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March 2021 • Volume 47 , Number 05 • www . illinoisentertainer . com
COVER STORY : THE PRETTY RECKLESS
Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless admits that her horizons clouded over after the 2017 death of Chris Cornell , who had just invited her group to open a Soundgarden tour when he passed , and the 2019 motorcycle accident of her longtime friend and producer Kato Khandwala , who first introduced her to band guitarist / co-writer Ben Phillips when she was still acting on TV in her teens . In mourning their loss , she sank into clinical depression , substance abuse , and lethargy so consuming that she could have easily joined the notorious 27 Club of dead rock stars herself .; She ’ s grateful that she ’ s survived to tell the tale .
And if you don ’ t sense the sheer life-or-death gravity of what Momsen endured from making the chart-topping Death By Rock and Roll , or the albumcover visuals , read on . She ’ ll spell it out for you . Tom Lanham spoke to Momsen .
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HELLO MY NAME IS PETER
When Peter Zaremba was a little kid growing up in Flushing , New York , he managed to convince his skeptical parents to take him to a Saturday matinee of a classic old Hammer Films spectacular called Rasputin , The Mad Monk , with Christopher Lee chewing up the Russian scenery in the titular role . So naturally , when his trashy garage-rock combo was conceiving the artwork for its snarling , B-film-inspired new ** Face of the Screaming Werewolf set , its 22nd , it made perfect sense to include a bonus werewolf mask in the vinyl edition , so folks at home could howl along . “ And I told the record company ( YepRoc ), ‘ You have to emphasize that — ‘ Buy it for the free mask , the free Face of the Screaming Werewolf ’ mask to ward off evil . Tom Lanham talked to one the godfathers of East Coast garage rock .
File : Peter Zaremba
Our interview with The Fleshtones founder .
Cinemascopes
Dinner & Movie .
Media
Bob Sirott conquers mornings again .
Spins
MOAT , Japan , Mogwai and more .
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THE LOCKDOWN INTERVIEWS : FEE WAYBILL
Yes , it ’ s true , sighs former Tubes frontman Fee Waybill , an artist should err on the side of caution in these current post-pandemic days , perhaps waiting until we ’ ve safely sailed through this storm to finally drop new-release anchor again . All his showbiz buddies thought so , at least , and they told him over and over , upon learning that he ’ d just finished recording his latest solo effort , Fee Waybill Rides Again , his first in 24 years , cut with his longtime chum and songwriting / production collaborator Richard Marx . “ When the whole coronavirus thing came down in the middle of last March , my friends were going , ‘ You shouldn ’ t release this record now — you should wait until the pandemic is over ,. " And I just went , ‘ No , man — I can ’ t do it . And I think it ’ s a good time , because people are stuck at home with nothing to do . So why not give ‘ em some new music ? Give ‘ em a little joy to brighten their day . I saw it as something totally different , something that could really help with this monotony , with this whole quarantine we ’ re going through . Besides , he adds , what else did he have to do ? “ I live in L . A . now , in the Hollywood Hills with my wife , and I ’ m out in the back yard pulling weeds in my spare time !” Tom Lanham spoke to the legendary frontman .
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