Interview
Meet: Henry Ruddell from Eagulls interview
It seemed like Eagulls were an overnight sensation when Six Music’s Steve Lamacq picked them as his favourite new band of 2013 but this tight knit Leeds five piece have been together half a decade. Their self-titled debut album was one of the best British records of last year, but the band’s drummer Henry Ruddell …
Meet: Desperate Journalist interview
It didn’t take long for us to fall in love with Desperate Journalist. Pick any of their tracks, and within the first few bars, you are immediately whisked away to indie heaven. The London based quartet are most definitely at the top of our must see bands of 2015 and later this month they will …
Meet: Circa Survive’s Brendan Ekstrom ahead of their UK tour
Circa Survive, aka Anthony Green (vocals), Colin Frangicetto (guitar), Brendan Ekstrom (guitar), Nick Beard (bass), Steve Clifford (drums), have been making waves since their ambitious debut album Juturna, recorded before they had ever played a shows. The record, released in 2005, showed them to be brilliant musicians, inventive songwriters, and able to pass effortlessly through …
Meet: The TUTS, fresh from their support slot to The Selector
It’s election time here in the UK, and many people have been asking ‘where are today’s political bands and musicians?’ Some have even gone on record saying that we don’t have any. Well let me assure you, there are plenty of politically charged bands out there, you just have to look in the right place. …
Meet: Jessica Davies from Smoke Fairies
After a critically acclaimed debut album Smoke Fairies seemed on the fast track to success but a more a muted response to their second record Blood Speaks sparked a crisis of confidence. It promoted Jessica Davies to turn to band mate Katherine Blamire, and pose the difficult question – was it time for them to …
Interview: San Cisco – Jordi Davieson
Australian four piece San Cisco make a brief stop over in the UK to play a single date at The Dome, Tufnell Park in London at the tail end of a string of European dates in promotion of their second album “Gracetown”. I’m lucky enough to have scored interview time with band’s lead singer, Jordi …
Remembering: An Interview with Kim Fowley
A chat with Kim Fowley: On poetry, rock and roll, Hollywood, and his least favorite L.A. punk band by Kimberly J. Bright The infamous Hollywood music, ubiquitous talent spotter, songwriter, scene staple, cranky old geezer, namedropper, and likely Tourette Syndrome victim Kim Fowley passed away in January at age 75. His manic career started when …
Meet: Beat Spacek
Beat Spacek is the latest solo incarnation of UK vocalist and producer Steve Spacek. Having invited much attention at the turn of the century with his broken soul project, Spacek, as well as numerous collaborations with the likes of J.Dilla and Mark Pritchard (as one half of Africa HiTech ), Spacek now finds himself exploring …
Meet: Hardcore band Shots Fired
Shots Fired are a metal band that aren’t too fussed about been slotted into one of the many genre specific pigeon holes that plague todays hardcore scene. This is a good thing – it allows the band to be who they are and frees the listener to concentrate on what matters, the music, as opposed …
Meet: Jonas Munk interview – Music You Can Touch
Jonas Munk is no slave to one musical master. He can jump from electronic music, to krautrock, to ambient drone, and to psych rock without blinking an eye. Sometimes all those jumps can happen in the course of a day. An afternoon, even. Keeping things new and fresh is a vital part to how Munk …