In their infinite wisdom, E&D have decided I should be given another assignment, as I get the feeling they think I may be some sort of reporter in the field. Sadly I know nothing about reporting and I live in a heavily urbanised area miles away from any fields. Anyway, this time I get to interview the handsome Dan and Mike from Cyril Snear on video, because we thought you deserve to see their handsome faces move and have words come out of them as opposed to reading them on a page. We chat about some band history, and the excellent new Cyril Snear album ‘Riot of Colour’ which is out RIGHT NOW. By Nick Duke

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