Off the Record Interviews was born from a specific type of boredom that stemmed from album-release interviews and an interview with Marko Hietala that fell through the cracks on its way to publishing at Tuonela Magazine. I missed the old days of talking to the artists about themselves! I wanted to get off of the album-release line of questioning, which is heavily oversaturated by music medias, and into the lessons and personal growth they’ve experienced throughout their musical journeys. This inspired the name for the series, Off the Record!
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Off the Record with Johanna Kurkela, Timo Kurkela, & Troy Donockley
Off the Record podcast interview with Johanna Kurkela, Timo Kurkela, and Troy Donockley by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Altamullan Road
Off the Record email interview with Johanna Kurkela and Johanna Iivanainen of Altamullan Road by Kathy Criswell
Off the Record with Johann Iivanainen & Johanna Kurkela of Altamullan Road
Off the Record podcast interview with Johanna Kurkela and Johanna Iivanainen of Altamullan Road by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Martijn Westerholdt & Robin La Joy of Eye of Melian
Interview with Martijn Westerholt and Robin La Joy of Eye of Melian by Bear Wiseman, done originally in 2022
On the Record with Johanna Kurkela & Johanna Iivanainen of Altamullan Road
Interview with Johanna Kurkela and Johanna Iivanainen of Altamullan Road by Bear Wiseman, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2020
On the Record with Tuomas Holopainen, Johanna Kurkela, & Troy Donockley of Auri
Interview with Tuomas Holopainen, Johanna Kurkela, and Troy Donockley of Auri, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2018