Musicrooms.net http://www.musicrooms.net/ Musicrooms.net Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:54:05 +0000 15 Copyright Musicrooms.net 2011 http://www.musicrooms.net/files.php?file= http://www.musicrooms.net/ http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/34470-interview-time-less-than-jake.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Less_Than_Jake_996718630.jpg Interviews Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:20:00 +0100 To many, the Ska-Punk scene of my generation has been pioneered by two names. e206c4028b462222d683f2d4be1bd313 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/33608-interview-time-talay-riley.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Talay_Riley_725671993.jpg Interviews Fri, 20 May 2011 13:31:00 +0100 Talay Riley tells MusicRooms why we should be excited about him... cadfb7904cfae559156adbab7e0d1793 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/28499-interview-time-reel-big-fish.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Reel_Big_Fish_810319959.jpg Interviews Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:51:00 +0000 Reel Big Fish - masters of ska punk and veterans when it comes to enducing mile-wide smiles across generations. This year they're touring the world to mark their 20th year of existance with only one original cast member and a catalogue of hundreds of fan favourites. c8afe60959c7e0a2b3fa30383b8ecded http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/22291-interview-time-adam-deacon.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/celebs/Adam_Deacon_498008110.jpg Interviews Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:57:00 +0000 As one of the youngest up and coming actors in the UK, Adam deacon has achieved a lot in so little time. He first burst onto our screens in 2006 as ‘Jay’ in Kidulthood and since then has been a regular fixture on our screens. a84e0959aa6d7295d66cdb79022aa283 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/21713-interview-time-fergie.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/fergie_110258473.jpg Interviews Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:31:00 +0000 By the time she turned 27, Stacy Ann Ferguson had spent two years as the voice of Sally in animated "Peanuts" features, six years belting out perky, inspirational covers on the children's TV show "Kids Incorporated," 10 years chasing fame as a bottle blonde in the R&B girl group Wild Orchid (think a disco Wilson Phillips) and a year or so conversing with inanimate objects and getting mistaken for a homeless person, the byproducts of a raging addiction to crystal meth. c0393f64b229a6773dd83eac7c45f147 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/21707-interview-time-laidback-luke-and-gina-turner.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Laidback__Luke_Gina_162094294.jpg Interviews Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:12:00 +0000 Nouveau Yorican – a project formed of Gina Turner and Laidback Luke– is the duo’s modern interpretation of Latin-inspired New York house. f4880e62c62374ddb51783a2bf18b4ed http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/21546-interview-time-kids-in-glass-houses.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/kids_in_glass_houses_889202953.jpg Interviews Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:32:00 +0000 It's been quite a year for welsh quintet Kids In Glass Houses. 7b073d67ad80d47824efe4f479b45ef9 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/19353-interview-time-gabrielle-aplin.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Gabrielle_Aplin_156574061.jpg Interviews Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:07:00 +0000 Gabrielle Aplin is taking the underground music scene by storm. 4ad1fff7d140792699f75a71e21286fd http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/12288-interview-time-copyright.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/copyright_886704423.jpg Interviews Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:14:00 +0100 Copyright are the amiable and energetic duo that have been knocking out their distinctive brand of soulful, song-based house for over a decade now, and have been doing so to an army of loyal fans. 97eb6f08cf52831ddb11835f1b7836bb http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/12085-interview-time-selah.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Selah_744833395.jpg Interviews Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:43:00 +0100 At the age of 22 Selah has already achieved a great deal, from performing backing vocals for Ms Dynamite at the Brit Awards as well as providing vocals for her sophomore album, to supporting Missy Elliot, being hand-picked by chart-topper Lemar to perform at BBC’S Maida Vale studio as part of a 1Xtra Special, her star is well and truly in ascendance. 8f5d7a716ba16dc525219544f8b7d66d http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/11930-interview-time-yolanda-be-cool.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/yolanda_be_cool_801425277.jpg Interviews Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:32:00 +0100 Nathan Harrison catches up with Matt Handley (One half of Yolanda Be Cool) to discuss their runaway success with ‘We No Speak Americano’, the love they’ve received from it and what the chart-topping dance producers have in store for us next. 0e6da7cc70ee62f33fe96e7b0cc13a15 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/11540-interview-time-dj-gregory-international.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/gregory_dj_931819643.jpg Interviews Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:50:00 +0100 DJ Gregory is atypical of your average successful DJ. For a start, he is not in it for the glory. ee6370c8334e5c53b732db83be0fd1a6 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/9335-interview-time-chris-lake-amp-tocadisco.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/chris_lake_375404592.jpg Interviews Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:13:00 +0100 Toolroom Knights returns with its next installment; the impressive double line up of Tocadisco & Chris Lake. We catch up with the pair as they embark on a busy worldwide tour. 09688b4df2d2c393480c49605cc1c834 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/7801-interview-time-nastala.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/nastala_312140161.jpg Interviews Wed, 26 May 2010 07:54:00 +0100 In today’s current music scene, it is rare to find an artist who not only has the ability to write unique and forward-thinking songs, but who also has a voice that seems to fuse with the track with effortless ease... b0487a0fcba4b59d253e25fdee5c6af6 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/7652-interview-time-simon-dunmore.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Simon_Dunmore__870866722.jpg Interviews Mon, 24 May 2010 12:48:00 +0100 He’s the founder of one of the most successful dance labels of all time, regularly DJs at the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals and has – according to Simon Marlin of the Shapeshifters – “the best ears in the business”. e8bdfb7e1a5399b20372da69c76a39c3 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/7488-interview-time-tom-budden.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/tom_budden_351324514.jpg Interviews Fri, 21 May 2010 14:08:00 +0100 The rise of Tom Budden epitomises what can be achieved when a dance music obsessive channels all that dancefloor enthusiasm wisely. 480523839576f6d178df62c63405b441 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/6791-interview-time-blame.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/blame_942699945.jpg Interviews Tue, 11 May 2010 07:35:00 +0100 Blame AKA Conrad Shafie is one of the biggest artists in the drum and bass scene who is ready to take the world by storm. 75ef6f7f13701b7ec8d38b646d38dd19 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/6235-interview-time-bob-sinclar.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/bob_sinclar_profile_973633687.jpg Interviews Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:24:00 +0100 Bob Sinclar is as experimental as he is outrageous. c376843e729b60289e6ae97df94f3c16 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/4965-interview-time-fedde-le-grand.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/fedde_le_grand_645259836.jpg Interviews Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:46:00 +0100 Fedde Le Grand chats about Holland, Keeping Fit and Chicago Sounds. b680d6f9990dd47211056605bdd55191 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/4682-interview-time-louie-vega.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Louie_Vega_127405809.jpg Interviews Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:49:00 +0000 Revered house institute Soul Heaven celebrate their momentous 10th Anniversary this year; a homage to the last 10 years of Soul Heaven with an essential 3 Disc CD Release mixed by the Father of Soul Heaven – Louie Vega. 75037c2e94e0906ca2bc14caa7679d86 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/4497-interview-time-perc-ali-wells.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/perc_230446835.jpg Interviews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:27:00 +0000 Renowned producer and Dj Perc visits London Super club Matter for the first time this weekend, as Josh Wink's Ovum label celebrate their 15th birthday by welcoming Dubfire's SCI+TEC imprint for a techno tête-à-tête on Saturday night. e7b7f2277d28282a787c88b9a76c3ccd http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3831-interview-time-riva-starr.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/featured/riva_starr_540550663.jpg Interviews Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:11:00 +0000 Riva Starr is a blog superstar, he is the inimitable Neapolitan producer and dj who likes a bit of brass ‘parp’ and ‘oompah’ in his music. 31a5737fb721c6270d60f75e82722034 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3328-interview-time-atfc.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/featured/atfc_597408131.jpg Interviews Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:48:00 +0000 ATFC, a house hold name in House music (Ed’s note: see what I did there!). A chart topping DJ and producer, and the guy that brought us 'Bad Habit' and 'Sleep talk'. If you are a dj you will almost certainly have played one of his records or danced at a club he had been headlining at. 9834654f728c4e140ec86dde35b08254 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3283-interview-time-osundale.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Osundale_918989260.jpg Interviews Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:25:00 +0000 Osunlade was born in New York City, New York in 1969. He composed music for Sesame Street during the late 1980s and early 1990s. 18549296bc25d590c6ff8980a8645dbb http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3151-mark-doyle-talks-fierce-angel-and-ibiza-2009.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/mark_doyle_691428444.jpg Interviews Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:21:00 +0100 From June 26th 2009, and each and every Friday this summer, El Divino will host Fierce Angel’s first major Ibiza residency. c0d7184fc57a15c4e289bcc7085dbebf http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3058-interview-time-kevin-michael.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/kevin_michael_240806764.jpg Interviews Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:44:00 +0100 One of the most exciting new artists to emerge on the R&B/soul scene has finally arrived. c8207fa821933ca016f4e3e37489a3c2 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3057-interview-time-bob-sinclar-quot-live-at-the-playboy-mansion-quot.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/bob_sinclar_425443504.jpg Interviews Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:36:00 +0100 I would like to take Hugh Hefner's place! laughs Bob Sinclar of the infamous playboy and his even more infamous erotic empire. His whole life is about sexiness, style and attitude. Hes an inspiration to me! 24c43032d61464778dca78a78d92d8ee http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3056-interview-time-zero-7.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/zero7_178690759.jpg Interviews Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:10:00 +0100 The men behind U.K. soul outfit Zero 7 - producers Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker - launched their careers in the music industry as tea boys at a London recording studio. da2581007f9efef3f33f77f92c6ad8a4 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3055-interview-time-akon.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/akon_913521222.jpg Interviews Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:01:00 +0100 With two multi-platinum records under his belt and stacks of hit songs with the likes of Eminem, Snoop Dogg, T.I. and even Gwen Stefani, the Senegalese-American star is at the top of his game. 7239f4ad29cc8a19d60a5c2960316644 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3054-interview-time-musiq-soulchild.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/musiq_soulchild_348059881.jpg Interviews Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:56:00 +0100 The reserved music man returns with his forth album LUVANMUSIQ. Having been away from the scene for a while Musiq sits comfortably at his new home with Atlantic Records and appears to be as focused as ever, keen to maintain a familiar element while introducing a new side to his music. e06b66c1ae6561708dd94fe8329edcb9 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3053-interview-time-louie-vega-masters-at-work.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Louie_Vega_414818903.jpg Interviews Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:50:00 +0100 Champions of house music Masters At Work come together to pay tribute to their heritage and release the very first mix compilation on the newly resurrected Strictly Rhythm. Here Louie Vega talks exclusively to Only for DJ�s about his role model Larry Levan, his first Wednesday night residency and how he first met the young Erick Morillo. 8904b202a8aaccc7902fb819b876591d http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3052-interview-time-extremists.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/extremists_534197087.jpg Interviews Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:32:00 +0100 Extremists is consistency of flash raps, scriptures and scrolls, concepts and scenarios and much more to unfold! 1c5cc3f296f87018bbfc119483188623 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3051-interview-time-ne-yo.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/ne_yo_863530442.jpg Interviews Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:22:00 +0100 Remember that thing called love? Ne-Yo brings it back with his second album selectively named ‘Because of you’. The masterful songwriter has evolved in all areas of love, determined to reveal his maturity and his journey to the current state. c4848e7275877eba1ee9cac7ba6dae23 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3050-interview-time-safronya.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/Safronya_912548406.jpg Interviews Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:10:00 +0000 How many UK artists out there have worked with the likes of NYCE of G Unit, Young NOV from Nas’s camp, producers like L.E.S (Will Smith, Nas), Christian Rich (Outkast and Lil’ Kim) and Music Kidz? Safronya has. And all this by the tender age of 17. She’s about to blow up with her hot new single Sitting At My Window, so we caught up with her for her first ever online interview… b005b9035daa4f29d747decaaeec93ac http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3049-interview-time-pretty-ricky-2007.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/pretty_ricky_592838558.jpg Interviews Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:59:00 +0000 It’s been a hot minute since Pretty Ricky debuted with 2005’s summer smash ‘Grind On Me’, but the Miami-based quartet are back with another catchy single, ‘On The Hotline’, and a sophomore album, ‘Late Night Special’. It’s a busy life being Pretty Ricky, but the boys found a few spare minutes during their hectic UK tour to catch-up with MusicRooms.net. a2785e42143c3ba01ecf2a3269504d7f http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3048-interview-time-gym-class-heroes-2007.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/gym_class_heroes_977763668.jpg Interviews Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:55:00 +0000 New York rap/rock outfit Gym Class Heroes have been genre blending for over ten years now. With the recent release of their latest album ‘As Cruel As School Children’, they made a visit to the UK to put on a sell out show at London’s Carling Academy. Anna Nathanson caught up with front man Travis to find out more about their distinct sound, the struggle to promote their music over the years and why housewives are their biggest fans… aa01f08a534973114483bedd368089b1 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3047-interview-time-glideascope.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/glideascope_524947834.jpg Interviews Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:51:00 +0000 With his debut having recently been nominated as Album of the Year by Gilles Peterson, Glideascope’s shine is on the up. Describing his sound as “classical roots with a dub central nervous system”, it is clear that Glideascope’s music is not easily categorised. As well as on air, it has also been licensed for Channel 4, More 4, several MTV documentaries and independent films in the USA. Recently working with the Philharmonic Orchestra, Glideascope is known for delivering innovative live sets, often using a ten-piece orchestra. Anna Nathanson catches up with the musician to find out more… b182f6a3434440163a93da0021825c17 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3046-interview-time-pretty-ricky-2006.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/pretty_ricky_592838558.jpg Interviews Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:49:00 +0000 In barely audible voices, the usually hyped Pretty Ricky have been sedated by the flu; “Everybody done caught a cold over here in Atlanta… it is freezing!” explains Baby Blue who, as the healthiest, has been nominated by the rest of the boys to do most of the talking. 5d08248ade65afd77f9a6d94306ad2f8 http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3045-interview-time-t-pain.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/t_pain_586690823.jpg Interviews Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:43:00 +0000 Florida’s “Rappa Ternt Sanga” T-Pain is currently blowing up the US charts with his laid back strip club anthem “I’m N Luv (Wit a Stripper)”. Anna Nathanson catches up with the man with the crazy hair to find out about his numerous forthcoming projects, how he used music to beat the school bullies and how jacking a beat from Akon turned him into an overnight celebrity… 0a99f2c04e4a3fbbec1825f6e64c15ed http://www.musicrooms.net/interviews/3044-interview-time-archive.html http://www.musicrooms.net/files/artists/archive_464280266.jpg Interviews Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:40:00 +0100 This interview took place in a lovely little garden at the back of the record label HQ on a beautifully sunny day where I met the two members of Archive, Darius and Dan. Who were two very charming men. f301a3b37968d3b513ac2b63d0442bc0