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We here at Down The Line love good music. Yes, we are a “Christian” magazine (whatever that means), but we are also happy to bring you articles and reviews by bands that relate to that exploration between faith and art. Seventh Circle is one such band… they are not a “Christian” band, but we...
I-Dragon-I is another band that I found through MySpace – which might possibly be one of the best networking sites for bands that has ever been created. I’ve found a bunch of great stuff there. Anyway, I found IDI after looking for a band that I am fond of that you might remember called...
BATZZ In The Belfry was one of those bands that I somehow came across on MySpace. I can’t remember who I was looking for, but when I found these guys I was so moved by the music that I bought both of their CD’s immediately. This is gothic music in the truest sense. It’s...
Photos courtesy of Marie Healy, skelton photos by Bob Healy You are about to embark on what is possibly the longest interview ever written. This one was a lot of fun to do. Brian and I have talked numerous times through this process and I have enjoyed talking to him because he is very...
If memory serves me correctly, I first came across Motonaut on MySpace. I think they liked the influences on our music list and mentioned something about Mike Knott. I can’t really remember, but I liked their music and added them to our friends list. Probably about a month later Matt emailed me and asked...
Herb Grimaud Jr. has the best list of musical influences that I have ever seen on MySpace. He has great taste in movies and he’s covered up in tattoos. I was glad to catch up to him and talk to him about several things – including his band The Sound Gallery, his wife Leslie...
Interview and photographs by Michael Knott Rick McDonough has been my friend for many years now. He’s helped me record several projects including the All Indie E.P., Struck Last May – 16 Flowers, the latest Windy Lyre record. He is also currently playing on – and engineering – the new L.S. Underground record, as...
An Interview with James Preston and Mike Baker Interview by Matt Crosslin | Photo courtesy of James Preston SLIDE (L to R): Mike Baker, James Preston, Sam Mitchell It’s an all too common story in the music industry: band creates underground buzz, band gets signed, band puts out an album, label folds or drops...
All I Wanna Do, Is Find The Place Where I Melt Into You Photos courtesy of Mike Stand The Altar Billies (L to R): Johhny X, Mike Stand, and Chris “Cowbell” Cummings. Mike Stand really needs no introduction here. The lead singer / front man for The Altar Boys is steeped in history within...
I hope that this was cool for you to read, it certainly was a great collection to put together. I wish I had been able to meet Gene, his music touched countless lives as did his friendship. There are really cool clips on the Adam Again MySpace page of Gene with Greg Lawless, as...
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Matt Crosslin
Steve Ruff
Rick McDonough
Joshua Lory