Before the band’s show in Lawrence, Kansas, staffer Tim Dodderidge caught up with Sleepwave frontman Spencer Chamberlain. Chamberlain, the former vocalist for metalcore pioneers Underoath, and the rest of ...
Sometimes bands seem to take two or three albums to get the ball rolling, but that is not the case with up and coming Brooklyn based band Highly Suspect. They ...
MEB staff writer/photographer M.J. Rawls briefly spoke to Fresno, California band Meet Me In Montauk to touch on their history, their recently released album Where The Grass Meets ...
MEB Host David Roa caught up with Freya Wilcox & The Howl to discuss their current tour and the release of their debut EP, Bareknuckle Love. Bareknuckle Love can be purchased ...
Once the lead singer of Island Records’ group Gentlemen Hall, Cobi Mike is now venturing out in the world of music on his own. In an attempt to break ...
Every now and then, we like to look at overseas music scenes and look at the bands that are rising in those respective industries. Our South African correspondent, ...
MEB Staff Writer/Photographer M.J. Rawls caught up with acoustic artist Nick Santino to discuss the upcoming We Like It Quiet tour, his solo success and more. MEB: I ...
Staff Writer/Photographer M.J. Rawls caught up with lead singer of We Are Harlot‘s, Danny Worsnop to talk about the beginnings of the band, thoughts on the current state ...
Staff member Tim Dodderidge recently spoke with Gerard Mora, vocalist and one of the three brothers in the metalcore band Darkness Divided. In this interview, the frontman discusses ...
Staff Writer/Photographer M.J. Rawls caught up with lead singer/guitarist of The Bunny Gang and bassist of Flogging Molly Nathen Maxwell to discuss The Bunny Gang’s newest album Thrive, his influences on ...
Welcome one and all to the first edition of our newest series on MindEqualsBlown entitled Boss Ladies, hosted by yours truly, Maria Gironas. In the past here at ...
MEB staff writer/photographer M.J. Rawls recently caught up with bassist Drew Pelisek of CHON to talk about their recently-released album Grow, influences, and thoughts on Kickstarter. MEB: What enticed ...
With Freedom Festival less than two weeks away, our South African writer Craig Roxburgh sat down to talk to Shortstraw regarding their recent success in South Africa, their new ...
The band is called Haggis and Bong – do you even need more motivation to read this interview? Craig Roxburgh sat down to talk with the South African-based Celtic ...
If there is one recognisable name in the world of Christian rock music, then that name would be Skillet. Ahead of their upcoming performances at Freedom Festival in ...
In light of the release of their new album, Dope Machines, Craig Roxburgh got to talk to The Airborne Toxic Event about the indie scene, what it means ...
Circa Survive are currently on tour in support of their most recent album Descensus, released nearing the end of 2014. They have brought special guests Balance and Composure and CHON along with ...
In light of their upcoming performance in South Africa at Freedom Festival, our South African correspondent Craig Roxburgh got to interview Randy Winter of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. ...
Staff Writer/Photographer Murjani Rawls recently caught up with Bobby Meader to discuss his new project, Breakfast At Noon, the Las Vegas music scene, services like Spotify, and more! ...
South African pop rock heavyweights December Streets recently released their new single “Addy (Never Growing Up)”, and were gracious enough to let our South African writer Craig Roxburgh ...
Staff Writer/photographer Murjani Rawls caught up with lead singer Lois Winstone of Lois & The Love to talk about her influences, stage presence, the band’s upcoming album, Love ...
Reigning in Los Angeles, California, electro-indie artist Autumn In June is beginning to break out in the music scene, vastly sharing his unique sound and style. MEB editor Emma ...
There are often South African artists that become popular overseas. Connell Cruise is one of those artists. MEB staff writer Craig Roxburgh got a chance to interview him ahead ...
Staff Writer/Photographer Murjani Rawls caught up with Berlin bred band, Soda Fabric. They discussed their recording process for Atlantis, thoughts on Spotify, and what they have in store ...
MEB staff writer/photographer Murjani Rawls caught up with Juliet Simms, formerly of Automatic Loveletter to talk about her newest EP, All Or Nothing, her experiences on The Voice, ...
MEB Staff Writer/Photographer Murjani Rawls caught up with Ivri Lider of The Young Professionals to talk about the group’s first album, 9 AM to 5 PM, 5 PM ...
Progressive metalcore outfit Erra opened the Frozen Flame Tour at a sold-out Granada Theater in Lawrence, Kan. last Saturday. Staffer Tim Dodderidge talked to guitarist/clean vocalist Jesse Cash during ...
Jus MaRx. of LNEM (Late Night Early Mornings) spoke to Norman Galang & Mind Equals Blown about being labeled a “backpack rapper.” Although MaRx. understands the term, he said it ...
Plaid Brixx is an Ohio band that combines the best of Neon Trees, The Bravery, and Cobra Starship. The band released their first EP this past year, which ...
MEB Staff Writer Murjani Rawls had a chance to catch up with Ed Ghost Tucker’s guitarist Rutger Rosenborg and ask him questions regarding their EP Channels, how the band has ...
Meet Forebear, a brand new force in the alternative music scene that has quite a lot to offer. In just their debut EP, they introduce themselves with unique instrumentation and ...
Beartooth have certainly reigned in 2014 as one of the most impressive hardcore bands of the year. With only a debut album out, this heavy outfit has rocked ...
After dropping one of the best acoustic albums of 2014, Clouded, This Wild Life has continued to impress audiences as they toured the end of the year with ...
MEB Staff Writer Murjani Rawls recently caught up with CEO of Pinyata, Mr. Steven Puri. They discuss how unique the Pinyata app is and how it’s connecting fans ...
Sometimes people forget that music is an art form. Tyler Daniel Bean is not one of those people. Check out what he had to say about his creative ...
MEB staffer Murjani Rawls recently met up with bassist Henrik Linder of the pop fusion group Dirty Loops. They discussed the band’s current U.S. tour, the recording process of their debut album ...
MEB staffer Rebecca Kravetz recently met up with Ivan Trevino, Meta Weis, Adrian Daurov, and Patrick Laird of the cellist rock group Break of Reality. They discussed their ...
Editor Maria Gironas’ CMJ 2014 was one to remember as she had the chance to sit down and talk with Australian visual DJ Sam Poggioli, better known as ...
2014 has been quite the year for Issues. After touring the world with big names in the heavy music scene right now, they have gained a rapidly-growing fan ...
The recent release of Transit’s album Joyride puts their uplifting indie style in a forward motion, giving their constant touring powerful stamina. After parting ways with band member ...
Hardcore quintet Gideon has grown into one of the bigger bands of their genre in recent years. With a new release under their belt, they’re currently touring alongside ...
The Menzingers’ debut, 2007’s A Lesson in the Abuse of Information Technology, was as literal as it was raw, including Hamlet references in shredding vocals and surging gang choruses. ...
It seems that New Jersey’s Youth In Revolt has had quite the year. After debuting with their EP Love Is A Liar’s Game, these post-hardcore newbies have been ...
Now on tour with The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, The Hotelier continues to reinforce the emotional spectrum of their latest record Home, ...
Linda Septien has worked with endless amounts of youthful talent since her start as a talent coach and owner of Septien Entertainment Group in 1986. Based in Dallas, ...
In July I played a show in the extremely sweaty upstairs of the Kung Fu Necktie in Philadelphia with a young man from Lowell, Massachusetts named Jon Kohen. ...
Mind Equals Blown editor Maria Gironas recently met up with producer Eric Lilavois and talked to him about life as a producer and a dad, artists he’s worked ...
Earlier this year, Texas In July released their brand new album Bloodwork. In light of this, Craig Roxburgh was able to send a few questions to the band, ...
We already know the unstoppable force that is Evan Thomas Weiss. He cranks out some of the best music in the modern indie-emo scene like no other, whether ...
MEB staffer Heather Allen speaks with Salvatore Costa of Smashing Satellites to discuss how this musical endeavor is different from what he did in My Darkest Days, his on-going struggle with ...