Category: Music Interview

The Clockworks: Galway’s Alan McGee-approved breakouts relish the competition

The Clockworks: Galway’s Alan McGee-approved breakouts relish the competition

Picture this: legendary Creation Records boss Alan McGee is at your rehearsal space comparing you to early Oasis, and signs…

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Fever 333: “When people say ‘I don’t see colour’, that’s ignorance”

Fever 333: “When people say ‘I don’t see colour’, that’s ignorance”

Last October, Fever 333 released ‘Wrong Generation’, a knockout EP that coupled hard truths with a genre-defying blend of hip-hop,…

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Fred again..: super-producer’s emotive electro-pop longs for connection in a lost year

Fred again..: super-producer’s emotive electro-pop longs for connection in a lost year

From the serotonin sugar-pop of Romy’s ‘Lifetime’ to Headie One’s club reincarnation on the ‘GANG’ mixtape, via the powerful solemnity…

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Soundtrack Of My Life: Ice-T

Soundtrack Of My Life: Ice-T

The first song I fell in love with James Brown – ‘The Payback’ “I was in junior high, so I…

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Serj Tankian: “I think the whole world felt some relief that Trump was gone”

Serj Tankian: “I think the whole world felt some relief that Trump was gone”

Six years ago, Serj Tankian began discussions with the rest of System of a Down about working on new music….

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HMLTD on ‘Leaving’ –  the first “ever-evolving song” with layers to be sold as NFTs

HMLTD on ‘Leaving’ – the first “ever-evolving song” with layers to be sold as NFTs

HMLTD have unveiled details of an ambitious project, announcing the first “ever-evolving song” with the different elements that control it…

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Raheaven: “There’s little Eritrean representation in UK music – I would like to be one of the first”

Raheaven: “There’s little Eritrean representation in UK music – I would like to be one of the first”

Clouds, cherubs and angels are such a central part of Rahel Yohannes’ aesthetic, it’s little surprise that her stage name…

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Sorry on new EP ‘Twixtustwain’: “It might tap into how people are feeling now”

Sorry on new EP ‘Twixtustwain’: “It might tap into how people are feeling now”

Sorry are a band accustomed to apologising to journalists: namely, for not arriving armed with a cache of ready-to-deploy soundbites….

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Soundtrack Of My Life: Passenger

Soundtrack Of My Life: Passenger

The first song I remember hearing Simon & Garfunkel – ‘The Boxer’ (Live at The Concert In Central Park) “My…

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Tracey Thorn on new book ‘My Rock ’n’ Roll Friend’, about her friendship with The Go-Betweens’ Lindy Morrison: “I’m her plus one”

Tracey Thorn on new book ‘My Rock ’n’ Roll Friend’, about her friendship with The Go-Betweens’ Lindy Morrison: “I’m her plus one”

Tracey Thorn, Everything But The Girl’s vocalist, has written a new book about her friendship with The Go-Betweens drummer Lindy…

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