Last Monday, I caught up with Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes of The Presets on their tour bus, to talk about their new record, their creative process and their spot in mainstream culture. The boys were thankful that I wasn’t video-taping the interview because they seemed to be dealing with the flu. We chatted for about 20 minutes before their sound check.
There is no doubt that people believe in the marketing product of the American Idol phenomenon: kids with a dream delight America while trying to get a record deal and prime-time exposure. Constantine Maroulis did not win Idol, but that doesn’t discredit his ability to put on a strong self-titled debut, which is set [...]