Like any other good cat, Alpha Cat has been blessed with 9 lives. She takes some time out from her busy schedule to field a few questions for our readers here at The No Fly Zone Magazine and discuss the past, present, and future, as well as what lies ahead in life for her and her music. NFZ: In the entertainment business you’re professionally known as Alpha Cat. What’s the story behind the name? AC:…
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Darrell Kelley is getting higher and higher on many levels these days. From the output of his musical creations to the amount of radio play and publicity his music generates, the numbers keep climbing higher and higher. It is fitting that Kelley has made inroads into high quality video production. It is also fitting that the video is to compliment his song I’m So High. Featuring Kelley getting his swag on amongst the sun and…
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One of the greatest traits about America has always been the regional musical differences born of living in these United States. This album is a perfect encapsulation of that phenomenon that reached fruition musically at this point (1978) and a little further past the mid 1980s. This is not the dissonant 1960’s NYC band the Godz. The Midwest Godz are different and are not for everyone. They are down and dirty rock and rollers. I…
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Some days when you are totally into music can feel just like Christmas. A day when you get a present that is a complete surprise. A present that helps you further joy in yourself, that then gets passed on to others. I have had many such days in the music business, but one in particular stands out above the others. That day, somewhere around 1987, when I went out and bought my first Howlin’ Wolf…
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