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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 …
VIDEO PREMIERE: New Yorkers The Velvicks explore the cyclical nature of trauma on powerful new single ‘Old Mistakes’ (+mini Q&A)
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from New York-based band The Velvicks. They’ve been suspiciously quiet aside from the release of a couple of singles last year, and now we know why: they’ve been working on their debut album! That’s very exciting indeed for a band who displayed plenty of promise on 2020’s debut …
Meet: Matthew Smith from New Zealand’s band Deep Water Creek talks about inspirations and influences.
Give us a potted history of you / the band: I started the band Deep Water Creek about four years ago, sort of as a vehicle for my own songs. Before that I was in a band called Von Voin Strum for 4 or 5 years then did a solo album and a solo EP with a different crew. Most of …
Meet: Inspirational electro-acoustic saxophonist Jason Sharp ahead of his upcoming UK/Eu solo tour.
You might have missed saxophonist Jason Sharp’s elemental and elevating album ‘The Turning Centre Of The Still World’ released as it was at the backend of the pandemic in August last year. His third release for Montreal’s mighty Constellation label marked an emboldened exploration of his craft, melding his sax playing with electronics using his …