Category: Music Interview

The Strokes’ ‘Is This It’ producer Gordon Raphael on his new ’00s indie book ‘The World Is Going To Love This’

The Strokes’ ‘Is This It’ producer Gordon Raphael on his new ’00s indie book ‘The World Is Going To Love This’

Gordon Raphael, the producer of The Strokes‘ seminal debut ‘Is This It’, has announced details of a new book about…

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Friends Like These: 347aidan and renforshort

Friends Like These: 347aidan and renforshort

347aidan and renforshort are perfectly opposing forces on their October single ‘IDONTWANNATALKTOYOU!’. Playing a broken couple ruminating on their fading…

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Matt Berninger on The National’s new song ‘Somebody Desperate’: “We all have these deep insecurities when it comes to our hearts”

Matt Berninger on The National’s new song ‘Somebody Desperate’: “We all have these deep insecurities when it comes to our hearts”

The National have shared brand new song ‘Somebody Desperate’, which features in the end credits of the new film adaptation…

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Piri and Tommy Villiers: ambition and reinvention from vibrant drum ’n’ bass duo

Piri and Tommy Villiers: ambition and reinvention from vibrant drum ’n’ bass duo

For IRL couple Piri and Tommy Villiers, lockdown has been somewhat of a blessing in disguise. After (virtually) meeting via…

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Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Bullet For My Valentine

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Bullet For My Valentine

On Bullet For My Valentine’s new, self-titled record they wanted to do three things. “We wanted shock, awe and to…

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TeeZee: visionary leading west Africa’s alté movement onto the world stage

TeeZee: visionary leading west Africa’s alté movement onto the world stage

If you haven’t heard the news yet, there’s a new government in charge. Leading this regime is Nigerian artist TeeZee,…

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EXCLUSIVE: the inside story of Noasis, the Oasis tribute band snowed into a Yorkshire pub for four days

EXCLUSIVE: the inside story of Noasis, the Oasis tribute band snowed into a Yorkshire pub for four days

Oasis tribute band Noasis had to roll with it when they were snowed in at the UK’s highest pub for…

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No Rome: “Shoegaze R&B” master designing a new world of invention and unity

No Rome: “Shoegaze R&B” master designing a new world of invention and unity

Take a look at any musician’s social media channels and you’ll see them calling themselves a variation on that professional…

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Tems: Afro-R&B’s radiant leader planning a global takeover

Tems: Afro-R&B’s radiant leader planning a global takeover

O ver the summer, it felt impossible to go 24 hours without hearing Tems’ emotive vocals on WizKid‘s hit single ‘Essence’….

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Lancey Foux: “I wish the UK acknowledged rap the same way they do punk”

Lancey Foux: “I wish the UK acknowledged rap the same way they do punk”

Lancey Foux is one of London’s best-kept secrets. Despite being five albums deep and rubbing shoulders with the likes of…

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