Category: Interviews
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In Conversation With…Harrison Rimmer
Picture the scene – a cold night in York at the incredible Forty Five Vinyl cafe. Katy Hurt has just played a stunning set of country tunes and Harrison Rimmer is a week away from the biggest show of his career supporting Frank Turner. Got it in your mind? Great…
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In Conversation with Millie Manders
Millie Manders is a force of nature. Fronting Millie Manders and The Shutup, she brings an electrifying energy to the stage and an unfiltered honesty to her songwriting. Blending ska, punk, rock, and pop influences, the band has carved out a distinctive sound that’s as riotous as it is thought-provoking.…
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In conversation with…Ormstons
A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of seeing Yorkshire based band ørmstons open up for the brilliant Elephant Trees at The Wardrobe in Leeds. The first time the guys were playing the venue must have been daunting but it was a near perfect set (we’ll excuse the sit down…
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Sunset and the Coalpit is a work of art. In conversation with…Baum Jr
March 3rd saw Baum Jr, a new artist fresh out of Manchester release new single “Sunset and the Coalpit. With a unique way of creating infectious synth-rock music, Baum Jr is a serious prospect coming out of the Manchester scene that seems to go from strength to strength with each…
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In Conversation with..Regan
A couple of weeks ago at the Young Amphibians’ EP Launch we had the pleasure of speaking to Regan and caught up about what 2017 holds amongst many things. Here’s what they had to say.. How did you all meet then? In the beginning, it was just James in his…
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Bad Touch ready to take on the UK on upcoming Roadstars tour..In conversation with Stevie Westwood
This month one of the year’s most exciting tours will be coming to a venue near you! The Roadstars joint headline tour with Broken Witt Rebels and Bad Touch will see blues-rock take over some of the countries finest venues and Stevie from Bad Touch took some time to speak to us ahead of…
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Local Hero Promotions Part Three – Courtyards
It seems a long time ago since I was traipsing my way over to the other side of Yorkshire to Holmfirth to see Courtyards headline Local Hero Promotions first live show at the Picturedrome. For me though, the Courtyards set was so good that it feels only yesterday we were watching…
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Local Hero Promotions – Holmfirth Part Two – Palmes
The way this article ends is very, very different to the way it begins. It really is amazing that, going into the show at Holmfirth, Palmes were the band I was least looking forward to seeing. I thought their music was good but uninspiring, catchy but largely unoriginal and a bit…
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In conversation with…Bianca Lewis (Nova Neon)
We caught up with Bianca Lewis the lead singer of Nova Neon a sweet London 5 piece who combine beautifully bass riffs, trippy synths and haunting vocals. The first port of call, and for those who haven’t come across this incredible band was discussing their style of music. “Heavy pop…
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Local Hero Promotions – Holmfirth Part One – Able’s Army
Now those who love music and genuinely love music know when they discover something special. Unfortunately Able’s Army didn’t do that for me when I first listened to them (yeah unexpected start to this article I know). However, all it took was the volume on 2016 release Sober Side of…
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BIG SISTER IS WATCHING YOU… An Interview with Strange Bones
Strange Bones are: The 3 Bentham Brothers plus Spud Genre: Punk Rock and Roll of the Rawest Variety For Fans of: The Prodigy, Slaves, Sleaford Mods Last night, we visited Newcastle to see if fresh punk band Strange Bones live up to the hype made by Kerrang! and Radio 1…
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Owners of the nicest tour van in York goes to…Feed Them to the Forest
Ahead of their first ever headline set, we spoke to Lee and Elliot from Feed Them To The Forest, a York based punk/emo/rock band straight out of England’s finest city. The show on the night was a fantastic celebration of music during independent venue week at The Fulford Arms with…
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Vito Interview and Review @ Club Underground Launch Night
Vito are: Tom Conway (lead vocals/guitar), Andy Bell (lead guitar/vocals), Jasper Watson (bass/vocals), Dom Willis (drums) Genre: Indie/rock For fans of: Catfish and the Bottlemen, The Strokes, VANT We were lucky enough to catch up with Vito last night before they headlined at Think Tank Underground’s new late-night gig event.…
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An Interview on the Fulford Arms ‘Beach’ with Youth Salute
Youth Salute are:Andrew, Shane, Jordan and KJ After seeing a blistering set at York’s epic Fulford Arms during independent venue week we caught up with all of upcoming Cumbria band Youth Salute and discussed everything from Biffy Clyro to dreadful local cover bands. Youth Salute’s set on the night was…
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Strange Bones Will Reignite Punk Rock
Strange Bones are: Bob Bentham, Will Bentham and Stuart Newburn Genre: Punk/rock For fans of: Slaves, Pulled Apart By Horses, The Prodigy Riotous punk rock seems to be making a come-back lately, but who would have thought that a few guys from quaint little Blackpool would be leading the way?…
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Single Review – VITO – Masquerade
Friday 13th January saw the release of VITO’s debut single Masquerade. The four-piece from Newcastle are one of 2017’s hottest prospects after signing with End of the Trail Records near the end of last year and if this first offering is anything to go by they are going to be household names…
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Interview with Danny Core – Broken Witt Rebels
Broken Witt Rebels are a special band. Hailing from Birmingham they have set their sights high and are destined for success. Last year they released the unbelievable “Georgia Pine” a five track EP nothing short of perfection. As you can imagine, when the opportunity to interview lead singer Danny Core…
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