Interviews

Walking into Factory 251 – one of Manchester’s most iconic nightclubs – I was greeted by an array of people wearing black denim, flashing wristbands, and lugging expensive music equipment back and forth. Guitars, drums, and keyboards emerged from cases and the room buzzed with excited energy from the crew and various band members. I was led through a door …

The last time I covered Tay Temple was for the release of one of her singles back in March of 2021. Much of her initial development as an artist happened during the pandemic, so things have naturally progressed for her as she has had more opportunities to test her sound. Starting as a country artist, Tay fell out with the …

The global pandemic prompted delayed releases, lower album sales without physical copies, and canceled tours. The common reasoning behind delays was to be sensitive to the current climate but some artists didn’t let it stop them from releasing a new album planned months in advance because they felt that their music needed to be released to help the world dance …

Rock isn’t dead. Although many have long feared the death of rock music and all its glory, when faced with the latest, freshest, and most daring modern rock bands, it’s clear to see that the genre isn’t quite dead and buried. Far from it. But merely rocking is never enough. All those now-classic bands had tunes to go along with …

The pandemic left the music scene shattered but the live industry slowly started to recover again during the summer of 2022, and Hamburg alt-rock two-piece Kill Strings released their debut album just at the right time. Limbo was released in September last year and the band set off to play support slots for several international acts across Germany during the …

The Subways returned to Hamburg for the zillionth time, this time on the back of their latest album Uncertain Joys, and for me, it was with quite much excitement I met up with the band that I’ve followed since I was young. Back in the days when I jumped around my room at my parents’ house, listening to The Subways, …