Interview
INTERVIEW: Reckless Love @ Camden Rocks Festival
With over 200 bands playing Camden Rocks, it was quite the task to grab interviews in all the madness. We managed to pin down Reckless Love in the yard behind the venue they were playing in, the Electric Ballroom, to have a quick chat about living life as though we’re still in the 80s! BM: …
Meet: Outblinker Interview
Outblinker make this rather fantastic heavy synth, motorik style krautRock, as evidenced by their recent, and rather brilliant Remains of Arthur Peck EP, which has shades of Fuck Buttons, along with a little splash of Godspeed! In there for good measure. We spoke to Chris and Luigi from the band to find out a little …
Meet: Luke Howard, and listen to his track ‘The Ends’
Sometimes you hear something that makes you stop. That sweeps over you with its emotion. Like you know those songs that used to be on Grey’s Anatomy when something went wrong, (cue held camera shots and arty cutaways), well even more emotional than that. Like, real. Well, Australian composer and musician Luke Howard did that …
Interview: Creeper interview @ Slam Dunk Leeds
Creeper are a little different, which is never, ever a bad thing. We took some time to chat with them at Slam Dunk Festival, to find out what goes on in their alluring black and white world. We talk to vocalist Will and keyboardist Hannah about film noir, momentos from your first ever show, and …
Meet: Second Still, Post-punk from L.A.
Another one of our occasional forays into the underbelly of the US post-punk scene, see’s us stumble into Second Still. A coldwave outfit originating from Brooklyn, Second Still deliver beautifully dark, enchanting tunes that lure you into the deepest recesses of the night. Definitely not for day time , drive time radio, (but then again …
Meet: AmatrArt, and listen to their track ‘Mirror’
Glasgow five piece AmatrArt have been catching our ears, particularly with their double a-side single Mirror/Soft Skin which dropped last month via Bloc+ Music. Shimmering guitars, synth lines, liberal doses of vocal harmonies and catchy melodies are the order of the day with the band, and we were frankly bowled over by them. Mirror in …
Meet: Cane Hill interview @ Slam Dunk Leeds
It’s an incredibly warm Saturday at Slam Dunk festival. It’s the early afternoon, and the partying is already well underway; while bands are already kicking things off on the surrounding stages, we grabbed a few minutes at the festival with Louisiana’s Cane Hill before their first ever UK performance, on Kerrang!’s Fresh Blood stage. BM: …
Meet: Lisbon Full Band Interview
It’s always a pleasure catching up with Whitley Bay’s finest, the indie pop/rock outfit Lisbon and this time I’m going to take on the challenge that is interviewing the whole band rather than just front man Matty Varty as I have on previous occasions. The band are lively and extremely good-natured as can be seen …
Meet: Living Textures – A Musical Conversation With Causa Sui
by J. Hubner Photos courtesy of El Paraiso Archives A little over two years ago a friend pointed me in the direction of Copenhagen, Denmark. That friend said “Head east, and ye shall find the rock.” I wasn’t sure what that meant as my friend rarely said things like “ye” and “head”, but I did …
Soundtrack of our lives : Benjamin Schoos
Singer-songwriter and producer Benjamin Schoos is a Belgian phenomenon. Creator of Freaksville Records (with its ever-expanding roster of cult artists) and online radio station Radio Rectangle, he’s a prolific musical catalyst. Unlike the majority of his contemporaries, who sing and record in English to court a more international audience, he chooses to perform in his …