Interviews

“Aled spent ten years building Dream State so, for him, when the team went separate ways, he felt like he wasn’t ready to step away from something he spent a decade of his life building.” Jessie fluttered into the press area, greeting everyone with a smile. Any nerves I had …

You want punk attitude, twisted political street poetry, and grating electronics that will make your ears still ring two days after the live show? Many decades have now passed since the punk era, but its ethos of rebelliousness and experimentation has trickled down through the ages and survives in a …

After a cramped and silent lift ride with a batch of other journalists up to Hillsborough Football Stadium’s VIP floor, Courtney and I arrived at a seating area akin to a hospital waiting room, where we awaited our allotted ten minutes with our allotted member of DMA’s. Around us, important …

Opening the first day of Sheffield’s biggest music festival, Tramlines, Delilah Bon brings the wake-up energy needed. ‘Brat punk influenced hip-hop’ is the genre coined by Lauren Tate, the creative mind behind the artist, which is substantially unique in the sea of indie and Brit-pop that festival goers usually expect …

Among the range of artists playing Neck of the Woods festival was organiser Sam Brunt’s Big Cat Chic – a band whose genre is difficult to pin down. Sam and the other members of Big Cat Chic have been in the Manchester music scene for a good amount of time. …

During Manchester’s Neck of the Woods festival, I had the fortunate chance to talk to one of the event’s higher-profile guests. John Robb is the frontman of 70s punk outfit ‘The Membranes’, known for their dark disco grooves and spooky themes. John himself boasts an eclectic portfolio of music and …