interview
Meet: American singer song-writer – Joshua Radin
American acoustic folk artist Joshua Radin recently played Dublin’s The Pepper Canister Church (16.04.2023) and before taking to the stage Abigael Paquet got to sit down and have a chat. Words & Photos Abigael Paquet Joshua Radin, the whispery rebel who reminds everyone that it is never too late to start something new in your …
Meet: Saul Davies of Manchester band James.
With James set to release their 40th anniversary double album of greatest hits reimagined with a full orchestra & choir this June and head out on the road for a run of headline shows, starting at the end of April and running through till mid May, Then playing a number of UK summer festival dates, …
Meet: The charismatic Johnny Dublin lead rabble-rouser of Dublin band Onion Boys
Words, Abigael Paquet – Photos, Ian Mc Donnell. Before Onion Boys played to a full Workman’s Cellar venue on the 29.03.203 in Dublin, Abigael Paquet got to sit down for a chat with front man Johnny Dublin. Onion Boys – an Irish Rock Band – were formed only a couple of years ago over lockdown …
Interview: We got to sit down with Joe McGylnn lead singer with Man Must Die.
Words Letty Sharp: Man Must Die are an extreme metal band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band are getting ready for the release of their 5th album, ‘The Pain Behind It All’, which is out the 17th of February. I got to chat with vocalist Joe McGylnn over zoom and ask him a few questions. LS- …
Meet: Is this all there is? An interview with Steve Kilbey (The Church) on the new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, the US tour, being a stand-up comedian and the temporal nature of existence.
The Church – a veritable and venerated music institution – are about to release their new and much anticipated album ‘The Hypnogogue’. The band celebrated its 40 years as an entity in 2020. I caught up with singer, songwriter, bass player and spiritual leader Steve Kilbey on the eve of the album’s release and on …
Interview: We sat down for a chat with Italian multi-instrumentalist Lili Refrain.
Words Letty Sharpe / Photos Ian Mc Donnell. Lili Refrain is an Italian multi-instrumentalist based in Rome. She hasbeen making for this solo project since 2007. Lili combines blues, rock,folk, psychedelia and metal genres to create her unique sound. LS- Welcome to Ireland, how does it feel to be here? LR- It’s my first time …
Meet: On the eve of his tour of Australia and New Zealand, we have a chat with the legendary Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order) about the origins of Joy Division, bass playing, being in a gang and touring.
It’s a slightly surreal experience to be talking to Peter Hook (Hooky), legendary bass player for Joy Division and New Order, thousands of kilometres away. I’m at the end of my day, his is just beginning, and he is resplendent in a silk dressing gown, sipping on a cup of tea with a pair of …
INTERVIEW: Flossing discusses second EP World of Mirth and expands on their creativity and collaborations, plus hints at working on UK and EU tour plans
Flossing, the New York project of Heather Elle, has produced her second EP World of Mirth which is set for release on 26 August via Brace Yourself Records. Taking the opportunity to find out more, we began by discussing her creative output. Welcome Heather! And congratulations on your second EP World of Mirth. You have been …
Meet: Supersonic festival director Lisa Meyer ahead of July’s must-catch happening.
Festivals are back and that’s important. Every festival, from gargantuan to the esoteric, has a community around it, they have become part of our folklore, part of our cultural clock, a marker in the year, a celebration of a certain thing that happens over and over. Relationships build between a festival and its people, the …
Meet: Lit’s Ajay Popoff talks cancel culture, COVID-19, and leaving California
It’s been over 20 years now since American rock band Lit hit the big-time with A Place in the Sun and that album’s smash lead single ‘My Own Worst Enemy’, which has since been featured on NBC’s political satire sitcom Parks & Recreation (2009-2015) and on pretty much every version of Rock Band or Guitar …