Interview

The Spanish-language name and lyrics make Pendejo seem like a band from Spain or Latin America. But nothing could be further from the truth: this stoner rock/metal band is from the Netherlands.¡Pendejo! opened the second day of Bruis Festival Maastricht, and they did so with full conviction. After this performance, Maxazine had an interview with … Read more, available in English and Dutch

Navid Rashid is frontman (vocalist and guitarist) of Iris Divine. Sometimes people mix up his first name and surname. Navid is his first name and Rashid is his surname. Navid grew up in the ’80’s, in those days hard rock was very populair. Navid had plenty of exposure on radio and MTV.  He still loves what … Read more, available in English and Dutch

Next year Ton Scherpenzeel can blow out 70 candles, and his band Kayak celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. In all those years, he hasn’t changed much. He is and remains purely himself and doesn’t concern himself with image building. The only time they did something about their image was around 2009. Cindy Oudshoorn (the singer at … Read more, available in English and Dutch

The band metal/doom rock band Lucifer was founded in 2014 by Johanna Platow Andersson, her name was then Johanna Sadonis, and she lived in Berlin. The band is ’70’s oriented, both in terms of music and sound. They are inspired by bands like Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult and Fleetwood Mac. There have been several … Read more, available in English and Dutch

Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Singer/guitarist Fynn Claus Grabke and drummer Philipp Mirtschink do wild things like skateboarding and motorcycling. Their music may sometimes be a bit rough, but these men from Gütersloh (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) have a gentle soul and a passion for music. They have … Read more, available in English and Dutch

Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken While harvesting the wheat, Jan Hoving freed up time so that I could interview him on behalf of Maxazine about the band The MoRR, which he founded. There was a precedent: Vandenberg’s MoonKings was founded some 7 years ago by Ad (Vandenberg). … Read more, available in English and Dutch

Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken On 26th of February, Epica releases the album ‘Omega‘. On behalf of Rockmuzine I spoke with guitarist Mark Jansen. His cool grunts form a fantastic combination with the music, and with the beautiful voice of Simone Simons. The album title is based … Read more, available in English and Dutch

In 1992 Dave Brons was in the middle of studying for his final exams. He picked up a guitar and started to play. Then he saw Steve Vai play on TV. He was blown away and he wanted to have equivalent skills. He had to work all Saturday for his dad to earn the £5 … Read more, available in English and Dutch

At December 1rst, I visited a Mostly Autumn gig at Spirit of 66 in Verviers, Belgium. Just before the sound check Olivia Sparnenn-Josh and Bryan Josh made time for this interview. Last year I had an interview with Bryan. Here you can read about music in his youth and more. Therefore, it’s Olivia’s turn to … Read more, available in English and Dutch