INTERVIEW – Getting to Know WTSN: Redefining UK Jazz and Hip-Hop While Dreaming of a Grammy

Dev (WTSN) didn’t start his journey as an artist in the traditional sense. In fact in the beginning, he might not have called himself an artist at all. There was no moment of stepping into the spotlight, no attachment of his name, face, or persona to the music he was creating. Instead, he found solace […]
When I first heard the demo that Tom b sent to me, I whacked the volume up to 100 on my headphones and began to pace around my flat. I had no idea what to expect. What I heard was a cacophony of electronic sounds and samples, beautifully interwoven into this musical tapestry that Tom […]

INTERVIEW – GETTING TO KNOW TOM B: LETTING GO OF CONTROL WITH THE REMIX OF ‘LAVENDER WATER’

INTERVIEW – THE KOWLOONS

“There’s something in the water, you can’t deny it.” Swimming in admiration, Stephen Ng, lead singer and backing guitarist, dives into the depths of musical inspirations. That very same Mersey water rose and poured down over the rehearsal rooms in which The Kowloons reside. His brother and drummer Anthony goes on to say, “the richness […]
Hearing protection is important for music lovers, and high-quality solutions are increasingly stylish and affordable. To find out more, I took recommendations from friends, spoke to a lecturer in audiology at the University of Manchester, and trawled the internet, with Hearing Advisor’s rankings Best Concert Ear Plugs in 2024: Lab Tested being a great resource. This article […]

FEATURE – Earplugs: A Guide to Hearing Protection

INTERVIEW – WUNDERHORSE

“I think we just wanted to make a record like the ones we love.” Jamie Staples, drummer in the solo project turned band, shares just how Wunderhorse went from Cub finding its feet to beast with eight legs and a thirst for the good old days of grunge. Midas represents the second album under the […]
‘Chameleon’, the debut album from Jana Mila (pronounced Yah-nuh Mee-law) will be released by New West Records on 30 August 2024. It is an impressive collection that draws from an array of influences, including Nashville country, Laurel Canyon folk and 70’s rock. The songcraft is particularly notable and prompted her inclusion in the Who Are […]

FEATURE – WHO ARE YA? JANA MILA

INTERVIEW: MANCHESTER’S NOW WAVE PROMOTERS / MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST

Now Wave have been promoting gigs in our city for over a decade, and have grown from a few small gigs in independent venues, to owning their own venue (Yes) as well as organising the brilliant annual Psych Fest. We caught up with Now Wave’s Gareth Butterworth to find out about the inner workings of […]
After writing a review for ‘Afraid of tomorrows,’ the opportunity to speak to Lia Metcalfe and Paul Crilly came about which I could not turn down. Coming up with questions is an easy bout even in unfamiliar territory, like a zoom call. Sitting in the room on zoom, I get in a few minutes early […]

INTERVIEW: THE MYSTERINES

FEATURE – REBELLION FESTIVAL – LOUD WOMEN BRING THE NOISE TO BLACKPOOL 1ST-4TH AUGUST 2024

Rebellion Festival has been an annual feature on the festival calendar since 1996 (then known as The Holidays In The Sun Festival), now the family run, all ages festival returns to Blackpool’s Winter Gardens 1st-4th August with another outstanding line-up of punk and new wave heavyweights including The Stranglers, Stiff Little Fingers, The Alarm, Toyah, […]
Motorbikes and car horns fill the air as we converse. The flint and steel of a lighter sparks a flame of opportunity in front of a cigarette, smoke trailing and lingering in the light of Night And Day Café’s neon glow. “Really good bands come and go but you have to just stick at it, mistakes […]

FEATURE – CAMENS INTERVIEW & LIVE REVIEW AT NIGHT AND DAY CAFE