Pop-punk band The SpacePimps MySpace page gives a good summary of the band, "The SpacePimps are: Five U.S. Tours, one Japanese Tour, one full-length CD, one EP, 10,000+ records sold in five continents, four magazine spreads, countless press, and three dudes who love what they do." Add to that a brand spankin new CD "Stuck Here Forever" released on June 8th 2010! If you like other pop-punk bands like Blink 182, then The SpacePimps is a band you must check out. We were lucky enough to catch the very busy Rishi Bahl for an interview. We find out about Rishi's guitar rig and more!

Image by sorakirei. Creative Commons licensed from flickr.

Long after the grandeur of their industrial glory, America’s rust belt cities present a bleak facade; decaying brick and concrete monstrosities, wrangled iron strangling the hope that their time will come again.  But if you’re willing to look a little deeper, you’ll find that these places are full of dreamers, people who stayed behind to create something special out of the ashes.  Canton, Ohio is one of these cities and Lovedrug is one of their bands.

With a career spanning a decade and a new EP (“EP – Part I”) released April 13, Lovedrug is just that; an addictive concoction of nouveau, Midwestern romanticism.  Their music brings to mind the best of Shudder to Think and the Grifters, but it’s also the sound of experienced players finding the perfect drink in the dingiest bar on the edge of town, or the prettiest girl in the most desolate of places.  The new EP is both sad and hopeful, with a healthy dose of beautifully layered noise.

Through the magic of e-mail, uberproaudio.com was able to chat with the band's Michael Shepard (vocals, guitar, piano), about their latest release and the plans for the future.

Lovedrug band members

Progressive Rock duo, An Endless Sporadic, who gained worldwide success with their 2008 EP release Ameliorate, which had featured tracks on Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland, Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock, and Guitar Hero® World Tour, spoke with UberProAudio about the release of their first full-length CD of original material, entitled An Endless Sporadic. After hearing much great buzz about the band, including positive words from Jordan Rudess, we knew we had to speak with this Progressive Rock powerhouse.  Writer Kevin Williams sat down with Zach Kamis, guitarist and keyboard palyer, to discuss the new album, guitar gear, and more!

Zach and Andy of An Endless Sporadic

Some publications have called Foxy Shazam a band to watch in 2010. We highly agree. The band has a lot going for it including it’s first major label release (“Foxy Shazam”, 2010), a song at the Superbowl (Unstoppable), a unique sound, and an incredible live show. UberProAudio was lucky enough to catch up with Loren Turner, guitar player in Foxy Shazam, to talk about all the big things the band has going on in 2010, and of course lots of guitar gear talk!

Loren playing his Washburn guitar. Image by The Style PA, C.C. licensed

UberProAudio was lucky enough to talk with Brian Byrne, guitar player for the Long Island based alternative rock band Envy On The Coast. We discuss Envy On The Coast’s new album LOWCOUNTRY (March 2010), a new music video, the bands upcoming tour with Fall of Troy, and of course lots of guitar gear!

Envy On The Coast

On the eve of Before Their Eyes newest release, “Untouchable” (2010), we had a chance to talk with Elliott Gruenberg, one of the bands guitar players. The band, hailing from Findlay Ohio, has been very busy touring, with two new upcoming tours to support the Untouchable album; one in the USA, and their first ever tour in Canada. We discuss touring, the new album, tone, and of course guitar gear with Elliott who is quite the gear enthusiast!

Image by sbfotography. Courtesy of Before Their Eyes.