
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 Timo Kurkela
This Off the Record Interview with Timo Kurkela by Bear Wiseman discusses his musical history, his new single “Nuori sydän”, and the struggles and pressures that artists put on themselves and what it does to us over time. Watch here or listen on streaming services!

Off the Record with Altamullan Road
This guest emailer Off the Record Interview with Johanna Kurkela & Johanna Iivanainen of Altamullan Road by Kathy Criswell discusses their 2024 tour, what inspires them, and what they love about making music together. Read it here!

Off the Record with Johann Iivanainen & Johanna Kurkela of Altamullan Road
This Off the Record podcast interview with Johanna Iivanainen & Johanna Kurkela of Altamullan Road by Bear Wiseman discusses how they met and began collaborating, how the pandemic affected their touring plans and careers in general, and some of their philosophies on kindness. Watch here or listen on streaming services!

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