Author: Pariah Burke
Hi, I’m Pariah Burke, your host for Hard, Heavy, & Hair. When I’m not kicking out the jams, I do professional voiceover work and teach and consult on such professional creative and publishing subjects as InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, epublishing, self-publishing, digital asset management, font license compliance, and more. You can find out about all of that over at my main website, http://iampariah.com. There you can also see my many published books, Pluralsight video courses, and articles on the same topics.
Steven St. James (Rough Cutt, Sarge, Kagny and the Dirty Rats) Interview
Steven St. James has a soulful singing voice that has taken him from Motown’s Hard Rock band Kagny and the Dirty Rats with a pre-BulletBoys Marq Torien, to the band Sarge where he cowrote some of what would become Rough Cutt’s hits with guitarist Chris Hager, to, finally, just in the last couple of years, reuniting with Hager and fronting Rough Cutt itself with a revitalized lineup. His voice brings back to Hard Rock a soulfulness, a vulnerability, but also a street corner toughness, that’s lacking from many bands these days. Read Now
Cassidy Paris (Singer) Interview
Cassidy Paris is a teenager with a voice–and mind–more mature than her years. From Melbourne, Australia, Cassidy has reached across the globe with a Rock N’ Roll signing voice evocative of Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, and Lzzy Hale. She’s also a spokesperson for Metalheads Against Bullying and a woman with a heart almost as big as her amazing voice. Read Now
Ray West (Spread Eagle, Weapons of Anew) Interview
Spread Eagle is the sound of New York Street Metal. Their 1990 debut album is one of the best Glam Metal debuts of all time, right up with Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, and Skid Row. Their 2019 comeback record is equally celebrated. Pariah had a great conversation with original and still Spread Eagle frontman Ray West about the band, their music, and so much more. Read Now
Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Last in Line, Resurrection Kings) Interview
Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Last in Line, Resurrection Kings) is one of the biggest Metal drummers and songwriters in the world. Watch as he talks to Pariah Burke about his surprising opinions on the latest record he recorded with Resurrection Kings, who he thinks is “either deaf or [doesn’t] know how to mix,” his advice to younger musicians, and the upcoming third Last in Line album. Read Now
Rough Cutt (Rockin’ Dave Alford and Chris Hager) Interview
Rough Cutt debuted a new lineup in 2019. Yesterday, the other original members said, “no, we are Rough Cutt” and released their version of the same song. Founding members Rockin’ Dave Alford and Chris Hager immediately talked to Pariah Burke to set the record–and LP record–straight. Read Now
Reality Suite (Kimmii, Brian, Joe, and Antonio) Interview
Pariah Burke hung out with the band Reality Suite, a four-piece New Jersey Hard Rock band making waves far beyond the Garden State. In between a lot of laughing, they chatted about Reality Suite’s latest album, the heart wrenching story behind one of their best songs, where their inspirations come from, duking it out over who got to write “Kiss the Ring,” what’s next for the band, and more. Read Now
Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker Group, Black Swan, Raiding the Rock Vault) Interview
Pariah Burke recently spoke with Robin McAuley (McAuley-Schenker Group, Black Swan, Survivor, Raiding the Rock Vault) about Raiding the Rock Vault, the status of the second Black Swan album Reb Beach had recently told Pariah was being written, Robin’s advice to new singers, Robin’s brand new solo album, Standing on the Edge–his first in more than 20 years–and more! Read Now