By Megan Hughes The year was 1993, Gary Stringer and Jack Bessant were looking for band members. Unbeknownst to them they were about to form a group with the four people who were going to release a Gold selling debut album in 1995. The band became well known and acclaimed for their numerous chart toppingContinue reading “INTERVIEW: Jesse James Wood, Not Quite The American Outlaw But An English Musician Making Waves Just The Same”
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Lockdown Zoom Collaboration, Persistence, Authenticity, and Staying Power. Ross Leighton of Fatherson shares some personal insight with me on Normal Fears.
Fatherson are a band that have found their way steadily into my algorithmic Spotify bubble, partly through occasional recommendations through friends, and probably because Spotify knows that I listen to a lot of Scottish bands. Rich Turvey (Blossoms, Courteeners), Seton Daunt (Kylie, Amy MacDonald), and Amber Run’s Joe Koegh are all named song writing collaborators,Continue reading “Lockdown Zoom Collaboration, Persistence, Authenticity, and Staying Power. Ross Leighton of Fatherson shares some personal insight with me on Normal Fears.”
An Interview with Ryan Bell, Sunken Sofa Sessions
This week, we caught up with Ryan Bell , founder of Sunken Sofa Promotions to discuss his new project, Sunken Sofa Sessions – a series of live sessions to help promote local Glaswegian bands. Read all about it below… 1. Tell us more about Sunken Sofa Sessions? Sunken Sofa Sessions is a series of live sessions that launched in FebruaryContinue reading “An Interview with Ryan Bell, Sunken Sofa Sessions”
We caught up with Welsh country singer songwriter, Eleri Angharad to discuss performing in Nashville, Chigago and New York alongside her success in securing over 100,000 streams on Spotify
This week we caught up with welsh country singer, Eleri Angharard to discuss when she first discovered her love for music, the country music scene in Swansea and being on the line up for the upcoming British Country Music Festival … 1. When did you discover your love for music? As a kid I always loved music,Continue reading “We caught up with Welsh country singer songwriter, Eleri Angharad to discuss performing in Nashville, Chigago and New York alongside her success in securing over 100,000 streams on Spotify”
Find out more about new Dublin Indie rock band, Afterbliss from how they formed to releasing their two debut singles before being able to play their first gig!
This week, we caught up with Dublin five piece, Afterbliss to discuss their latest single, Kiss & Tell, the Dublin music scene and how you can support local bands during lockdown… 1. How did you guys form? Ally Pender (drums) and Alex Burcea (lead guitar & synths) are the founding members. They met while in anotherContinue reading “Find out more about new Dublin Indie rock band, Afterbliss from how they formed to releasing their two debut singles before being able to play their first gig!”
Glaswegian Musician Martin Leary reveals his musical influences growing up, the message behind his latest release and being nominated for The Weekender’s Video of the Year Award….
by Chelsea Ness This week, I caught up with indie rocker, Martin Leary to learn more where his love for music comes from, what local bands he’s been listening to and the release of his latest track, ‘ Watch The Sun Burn Your Eyes’. Find out more below… 1. When did you discover your loveContinue reading “Glaswegian Musician Martin Leary reveals his musical influences growing up, the message behind his latest release and being nominated for The Weekender’s Video of the Year Award….”
We Speak To Liverpool’s Jack Gill Ahead Of The Release Of His New Single ‘With Me’.
Jack Gill has jumped onto the Liverpool music scene over the past couple of years. He’s released tracks like ‘Sky High’ and ‘Our Time’ alongside playing shows across the city. Jack’s new single ‘With Me’ is set to be released on Friday 26th March and I can promise you it is an outstanding track. IContinue reading “We Speak To Liverpool’s Jack Gill Ahead Of The Release Of His New Single ‘With Me’.”
Cassia talk about the African influences in their style, moving to Berlin and not taking for granted airplay
After some initial problems with dodgy phone signals Cassia front man, Rob Ellis and myself got down to talking about everything from the African influences in the bands music to life in Berlin and the highs and lows of creativity in current times… How you been keeping, staying busy during the down time?Pretty good, justContinue reading “Cassia talk about the African influences in their style, moving to Berlin and not taking for granted airplay”
An Interview with Tim Keegan
Tim Keegan and his band Departure Lounge are set to release their fourth studio album Transmeridian next month. We caught up Keegan to discuss what it was like working with R.E.M’s Peter Buck for their latest single Australia. He also told us about writing Transmeridian in only one 24 hour session, his future plans for DepartureContinue reading “An Interview with Tim Keegan”
Indie rock band, Maystones discuss their first release, recording an EP during lockdown and how a drunken train ride home led to completing the band’s line up…
by Chelsea Ness This week, I caught up with Bishop’s Stortford five piece indie rock band, Maystones to find out more about how they formed, their debut release and staying productive in lockdown. Have a read below… How did you guys form? So, us two (Steve, drummer and Zac, guitarist) have been mates since weContinue reading “Indie rock band, Maystones discuss their first release, recording an EP during lockdown and how a drunken train ride home led to completing the band’s line up…”
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