency in El Paso, El Chuco, El Paso, Interview, Mike Cosmic, music history, punk rock, rock n roll, Sound Decay Records, Tara Lopez

On June 8, I had the exciting opportunity to interview author Tara López at Sound Decay Records in El Paso,

Case Cockrell Feature Interviews

Neo-psych lives on through the generations: A deep dive into the psych-punk antics of Grocery Bag

February 2, 2024 Case Cockrell 1344 Views feature, garage rock, Grocery Bag, Interview, King Gizzard, neo-psych, new music, Osees, psych-rock, punk rock

You know you’re in Austin’s West Campus when you see someone tear their entire car bumper on the curb. For Austin band Grocery Bag, it’s their sanctuary. In the Austin College Co-Op scene, it feels like anything is possible

Interviews Robert Dean

Austin artist profile: Filmmaker Issac French Embraces his Dark Half

June 13, 2023 Robert Dean 737 Views artist, Austin, filmmaker, Interview, Issac French, profile

while the city’s musical history is alive and well due to the musicians holding down the kitchens or wrenching on your car. But when you hit Red River Street for a night of service industry mayhem, one of the best bartenders in town has a pedigree that few others have in the Capital City: award-winning filmmaker, Issac French.

Christina DeStefano Interviews

Interview: Ambient artist Bayonne released third album, premieres new video today

May 26, 2023 Greg Ackerman 851 Views ambient music, Austin, Bayonne, Interview, new music, Parish, Roger Sellers, video premiere

Today, Roger Sellers aka Bayonne released his third studio album Temporary Time. We sat down with him to discuss what listeners can expect. Temporary Time’walks through stages of grief with ambient looped composition in what he describes as ‘his most personal work to date’.

Christina DeStefano Interviews

Interview: Club X founders Michele Mas and Misti Watts talk booking in Austin

February 8, 2023 Christina DeStefano 1135 Views 13th Floor, Club X, DAIISTAR, Dead Coats, Interview, live music, Mas Music, Michelle Mas, Misti Hamrick, Transy Warhol

The Cosmic Clash sat down with local event promoters Michele Mas and Misti Hamrick who produce Club X, happening every second Sunday at The 13th Floor Bar downtown.

Interviews Mike Cosmic

Interview: Mike Cosmic talks with Bonnie Bloomgarden of Death Valley Girls at LEVITATION

November 15, 2022 mikecosmic 544 Views Bonnie Bloomgarden, Death Valley Girls, Interview, Levitation, Mike Cosmic, psych-rock, punk rock, rock n roll

When we heard Death Valley Girls were on the bill at LEVITATION, Mike Cosmic immediately reached out to Bonnie Bloomgarden, founder and soul of the Los Angeles-based band that had become a Cosmic Clash favorite years ago. Bloomgarden apparently replied right away, letting our founder know their founder couldn’t wait to sit down and talk DVG music with us. The interview we recorded runs at just under ten minutes

Interviews Mike Cosmic

Interview: Austin artist Andrew Cashen discusses solo work, Austin music with Mike Cosmic

November 10, 2022 mikecosmic 1071 Views Andrew Cashen, Austin, Interview, Mike Cosmic, Music

Guitarist Andrew Cashen is one of Austin’s most prominent musicians. His reputation as a songwriter goes beyond his music and

Greg Ackerman Interviews

Interview: post-rock act my education discusses EMKA, music industry and pizza

October 14, 2022 Greg Ackerman 656 Views EMKA, Interview, My Education, post rock

Austin post-rock act my education dropped EMKA today. it’s the band’s first record in five years. The record is the group’s eighth full-length album since 2001. They’ve also released 11 other records such as their collaboration with Theta Naught called Sound Mass in 2011.

Interviews Mike Cosmic

Interview: Scott Collins discussed music, film and life with Mike Cosmic

September 11, 2022 mikecosmic 544 Views Austin, Interview, Mike Cosmic, Music, Scott Collins, songwriter

On September 2, Austin musician Scott Collins discussed the meaning behind some of his music during an interview under a large Oak tree at his home which also houses a recording studio with Mike Cosmic. Collins is influenced by many artists and most importantly life experiences.

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