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COVER STORY : THE INTERRUPTERS
20 ooks , they say , can be deceiving . Hearing energetic vocalist Aimee Interrupter ricochet through In the Wild — the bracing new fourth album from The Interrupters , the SoCal ska-punk outfit she formed 11 years ago with dub-schooled guitarist Kevin Bivona , now her husband — it ’ s difficult to picture anything but unbridled joy and optimism fueling it . From its coliseum-rousing opening anthem “ Anything Was Better ” through Clash-jagged power-chorders like “ As We Live ,” “ The Hard Way ,” and “ Worst For Me ,” plus a Gospel-passionate “ Burdens ,” an Ennio Morricone-exotic “ Let ‘ Em Go ,” and the more traditional reggae foray “ Kiss the Ground ” — the feel-good collection feels unusually inspired as if the band members were sipping refreshing cocktails on some sunny Caribbean beach between studio takes . The truth , unfortunately , was much darker than that . Tom Lanham spoke to Aimee Interrupter .
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HELLO MY NAME IS GLENN HUGHES
Sometimes — especially over the last couple of soul-trying years — it just feels great to be alive . Or , as Dead Daisies / Deep Purple bassist / vocalist Glenn Hughes recently put it in an online posting on his 71st birthday , August 21 , he was just “ Thankful for another trip around the sun , grateful to see the sun each morning ” and content to be “ Living in the present moment .” A philosophical credo made all the more poignant by his having just survived a particularly vicious case of Covid-19 , which hit him so hard he had to bow out of the current Daisies tour , supporting its powerchordpunchy new ** Radiance manifesto . “ But I had a damn good birthday , actually — it was a nice day ,” the slim , healthy-looking rocker enthuses on a Zoom chat on August 22 . “ I spent it with my lovely wife and some friends — we had a lovely lunch at the beach , and it was a beautiful day . But my wife always tells me that the day before my birthday every year , I have a meltdown , and I had a major meltdown when I turned 50 — I had a bit of a panic attack , actually . But look — 71 is a good age to be , especially for anyone that travels the world like I do , so I ’ m in good shape , and long may that continue .” Tom Lanham spoke to the Hall of Famer who appears at Arcada Theatre on September 15 .
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Hello My Name is Glenn
Cinemascopes
Fall films are the forgotten gems .
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The Handcuffs , Colin Peterik , Witchslayer and more .
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Garry Meier still going strong .
Calendar
1200 shows and 2200 bands , live music is back .
Rock of Pages
Bowie at 75 .
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