{"id":12143,"date":"2013-12-27T01:00:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=12143"},"modified":"2013-12-27T10:12:06","modified_gmt":"2013-12-27T15:12:06","slug":"post-2014-the-year-in-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=12143","title":{"rendered":"2013: The Year in Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"content-marketing\"At the end of every year, I look back on all the interviews I conducted that year, I sigh a huge ass sigh and say, “What a great year. How will I even come close next year?” 2012 was an awesome year but 2013 just took it to a whole new level. This year I had some of the best, most fun, and most interesting interviews I have had to date. I interviewed childhood favorites of mine such as Steve Blaze of Lillian Axe and Michael Lardie of Great White! I stradeled the fence interviewing Christian metal icon Michael Sweet of Stryper and Erik Danielsson of the black metal band Watain. I had John Corabi telling me stories and playing me songs on his guitar over the phone, I had Tom Keifer of Cinderella telling me how he really doesn’t like the term “hair metal”, and I also got to talk to some of my favorite up and comers such as Kadavar, Bonded by Blood, Draekon, Volume IV, and Scorpion Child.\u00a0 I had the opportunity to even revisit some of my favorite interview subjects such as James Paul Luna of Holy Grail, Tom Hunting of Exodus, Oderus Urungus of GWAR, and Pepe Clarke of Kyng.\u00a0 One of my other favorite moments was when I had hte opportunity to do my first “non-rockstar” interview when I had an amazing conversation with Rebecca Romney who is the book expert on the History Channel show Pawn Stars.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2013 was a pretty monumental year for the Great Southern Brainfart.\u00a0 It’s hard to believe that I have been doing interviews like these for 4 years now.\u00a0 I feel like I grow and get better at it with each passing interview and each passing year.\u00a0 I am truly living the dream and I am channeling the vibes and attitudes of the two that inspired me the most to do this: Lonn Friend (RIP Magazine) and Riki Rachtman (Headbangers Ball).\u00a0 I continue to look back to them to see how they did things and find myself learning more and more every time I do so.\u00a0 It is a never ending learning experience and each interview has it’s winning moments, losing moments and all else in between.\u00a0 Learning how to balance those moments and how to create the best overall experience for my subjects is something I continue to strive for.\u00a0 This is why I feel that you can never know everything about this art form which can at times be so exciting and frustrating at the same time. \u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Once again I am looking at this list and I’m thinking to myself, “How in the living hell am I going to even come close to matching this year?”\u00a0 Instead of sweating it out, I’m going to do exactly what I did this year.\u00a0 I’m just going to close my eyes, hope for the best, and see where it takes me.\u00a0 In 2014 I really do hope to bring you all some more great interviews from artists you already know and artists you should get to know.\u00a0 Thank you all for another amazing year and I hope you’ll enjoy revisiting (or visiting for the first time) The Great Southern Brainfart’s Blowin’ Wind in 2013!\u00a0 See y’all next year!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

January 30, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with John Corabi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

March 08, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Steve Blaze of Lillian Axe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

March 22, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Bonded By Blood\u2019s Jessie Sanchez<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

April 05, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Pawn Stars Book Expert Rebecca Romney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

April 26, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Exodus\u2019 Tom Hunting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 10, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Crucified Barbara\u2019s Mia Coldheart<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 20, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Cinderella\u2019s Tom Keifer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 27, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind w\/ 3 Inches of Blood\u2019s Cam Pipes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 31, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Kadavar\u2019s Tiger<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

June 10, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Holy Grail\u2019s James Paul Luna<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

June 24, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Kyng\u2019s Pepe Clarke<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

July 08, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Christian Mistress\u2019 Christine Davis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

July 19, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Volume IV\u2019s Joe Carpenter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

July 31, 2013: Blowin Wind with Gypsyhawk\u2019s Eric Harris<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

August 07, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with The Defiled\u2019s Stitch D<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

August 12, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Scorpion Child<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

August 23, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Great White\u2019s Michael Lardie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

September 06, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind w\/ Draekon\u2019s Chad Barnes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

September 20, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with GWAR\u2019s Oderus Urungus:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

September 27, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Watain\u2019s Erik Danielsson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

October 18, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Testament\u2019s Eric Peterson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

October 23, 2013: From The Inside: Tour Manager Rory Romano<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

November 04, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Lita Ford<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

November 08, 2013: Blowin\u2019 Wind with Stryper\u2019s Michael Sweet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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