Interviews

New York based rock act American Authors currently signed to Island Records. Formerly known as the Blue Pages, they emerged as American Authors in 2012 and made their debut in 2013 with the release of their upbeat song “Believer”. Comprised of Zachary Barnett (vocalist), James Adam Shelly (guitarist), Dave Rublin (bassist) and Matt Sanchez (drummer) they released their second single “Best …

For decades, punk rock has been a way for countless people to cope with the world they live in. The music takes us to our favorite place in the back of our minds where we can be enraged, smile, laugh or cry. Bands like the Damned, Sex Pistols, Ramones, and Social Distortion have been on the frontline of our punk …

The Roskilde Festival in the south of Denmark is one of the largest music festivals in Europe and one of the oldest (50th anniversary 2020), and for artists looking to elevate their visibility and expand their fan bases, music festivals in general and Roskilde festival in particular, considering its reputation and status, offer a unique opportunity to do both. It …

For a country with the population of Australia, the land Down Under has long punched above its sonic weight. From the boozing, brawling pub rock scene of the seventies the Australian scene has splintered into many genre directions. The editor has followed the country’s great electronic pop scene for a long time and bands as Cut Copy, The Presets and …

The band’s debut album “Last Forever” from 2015 was a surprise to many, not just because of its shoegaze influences but because of the depth and maturity of the songwriting. Unlike many Swedish bands Westkust didn’t fit the framework of the indie rock or the indie pop that have engulfed the guitar based music scene in Sweden the last three …

Sometimes Spotify is great. It helps you discover music you otherwise wouldn’t run into, because of its auto-generated “personalized” playlists. That’s how Ten Fé’s track “Overflow” showed up in my weekly mix playlist one day. I liked the song (in spite of my currently more post punk and dark wave oriented diet), got curious, and started to listen to their …