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by Alexandra Mrozowska
\u2014 Senior Columnist \u2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

With the US being rightfully considered as a cradle of all things rock\u2019n\u2019roll \u2013 and probably also because of the irresistible appeal of the faded imagery of the \u201cvintage America\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s pretty much a dream for every European band to make it big on the other side of the pond. It\u2019s no wonder then that Cornerstone \u2013 an AOR\/Melodic Rock four-piece hailing from Austria \u2013 mentions their record deal with the US-based label ATOM Records and their American concert tours among the biggest achievements of their career so far. The title of their sophomore album Somewhere In America <\/em>released in 2011 is, in all probability, also far from being just an accidental choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As 2020 proved to be particularly challenging for the band not only because of the pandemic, but also a major line-up change \u2013 Cornerstone\u2019s co-founder, bass and keyboard player and co-songwriter Michael Wachelhofer checks in with Hardrock Haven to give us an update on band\u2019s current situation as well as share some of the highlights of Cornerstone\u2019s past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hardrock Haven: When we think about 2020, we think the pandemic. And as music makes everything better, which albums soundtracked your lockdown?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: To be completely honest, I went through my CD collection \u2013 \u2018cause I\u2019m a guy who actually collects CDs \u2013 and the albums that I found in my collection was something by The Cure, for example. Probably their Disintegration <\/em>album [1989] was pretty much a soundtrack. I also found an album called So Fired Up<\/em> by LeRoux with Fergie Fredriksen \u2013 a fantastic one, so that\u2019s another. And also, I guess, some stuff from Alan Parsons Project and so on. There was enough time to listen to all of this stuff again and I have to admit I really enjoyed it (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: So it was a return to classics, we could say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: Definitely yes, because most of the new music that\u2019s released is not that great in quality \u2013 at least in the Pop music area. I guess with Melodic Rock there are some greater releases though… For example, the latest album by the former Styx singer Dennis DeYoung [26 East, Vol. 1<\/em>,2020]. But I have to say that more or less I listen to older music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: How would have 2020 looked like for Cornerstone if it hadn\u2019t been for the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: The COVID-19 messed up our plans completely. Originally, we had planned a tour through Germany \u2013 it was in April, I guess \u2013 with probably eight or nine concerts, TV appearances and so on. Of course, we had to cancel this. We had planned a tour through Greece as well for the end of July and we had an offer to headline the Indie Rock Festival on Syros which is an island near Athens \u2013 and we\u2019ve already set up a gig in Athens as well as one in Thessaloniki… But everything was cancelled because of the COVID-19 thing. So we did just a few concerts locally in Austria \u2013 some small open-airs… and the end of the year also brought some changes to the line-up of Cornerstone because our former singer, Alina [Peter], left after six years in the middle of the current tour. So there\u2019s been some changes, but I have to say it was also a time to think about and re-think our own lives and the direction of our lives. And now we\u2019re starting all over again with fresh energy and we\u2019re really looking forward to the next year ahead. It was a bit of mess and chaos \u2013 also inside the band \u2013 but next year will be way better. There are a lot of future plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: That being said, at the moment it doesn\u2019t look like the pandemic is over yet, so what do you think will be short- and long-term effects of this situation on the music industry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: It\u2019s quite difficult to say, because no one knows exactly how long the situation will stay [like that], when it\u2019s possible to play concerts again, if there are any restrictions or if the people are supposed to wear masks or not… no one knows that. But I also have to say that I\u2019ve got a feeling as if people checked out music a bit more these days. Music became more important to people because now they have the time to listen to it, and that\u2019s a positive effect of the situation with COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Yeah, probably it\u2019s also because it\u2019s a difficult time for all of us, and music is a kind of escape or therapy itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: Yes. I\u2019ve experienced it myself when I listened to The Cure and how nice it was with a drink or some coffee (laughs) and some candles, just listening… That\u2019s great that you can escape the reality for a while, really a great thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: True. During the lockdown period \u2013 in spring, I believe \u2013 Cornerstone played a special QUARANTINE TV concert. What kind of experience was that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: Yeah, it was kind of funny because we haven\u2019t done anything like that before. It was really strange to do a concert without being onstage or even being in the same room with each other. But we did our best with that and it came out great \u2013 it was a very good concert with lots of positive feedback. I also have to say that during that concert, I played the acoustic guitar, which I normally never play because I\u2019m really not a good guitar player. Normally I play the bass and the keyboards. It was a real fun though and I guess it came out well. A new experience for us (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Definitely. As you\u2019ve mentioned, actually you\u2019ve managed to play some gigs during the period when the restrictions weren\u2019t as severe in Europe. What kind of feeling was it to be finally back onstage, even though the circumstances were obviously slightly different than normally?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: It was really strange, especially the first concert that we played in Vienna \u2013 I guess it was in June. There were still many restrictions, so there was a maximum of one hundred people in the venue and they had to reserve their seats, with no dancing allowed… When you\u2019re in your flat or house for so long and get out to play a concert after such a long time, it\u2019s always a strange feeling. But we\u2019ve enjoyed it and after a second concert, it was more or less back to normal. The first one after the lockdown was really weird though (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: I can imagine! Speaking of gigs in general, can you recall any particularly proud or special moment from the band\u2019s history?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: Yeah, there were a few! Cornerstone is around for quite a few years now \u2013 twenty years, to be exact \u2013 and I have to say about one of the highlights that was definitely the gig in New York when we did the US tour back in 2009. We\u2019ve played at the venue where a very certain Bruce Springsteen did his very first New York gig back in the \u201870s, so this was really kind of holy ground to me and I\u2019ve been thinking, \u201cOh my God, the Boss stood here in this place…\u201d Unfortunately, the venue\u2019s gone \u2013 they closed it down a few years later. It was in the middle of Manhattan and luckily for us, we\u2019ve found a parking lot directly in front of the venue which spared us cruising for an hour to find one…  (laughs) Another highlight was definitely the Cambridge Rock Festival back in the summer of 2013, where we shared the stage with Hazel O\u2019Connor, Magnum, The Animals and so on… It was a fantastic concert and one of our best, looking back. The band at this time was at its peak musically and personally. We played the same festival in 2019 too and we had Don Airey of Deep Purple sharing the stage with us \u2013 we also had a chance to talk to him. He\u2019s a fantastic guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: A well-deserved reputation I guess. You\u2019ve just mentioned sharing the stage with the likes of Magnum or The Animals and I believe the band\u2019s resume includes also acts such as John Waite (Bad English, The Babys) or New Model Army in this respect. So is there anyone you\u2019d gladly go on tour with in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: We really would love to go on tour with Journey. Of course it\u2019s a dream for us, but let\u2019s see what will happen with them in the future as I guess they fired Ross Valory and Steve Smith once again (laughs) which makes it a three-piece band at the moment [in May 2020, it was announced that the current rhythm section of the band consists of their former bassist Randy Jackson and a drummer Narada Michael Walden]. So let\u2019s see. But it\u2019s not the first time there\u2019s a line-up change in Journey… Another hidden dream of mine would be to perform with Fleetwood Mac I guess, although they don\u2019t have Lindsey Buckingham in the band at the moment. Still, they\u2019ve also had some line-up changes with people leaving and coming back, so I\u2019m quite sure Lindsey will come back to Fleetwood Mac eventually \u2013 maybe in a few years. Let\u2019s see (laughs). But it\u2019s always been a dream to tour with either of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Fingers crossed! And in general, do you prefer working in the studio or playing live – and why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: I\u2019d say that in the studio there\u2019s more time. You can record something, listen to it and say, \u201cAhh, I\u2019m not fine with it. Let\u2019s do it again.\u201d And you really get the best result you can deliver. On stage, you have only one chance. So if it\u2019s bad \u2013 bad for you. But of course the positive thing about being onstage is that you get direct feedback from the people and you can talk to your fans after the concert \u2013 that\u2019s a fantastic thing. Over the last few years, we\u2019ve been on stage mainly as our last recordings took place back in 2017. I guess this year or so we\u2019ll release some new stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Anyway, you\u2019ve just brought up the topic of the line-up changes within some of your favorite bands and also with Cornerstone, I believe your former singer Alina wasn\u2019t your original one. So how do you think these line-up changes influence Cornerstone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: My brother Steve and I, we\u2019re more or less the core of the band as we founded it back in 1998. I\u2019d say as long as Steve and I are in the band, it\u2019s Cornerstone. We had a tour back in 2019 or so when Steve wasn\u2019t available for personal reasons. We\u2019ve played with another guitar player and it was very, very strange for me \u2018cause I had the feeling that this wasn\u2019t my band \u2013 it was a band I was in, but it wasn\u2019t Cornerstone. I have to say it\u2019s big fun working with Steve. Of course, there\u2019s some arguments and stuff because we\u2019re brothers and it\u2019s not always peaceful… (laughs) But we make sure that we always get the best out of each song. And with singers and the line-up changes, the singer of course is the face of the band. But we can\u2019t forget than Cornerstone is around for twenty-two years and it\u2019s a relatively long time but there were probably ten or so members in and out of Cornerstone during this time… so relatively, a low number. But of course, I would have preferred to work with just one singer all the time. Still, that\u2019s life \u2013 you can\u2019t change it. People change, people change their attitudes, people change their environment… I have to say it wasn\u2019t a big surprise that Alina left, and it was fine with us. But to cut a long story short, as long as Steve and I are in the band, it\u2019s Cornerstone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Cornerstone is always spoken of as a female-fronted band. Was it always like that and is this formula deliberate, or coincidental?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: To be completely honest, at the very, very beginning \u2013 back in 1999 or something like that \u2013 we were just a three-piece band with me singing and also Steve singing from time to time. But the band wasn\u2019t that serious at that time, so that was a kind of hobby and we did it just for fun. And the drummer we have founded the band with said he wanted a female-fronted band, with a girl as a singer. So we\u2019ve started searching for a female vocalist and we kept that ever since, so I couldn\u2019t imagine working with a male singer… this would be strange for me now (laughs). And the positive thing about is that in AOR\/Melodic Rock scene there are not that many female singers around. I guess eighty-five percent [of bands] are male-fronted, so it\u2019s a cool thing to work with a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: As you\u2019ve already mentioned, it\u2019s been more than two decades since the band is around. If you could go back in time to change anything in the band\u2019s history, what would you do differently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: It\u2019s a difficult question because you learn from experience. So for example, back in 2006 we recorded our very first serious demo. And for that, we went to a studio and worked with a guy who had absolutely no idea of what he was doing. We\u2019ve spent, spent and spent [money] and produced probably the most expensive demo in history of the music industry, because we\u2019ve spent around eleven or twelve thousand Euros. And in the end we got a demo CD which was for the trash can only \u2018cause it sounded absolutely horrible, like someone would make a joke about the band. So that\u2019s one thing I honestly wouldn\u2019t do again. If I could go back in time, I would choose another studio. But at the same time, sometimes you have to pay your dues in life and you have to get experience. So now, if someone comes and goes, \u201cYeah, I\u2019ve got this great studio and I\u2019m an expert and worked with this, this and this guy,\u201d I\u2019m like, \u201cOkay, let\u2019s have a look and a listen\u201d and we\u2019d find out very quickly if this person lies or not. And no one can take away this experience from me. The other instance is when we recorded a charity single in 2013 for the Nottingham City Hospital [it was for \u201cRoom to Breathe\u201d campaign \u2013 a charity organization for the research and treatment of the immunodeficiency disease cystic fibrosis]. We\u2019ve tried to go more into a Pop direction, so we\u2019ve recorded a cover version of Bronski Beat\u2019s \u201cSmalltown Boy\u201d. It came out great, but looking back I\u2019m not sure if I would do that again. It was a cover song, not an original song of ours, and well… Steve was completely out of this record, he played on it, but didn\u2019t do much. So it didn\u2019t really sound like a Cornerstone tune, although I should say it entered the charts and that was a positive thing of course. In retrospect, though, I know you should always do what\u2019s in your heart and what you want to do and not what someone tells you to do. It might have been not a very good move [for us], I\u2019d say, and I can remember quite clearly that many people dropped us e-mails saying, \u201cHey, what are you doing? I really enjoyed your Rock tunes and now you\u2019re doing a cover version of Bronski Beat \u2013 what\u2019s happened to you, man…?\u201d So only after the Reflections <\/em>album [2016] many people were happy that we returned to Rock music \u2013 and so were we (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Speaking of playing cover versions of well-known tunes, did you go through this phase very early on in Cornerstone\u2019s history when you indeed relied on playing covers \u2013 as almost every band did?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: Yes, at the very beginning we did covers of the music we listened to \u2013 so at this time it was The Cure and R.E.M… Soul Asylum was around as well. It was the end of the \u201890s and it was the era of these big MTV bands. We played their tunes then, but also quite quickly we\u2019ve started to write original material. Back in 1999 we wrote our very first song and recorded it \u2013 the name of the song is \u201cChanged\u201d and you can find it on our very first album Head Over Heels <\/em>[released in 2008]. This was, more or less, the very first tune we\u2019ve ever written, and also an influence of our former drummer who founded the band with us. In the beginning, Steve and I wanted to focus more on covers, but the drummer said, \u201cI want you to do the original material. Let\u2019s write some tunes.\u201d Of course, we still love to play some covers from time to time in our concerts, especially in Austria where we have to play longer concerts, [lasting] up to three hours. You just can\u2019t do three hours of original material \u2013 people also want to hear songs they already know…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Absolutely, something they\u2019re familiar with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: Exactly. So we play some AC\/DC and so on, which is always fun to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Artists\u2019 opinions usually vary when it comes to covers. Some embrace recording and performing them as a part of their legacy and some avoid it as much as possible. So, having experience in both recording and performing covers, what\u2019s your general opinion about it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: I\u2019d say there are a few covers around that are much, much better than the original tune. Blondie\u2019s \u201cThe Tide Is High\u201d is a great tune and I love it \u2013 yet, the original version [by The Paragons] isn\u2019t that great. But especially here in Austria, covers are more or less a thing of the function bands \u2013 who play them at weddings or for example, while opening up a hotel or something like that… But it\u2019s fun to play covers from time to time and you can do your own thing out of it and play it your own way. You can also takes some influences out of these covers, especially for things like background harmonies and stuff \u2013 you go, \u201cOkay, which way did they do that…?\u201d and you\u2019ll do it in a similar way for your own tune and that\u2019s a positive effect of playing covers in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: So, if you were offered to again record a cover version of a song that represents an entirely different genre than Cornerstone \u2013 as it was with Bronski Beat\u2019s song \u2013 what would it be and why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: Oh, that\u2019s a difficult question! Our band\u2019s hymn \u2013 more or less \u2013 is Journey\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019\u201d, but it\u2019s quite a similar genre, so it probably doesn\u2019t count… (laughs) Maybe I\u2019d choose my favorite tune \u201cAffirmation\u201d by Savage Garden as its lyrics are fantastic, and if someone offered us to cover that, record it and release it, we\u2019d probably be quite positive to do it. In general, Savage Garden is great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Speaking of genres, the band is labeled as AOR\/Melodic Rock but Cornerstone\u2019s music seems to actually incorporate a variety of influences and is not only this big massive \u201880s sound associated with the likes of Journey you\u2019ve mentioned. Do you think it\u2019s due to you starting out as more of an Alternative\/Indie kind of band, or the matter of influences that you share within a band?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: For Steve and me, it was always important to record songs in different styles. So, in the very beginning we were more of an Alternative\/Indie band which played a bit of AOR just for fun. Looking back on our first album Head Over Heels<\/em>, we had three tunes on it \u2013 \u201cReady To Go\u201d, \u201cFade Away\u201d and \u201cCrisis\u201d \u2013 recorded in AOR style. We wanted to do that because we simply love it. And interestingly enough, these are the songs that survived over the years. We still play tunes like \u201cReady To Go\u201d or \u201cFade Away\u201d on our concerts, people love it and we love it too. On our second album Somewhere In America<\/em>, though, we turned this combination around. We recorded more like an AOR album with a bit of Indie tunes in between, just a bit of Alternative. And our most recent album Reflections <\/em>is more or less pure AOR \u2013 yeah, of course we\u2019ve had this big ballad \u201cWhatever\u201d with orchestra which probably doesn\u2019t have much to do with AOR, but I\u2019d say the most of the tunes are pretty much in this direction and also, the effect is in the production of Harry Hess [Harem Scarem, First Signal]. He tightened the musical direction of the band and it was a very positive thing in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: And speaking of Harry Hess and his work on Reflections<\/em>, are there any other producers you\u2019d like to collaborate with in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: I have to say we were really happy with Harry. Before [recording] the album, there\u2019s been talks with Dennis Ward of Pink Cream 69 and Beau Hill, but Harry Hess was the person we\u2019ve all agreed to work with because we could work with him and talk to him on a personal level \u2013 it\u2019s like, you can also ask him \u201cHey man, are you fine…? How was your day…?\u201d and stuff like that… We\u2019ve done some demo mixes with Dennis Ward, but it wasn\u2019t like with Harry. It was just on a pure professional base, which is okay for some artists, but we love to talk and simply get along with the producer. And of course, a big dream would be to work with Mutt Lange…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Probably not just for you, but almost every other band as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: Probably yeah! (laughs) But also probably this guy is a bit over our budget…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: …again, as for almost every other band (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: Exactly (laughs). But this would be great of course. Working with Mutt Lange would be fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: No doubt about it. You\u2019ve also mentioned some future recording plans for the band and I believe the title of the single \u201cPrivate Eyes\u201d was also already announced, so can you tell anything more about both?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: We\u2019re currently working on the demo recording of \u201cPrivate Eyes\u201d and we\u2019re also planning to release a more radio-friendly single which doesn\u2019t have a title at the moment \u2018cause \u201cPrivate Eyes\u201d is more or less to satisfy the AOR fans around (laughs). It\u2019s pretty much in the style of \u201cNorthern Light\u201d, our single from the previous album. Of course, we\u2019re planning to release a new album as well, but I\u2019d say let\u2019s see when this happens. We have plans to start working on it at the end of the year, but you never know \u2013 and we just want to go into the studio and spend this much money if we\u2019re absolutely satisfied with the songs, the arrangements and so on… There are a lot of ideas floating around and a few tunes ready to be recorded, but not a full album of material at the moment. So let\u2019s see… But we\u2019ll probably start at the end of the year as it\u2019s time to release some new stuff. And the funny thing about this is that we\u2019ve already decided to release the album on vinyl because our previous one was just on CD and of course streaming and downloading… Vinyl makes a huge comeback at the moment, I guess, and for us it\u2019s important that at least one of our albums should be available on vinyl (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: And why do you think the format\u2019s so popular again that indeed more and more contemporary bands want to have their album released on vinyl?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: It\u2019s a good question! I guess it\u2019s when you have a vinyl in your hand, it represents something \u2013 so there\u2019s big picture as the artwork and when you put an album on a turntable, you\u2019re more concentrated on the music. With the CD, it\u2019s always been more of a throwaway product… With the vinyl, you\u2019re probably reading the lyrics while listening, whereas to be honest, I can\u2019t remember when I did this with a CD because the font in the booklet is usually very, very small… I\u2019m not sure why the vinyl\u2019s coming back, but maybe these are the reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Probably these days it\u2019s better not to ask about the band\u2019s plans for the new year yet, but if everything goes well \u2013 what does 2021 hold in store for Cornerstone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: First of all, we have to finish the tour of 2020 \u2018cause we\u2019ve had a few concerts obviously cancelled because of the COVID-19 thing, and I guess the regular concerts will start in June or so. We\u2019ll probably play some concerts locally in Austria and maybe Germany as well. There\u2019s been talking about touring Greece towards the end of July, but let\u2019s see if it\u2019s possible. For sure we\u2019ll come back to the UK in 2022 because we always love to play there. But we\u2019ve decided to wait until the [end] of the COVID-19 crisis and the outcome of Brexit and so on… And once it\u2019s all clear, we\u2019re planning to schedule something in the UK as well, but anyway I guess the next few concerts will be in a closer area \u2013 so, Austria, Germany and maybe France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Let\u2019s hope so! Any last words?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer: It was a pleasure talking to you of course! And all of you, if you want, let\u2019s find out more about the band and check our website and Facebook and Instagram pages. It\u2019d be great if you could give us a like or a comment \u2013 we\u2019re always happy to hear from you… Stay positive and healthy and let\u2019s hope to see each other on our concerts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo credits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group photos \u2013 Kezia White<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wachelhofer \u2013 Reinhard Mueller (the piano photo), Daniel Sweetspot Dc (the bass photo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit Cornerstone online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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