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Suggested Listening 2024: Nicholas Kobe
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WOUB Culture’s Suggested Listening series highlights the music that resonated with WOUB Culture contributors and regional artists in 2024. Today we spotlight Nicholas Kobe, WOUB Culture correspondent. The Top Ten… Read More
Sonic Temple 2025 Preview: Ohio’s premiere rock festival reaches new heights
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The full lineup for Sonic Temple 2025 has just been announced after a long, (and very fun) series of daily band announcements. Now that the full… Read More
Alice in Chains’ William Duvall talks about his history with the MC5, from fan to collaborator
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) – Detroit’s MC5 are among rock’s ultimate unsung heroes. Their debut, Kick Out The Jams, released in 1969, captures the essence of the band in a live… Read More
Hanh Brown talks Kool & the Gang Rock Hall induction
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) – Kool & the Gang is one of the most influential groups of the ’70s. Starting out as teenagers, and originally called the Jazziacs, Kool & the… Read More
Louder Than Life 2024 combats weather challenges, comes out still standing, not unscathed
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WOUB) – Louder Than Life 2024 happened last weekend at the Highland Festival Grounds (1010 Phillips Lane), and it was meant to be a celebration of 10 years… Read More
Twin Temple talks about using vintage recording techniques to make the kind of record they’ve always wanted to hear
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Since their 2017 debut, Twin Temple has captivated audiences by topping the melodies and hooks of ’50s and ’60s rock ‘n’ roll with lyrics about their… Read More
Accept founding member Wolf Hoffmann talks about adapting a classic band to a modern world and how a conversation with KK Downing led to a “perfect package” tour
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – German metal legend Accept is a key brick in the foundation of classic metal, right alongside other genre pioneers like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon…. Read More
Sami Kaiser talks about the moment Gel ‘clicked’ and working through a sense of self on their new EP
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WOUB) – Jersey-based band Gel has been pushing the boundaries of hardcore punk ever since they formed in 2018. Initially an offshoot of the power-violence band Sick Sh*t,… Read More
Anthony LaMarca of The War on Drugs talks touring with The National, balancing a setlist and changing songs up live
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (WOUB) – The War On Drugs has carved out a distinct place in modern rock, blending heartland rock influences with expansive, ambient soundscapes. Fronted by Adam Granduciel,… Read More
Bowling For Soup’s Rob Felicetti talks about 20 years of ‘A Hangover You Don’t Deserve,’ pop-punk kids growing up and the band’s serious commitment to keep having fun
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WOUB) – As ’90s and ’00s nostalgia takes a tighter chokehold over the 2020s by the day, pop punk has risen right alongside it. Be it celebratory tours… Read More
Green Day in Pittsburgh: It’s still worth the time to listen to them whine
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (WOUB) – “Blisteringly efficient and comprehensive” is the name of the game for the Saviors tour. Featuring Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and The Linda Lindas, The… Read More
Ed Barakauskas of Teen Mortgage talks about playing stadiums, quitting his day job, and the band’s evolving writing process
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WOUB) – Washington D.C. is best known for being the political epicenter of the United States. So, maybe it’s not so surprising that it’s also the birthplace of… Read More
Kerry King talks about assembling his thrash metal ‘A Team,’ getting back into the groove of live performance, and never getting sick of his new album
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) – Kerry King, guitarist of the legendary thrash metal band Slayer, wasn’t exactly ready to hang up the hat after Slayer’s final album, 2015’s Repentless, and farewell… Read More
Bobby Vylan talks about representation in punk music, the festival atmosphere, and writing music for himself
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WOUB) – UK duo Bob Vylan is one of the modern champions of rap, punk, and rock’s ability to be a larger-than-life force of nature. Combining the griminess… Read More
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell talks with WOUB Culture ahead of upcoming shows with Journey and Cheap Trick
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) – For decades British rock titans Def Leppard have embodied the over-the-top swagger of glam rock while creating a legacy of nearly universally celebrated music. The band… Read More
Styx guitarist James Young reflects on growing up in the Midwest and what keeps the band going five decades into their career
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (WOUB) – Styx rose out of Chicago after the breakthrough of their single Lady, going on to be one of classic rock’s most storied bands. Styx then… Read More
Nicholas Kobe on Sonic Temple 2024: Fred Durst ‘radiates light-hearted fun,’ Judas Priest still rocks, and Slipknot finally ‘makes sense’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – The third ever Sonic Temple Art and Music Festival brought some of hard rock’s biggest names to Columbus over the weekend. Nicholas Kobe attended the festival… Read More
Death To All’s Gene Hoglan talks paying tribute to the late Chuck Schuldiner and his pioneering band
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Formed in 1984, Death emerged as a pioneering force in the death metal scene. Revered as both progenitors and paragons of the genre, they stand tall as… Read More
Electric Callboy’s Kevin Ratajczak on being accepted by the rock world, and where EDM and metal meet
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Germany’s Electric Callboy is as flashy as the name implies. The band has built a trademark sound, marrying the bass drops of EDM and techno with… Read More
Sabaton’s Pär Sundström talks about dedicating two albums to World War I, being back on the road with Judas Priest, and the research process behind their historical lyrics
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WOUB) – Swedish power metal band Sabaton has become one of metal’s most popular acts, both in Europe and internationally. For the last 25 years their vision has… Read More
Biff Byford reflects on nearly five decades of Saxon
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MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (WOUB) – As a progenitor of classic British heavy metal, Saxon is one of the crucial pieces in shaping metal as we know it today. Since their… Read More
Journey’s Jonathan Cain on the impact of radio, unexpected lineup changes, and ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ being named the biggest song of all time
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia (WOUB) – Journey is one of the most successful bands in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. They’ve released 14 studio albums, played the biggest venues imaginable,… Read More
Queensrÿche founding guitarist Michael Wilton talks about the limits of musical progression, underrated albums, and finding unexpected success going back to where it all began 40 years ago
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WOUB) – Seattle’s Queensrÿche has been a key force in taking the classic metal sound of bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and pushing it to its… Read More
Brendon Small of Dethklok talks returning to the road, the complexities of a multimedia project and creating a satisfying conclusion for ‘Metalocalypse’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Dethklok might be one of the most adventurous projects ever helmed in extreme metal. Dethklok is a band, both a “real” one with multiple studio albums… Read More
Fall Out Boy shows Columbus how a veteran rock band perseveres and sounds good while they’re doing it
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Fall Out Boy’s So Much For (2our) Dust tour hit the Schottenstein Center (555 Borr Drive) Friday, with openers Jimmy Eat World, Hot Mulligan, and CARR… Read More