In the current musical landscape genre is everything. It defines not just a band's music, but also an attitude and a way of life in some cases. Yet, this seems to have reached a baroque pitch, as bands and artists are more concerned with image and public identity and less about the music. At times it seems that sense has lost value in the struggle for the all mighty dollar. However, true artists persevere and continue to make music that is impossible to define, though not out of a desire to be different. These songsmiths forge down the unbeaten path with a vision onto themselves. It's a tou...
Brooklyn-native Brook Pridemore might be a singer/songwriter. Just don’t lump him in with your John Mayer’s of the world. Ed. note: This article first appeared in the Spring 2010 Youngstown Pulse. By B.J. LISKO Youngstown Pulse Magazine Editor I’m not a big fan of e-mail interviews. They take a lot of the emotion out of things. You can’t follow up questions, you can’t get any kind of flow going. In short, it almost never works as good as a face-to-face or even a phoner. So it was with great relief that even though Brook Pridemore couldn’t do a phone interview because he was in...
