Category: Interviews
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THE END OF MAY: In Conversation with Caroline Quinn
Interview by Sophia Campanella Last June, singer-songwriter Caroline Quinn released her debut EP, “THE END OF MAY.” Starting the year with only 80 monthly Spotify listeners, Caroline has been gaining rapid success after the release of her EP, and her single “ALIEN ON MY MIND” has had a viral moment on TikTok. The first time I…
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Where Cardboard Meets Creativity: A Chat with Dave Lee
Cardboard Sessions is a Youtube-based performances series that brings musicians of all genres together to play instruments built and designed by the creators of Cardboard Chaos.
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Um, Jennifer? On Exes, Human Rights, and Giving Compliments
Elijah “Eli” Scarpati and Fig Regan are a breath of fresh air, and they take themselves about as seriously as their band name, which refers to a fabricated entity named Jennifer who watches over them.
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kylekelly on Cathartic Songwriting, Mental Health, and Classic 90’s Romcoms
Breakout pop rock artist kylekelly’s debut EP, a melancholic romcom, is out today, and we were lucky enough to have been able to sit down and chat with him ahead of his opening set at Irving Plaza earlier this spring to discuss his influences, challenges, and growth as a musician.
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Hotel Fiction On Kissing Bandmates, Painting Album Covers, And Coping With Sadness
Indie rock band Hotel Fiction is fronted by best friends Jade Long (singer and keyboardist) and Jessica Thompson (singer and guitarist). They are known for making waves in their hometown Athens, GA music scene and touring with acts such as flipturn, The Brook & The Bluff, and The Beaches.
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Faith Zapata Digs Deep and Shares the Story Behind Latest Single, “same guy new apartment”
Indie singer-songwriter and literature graduate student Faith Zapata recently released her long-anticipated breakup anthem, “same guy new apartment,” which garnered the attention of fans all over the world after being teased on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
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Annabel Lee on Edgar Allen Poe, Yellowjackets, and Community in the Face of Oppression
Annabel Lee is a New England- and Los Angeles-based alt rock musician with a flair for on-stage dramatics, empowering lyrics, and genre-bending work. Annabel released her debut LP MOTHER’S HAMMER in March of 2023, and she is now wrapping up her run opening for Transviolet on their U.S. Softcore tour.
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Rising Star Livingston on Soundtracks, Touring, and Growing Up: An Exclusive in Collaboration with °1824
This past Wednesday, Loudspeaker Collective participated in an exclusive °1824 press conference with rising pop star Livingston to discuss the release of his deluxe album, A Hometown Odyssey (The Story Continues).
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Caroline Romano on Emotional Songwriting, Noah Kahan, and “How the Good Girls Die”
Loudspeaker Collective had the opportunity to chat with up-and-coming Nashville-based artist Caroline Romano ahead of the release of her forthcoming EP, How the Good Girls Die, out February 21, 2025.
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Right Now: In Conversation With Bella Rios
I recently had the chance to speak with singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bella Rios, a pop-rock artist who currently attends Princeton University. Bella’s most recent musical endeavor, a single titled “Right Now,” is a ballad about accepting the fact that a chapter of your life is ending abruptly. In this interview, Bella and I discuss topics…