Interviews


Interview With: The Selecter

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Tuesday 7th March 2023

The Selecter exploded onto the scene in the late 70s in a burst of energy fusing furious political punk attitude with danceable ska that chimed with the consciousness of the youth and saw them quickly climb the charts. They emerged at a tu...

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Interview With: The Comet Is Coming

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 1st March 2023

London-based trio The Comet Is Coming build a trance-like euphoria of brass and deep electronic beats before exploding into an interstellar blasts of wailing neo jazz. Keyboardist Danalogue (Dan Leavers), saxophonist King Shabaka (Sh...

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Interview With: Butler, Blake, Grant

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Tuesday 28th February 2023

Butler, Blake, Grantunites the considerable talents of Bernard Butler (also known as the former guitarist of Suede), Love and Money frontman James Grant and Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub fame. The power trio play stri...

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Interview: Crooked Colours

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Saturday 18th February 2023

Alternative dance trio Crooked Colours are the Perth band blurring the lines between dance and indie. Band members Philip Slabber, Leon Debaughn and Liam Merrett-Park have been drawing comparisons with The xx and alt-J for their sophi...

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Interview: Forest Live

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Saturday 11th February 2023

Escape to the natural beauty of the English wilderness and look forward to thrilling performances from premier artists with Forest Live. The series of outdoor shows is managed by Forestry England and invites revellers to enjoy the music whi...

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Interview: Pip Blom

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Friday 27th January 2023

Darlings of the Dutch indie scene, singer/guitarist Pip Blom lends her name to an infectious indie pop quartet with colossal anthemic appeal. Her penchant for penning deceptively simple riffs and melodies, with closer listening melodi...

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Interview with: Ron Pope

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Tuesday 17th January 2023

Ron Pope first found fame as frontman of NYC indie band The District before becoming a viral sensation with his impassioned single “A Drop In An Ocean”, with streams of just one fan video hitting 20 million views. The Nashville...

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Gigantic Backstage: Divorce

By Bethan Boast

Posted on Friday 4th November 2022

Nottingham’s alt-country quartet Divorce, signed by independent music pioneers Hand in Hive, closed the final show of their debut tour last Friday with a sold-out show at Bodega, Nottingham. With only three singles released (“Se...

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