Interviews

Music and performances of soaring imagination: Kårp interviewed

Several breakthrough acts are now creating a vibrant new Gothenburgian underground, a scene with and enduring legacy built on bands from a wide range of genres as The Knife, In Flames, José González, Ace of Base, The Soundtrack of Our Lives and Mickey Dee, the former drummer in Motörhead. Like those before them, many of the new avant gardists are …

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“We want to be a party”: Mid City interviewed

There’s an indie-rock tradition that burns bright in Australia. Some of the most exciting bands that we have covered the last years are from Down Under, bands as DMA’s, British India and DZ Deathrays. And those bands share something that we appreciate much when going for a gig: they’re dedicated to have fun while performing their music. Every once in …

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Thirty years of goth, glam and garage: The 69 Eyes interviewed

The goth rock sound was the coming together of different eras and genres, hailing from the UK in the late 1970s, but the influence has now spread around the globe. Taking a wide array of influences from various bands like Joy Division, Killing Joke, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, New York Dolls, Gary Glitter, the Damned, and tons more, many of …

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Gearing up for the future: Taking the sound of ACTORS into the 2020s

Vancouver based ACTORS might be part of the new wave of postpunk bands, but the four-piece is not content being a mere tribute band; their music mixes classic and contemporary influences, including techno, electropop and brief touches of Nine Inch Nails. They are marching to the beat of their own drum, so to speak. And that’s also true for their …

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