As promised, my preview story on the Hieroglyphics show for July 15 is published at azcentral.com.

My interview with Tajai, who pretty much serves as the head of the Hiero Imperium label, was very enlightening – not only did it sound like he was entertaining his daughter in the background, but he was pretty forward about the ups and downs of operating a self-sustained label. I appreciated his honesty and frankness about it all.

One of my favorite quotes from the interview:

“I hope fans bear with us. It’s got to be frustrating being a Hiero fan. I just wish people could understand the time and effort and hard work that go into any endeavor, but especially one as serious as a record label. It’s really no joke. It’s a lot of work.”

Buy your tickets ($17) for the show at Ticket Web.

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