interview

Pop essentials and a little bit more

It’s All About The Harmonics: We Speak With Legendary Musician Lee Oskar

September 25, 2023

Lee Oskar’s influence is wide-ranging, and his talent is phenomenal; of course we took our opportunity to speak to him when it arose.

Isaac Butler Speaks To Us About New Single, ‘On The Run’, His Inspirations, What’s Next, And His Goals

September 5, 2023

Last month we wrote about Irish rising star Isaac Butler, and his latest single, ‘On The Run’. Now we’ve taken the opportunity to ask him some questions, including one he’s never been asked before.

We Speak With Ghost Hounds Front Man Tré Nation About New Single ‘Last Train To Nowhere’, Gibson Guitars, The Robert Johnson Connection, And Their Inspirations

August 31, 2023

Earlier this month we wrote about Ghost Hounds’ latest single, ‘Last Train To Nowhere’. It’s not the first time we’d covered the band, back in May we wrote about their release, ‘Make It Shake’. Now we’ve taken the opportunity to ask them a few questions, and front man Tré Nation was lovely enough to answer them for us.

It’s His World And We’re Just In It: We Speak With Sheldon Universe

August 31, 2023

Following on from our review of Sheldon Universe’s track, ‘Poor Boy’, we asked him a few questions about his life, his music, his goals, and what’s coming up. Along the way we also learned a bit about Goan history, the music business, and Sheldon himself!

Quoth The Raven: We Speak With Philosopher Pirate About His New Single, ‘Raven’, His Musical Influences, And Homer Simpson

August 25, 2023

Following on from our review of ‘Raven’, from Asbury Park’s Philosopher Pirate, we chat with the artist himself about his name, his inspirations, and Homer Simpson.

Help Is On The Way: We Speak With Marlon Davis About His Song, ‘Handyman’, The Move From Jamaica To the US, And His Inspirations

August 18, 2023

In Marlon Davis’s latest track, he sings about a handyman, who makes his living fixing up problems around the home. We spoke to him about his song, and also the experiences he’s had moving from Jamaica to Indianapolis.

You’ve Got A Friend: We Speak With Long Island Band, An Old Friend

August 8, 2023

We’ve been writing about An Old Friend for a while now – since 2018 in fact – so in a lot of ways they’re old friends of ours here at Essentially Pop. In all that time however, we’ve not managed to speak to the Long Island band…until now.

Steve Holley Speaks With Incredible UK Singer Songwriter, Elles Bailey

July 14, 2023

When you watch some artists perform, one of their songs might spring to mind. For me, and this is more because I’d never seen the artist play live before, a song by Carrie Underwood sprang to mind! When Elles Bailey takes to the stage with her husky blues country voice rocking a to die for jump suit and takes a live audience along for the ride, the only song I could think of was ‘Poor Everybody Else’, in fact I think Elles would do an awesome cover of it. I was lucky enough to see this UK artist smash The Black Deer Festival recently and can’t wait to see her play again. Until then, I got to ask her a few questions.

Talented Artist Sharon Hendrix Speaks To Us About Her Music, Her Inspirations, And What’s Next For Her Incredible Career

June 20, 2023

We’ve been writing about the extraordinary Sharon Hendrix for nearly 3 years now. The incredible artist has collaborated with a who’s who of artists a mile long, and now she’s also making great strides in her solo career, showing off her talent as she should. We should have spoken with Sharon a long time ago – but now we have, and we hope you get as much out of our interview as we did.

Power To The People: We Speak With Neo-Soul Artist And Rapper J-Will

June 20, 2023

With his latest single, ‘Institutionalized’, J-Will brings his voice to the people, speaking for those who have no voice, and standing up with those who have. We asked him about what his inspirations are, and how he got into music in the first place, and along the way we discovered a very interesting young man whose passion is sure to see him go far.

Slick Naim Speaks To Us About How He Manages To Fit Everything In His Career, His Inspirations, And His Family

June 16, 2023

Algerian-American hip hop artist Slick Naim, who makes Brooklyn his home shows that not only does he want it all, he also has it all, and does it all. With new singles, ‘In The Vault’, and ‘Scary Slope’, he’s aiming for the stars, but at the same time he has plenty to keep him grounded, namely his wife, director Reema, and their children. We spoke to Slick Naim and asked him how he keeps it all together.

In The Club: We Speak With Boys Club For Girls About Their Name, Their Music, And Latest Single, ‘5 O’Clock Shadow’