Interviews


Interview With: Acid Klaus

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Tuesday 10th September 2024

Radically experimental electronica artist Adrian Flanagan is the inspiration behind all your favourite alternative acts. The renegade songwriter from Salford has been involved in a myriad of daring projects, including heading up Eccentronic Resear...

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Interview With: The Lovely Eggs

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 17th July 2024

The lo-fi indie-rock of The Lovely Eggs has captivated audiences for nearly twenty years. Veterans of the DIY scene, the two-piece band includes married couple Holly Ross (vocals, guitar) and David Blackwell (drums) whose mix of northern wit, oddba...

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Interview With: I Monster

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Tuesday 4th June 2024

Combining a love of camp horror b-movies and avant-garde electronica, producers Dean Honer and Jarrod Gosling are Sheffield-based trip-hop duoI Monster. The pair scored a major international hit with their mesmerising debut single "Daydream...

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Showcasing Small Spaces: Interview with Dubrek Studios, Derby

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Gigantic Tickets is showing love for the grassroots gig venues vital to local communities. According to the Music Venue Trust, two venues a week permanently close doors whilst 1-in-3 are operating at a loss. Our Intimate Venues Hosting The Ne...

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Interview With: Home Counties

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Thursday 9th May 2024

Are You Listening? hits the best venues Reading has to offer this weekend! Taking place on Saturday 11th May 2024, it features an incredible lineup of crucial alternative artists including headliners Antony Szmierek and The Mysterines. They top a b...

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Showcasing Small Spaces: Interview with The Robin, Wolverhampton

By Sarah Moore

Posted on Sunday 21st April 2024

According to the Music Venue Trust, many of the UK's grassroots music venues are closing at an alarming rate. Statistics from 2023 showed that, last year, two venues per week closed on average across the country, with a staggering 1-in-3 grassroots...

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Interview With: Eyre Llew

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 10th January 2024

Ambient rock trio Eyre Llew are an evocative mix of shoegaze, post-rock and dream pop. Including Jack Clark (piano, drums), Jack Bennett (guitar), Sam Heaton (vocals, guitar), the ethereal three-piece conjures a densely atmospheric sound th...

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Interview With: King No-One

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Tuesday 17th October 2023

High-energy Yorkshire four-piece King No-One are a non-stop endorphin rush thanks to their edgy take on indie-pop as heard on EPs Out Of My Mind and The Dead Hotel. The Leeds-based band was formed in 2013 and originally centred around chil...

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