Interviews

The Scotsmen of Mogwai have carved out a legendary status in the world of post-rock, blending cinematic soundscapes with crushing noise and delicate melodies. Their ability to shift between quiet, introspective moments and thunderous walls of distortion has set them apart from the rest of the scene, earning them a dedicated global following and a very loyal fanbase. In 2021, …

LEATHERS aka Shannon Hemmett serves up 80’s inspired dark electropop dreamscapes (I saw her music described as dreamwave, dark wave, synth wave, and new wave inspired). Her recent debut album Ultraviolett features a collection of excellently produced songs, where her soft vocals are set against pulsing synths and driving drums – topped off with electronic soundscapes – a sure-fire hit …

Johan T Karlsson has carved out a unique space in the Scandinavian music scene under the moniker of Familjen, earning critical acclaim for his album releases while amassing a huge and loyal fanbase. After a massive breakthrough with his debut album Det Snurrar I Min Skalle in 2007, just a year after Familjen started, he embarked on tour with Sweden’s …

Governments collapse, pandemics come and go but Royal Republic always stay the same. Well, save for their outfits. And their music. The whole point of the Swedish disco rock titans is that they continuously change in thrilling new ways to the surprise of their fans and music listeners across the world, and they can always be relied upon to bring …

The legendary punk singer-songwriter and former frontman of 70s punk rock band The Adverts, TV Smith, has been a non-stop touring force in the scene over the last decades. Smith may have spent decades on the fringes but his talent has never been dimmed, and with his last album Handwritings he has written one of his best albums ever. At …

The 1990s were a great decade for guitar-driven music, particularly in the indie rock and alternative rock spaces, and there were many bands that earned their time under the spotlight. In 1995 I was down to Bristol to look for a new music studio space and usually, it also involved a night out at the Fleece and Firkin, my favorite …