Ross Mckendrick asked singer Orion from Washington DC/Baltimore’s ILSA some questions about horror movies, cover songs and the new album ‘The Felon’s Claw’.

Since we last spoke to Marco he has played on the incredibly well-received Hand.Cannot.Erase by Steven Wilson, toured with Joe Satriani and is about to tour with his other band The Aristocrats. In the midst of all this, Marco took the time out to briefly answer some questions about his latest solo record, Celebration, out now through Lazy Bones Recordings. We talk about his song writing process, and how weird I am for finding this music happy. But he randomly says OINK, so we’re even. By Cameron Pikó

Andy Price caught up with Adam Wentworth from All Pigs Must Die to find out about new tunes, their upcoming UK one-off show and to ask just how they manage to keep the band going. “We just love playing these songs, period.”

Al Necro caught up with Wiedergaenger, the man behind Total Negation, and asked him about the band, influences and the latest album ‘Zeitzeuge’.

Richard Owens had a chat with guitarist and saxophone player Mathew Barnes from Intensive Square about the album ‘Anything That Moves’, as well as influences from literature and film.

Mark Martins spoke to Matt Weed from Rosetta about the recording process and the new album ‘Quintessential Ephemera’, their approach to releasing albums on Bandcamp, the past and the future.

Regular readers will already know one of the things we’ve been focusing on this year is the health, or otherwise, of the eco-system of independent venues, so when Tali Clarke contacted us to say she’d been making a film about the sad demise of the 12 Bar, a legendary venue in Soho’s ‘Tin Pan Alley’ Denmark Street, we were keen to catch up with her and find out a bit more about the project. By Dan Salter

Lita Gored here music fans, bringing you an interview with the one and only star of the Scottish Rock n Roll scene Rodney Shades of the mighty Thisclose!

Gilbert Potts caught up with Joe Shrewsbury from 65daysofstatic to talk about music, politics, and their current release, ‘Wild Light’.

“It was definitely an emotional response to the election – fuck this, I’m going to write loads of political songs, and we’re going to go out and play them, and we’re going to fight -and I stand by that sentiment, but the reality of announcing an album with a release date four weeks later..well. I bit off the absolute amount that I could chew, and I didn’t choke, but there were moments when I thought that could have been a possibility”.Hannah talks to Grace Petrie about her new album.

Fucking great, awesome kick drums, edgy loops and and overall just a more organic feel than most dance music without all the bullshit.

STRAKTOBEAM grab krautrock by the lapels and drag it straight on to the dancefloor. This is psych music reimagined as funky fun.

Refreshingly spiky and direct post punk.

In bringing something akin to post rock to the more traditional forms of folk music, Red River Music have created a sound that is at once comfortingly familiar and unsettlingly new.

A fragile falsetto dripping with melancholic longing hangs over a sumptuous bed of of piano and strings.

Ahead of their Australian & New Zealand tour Gilbert Potts asked bass/keyboard player Donovan Jones from This Will Destroy You some questions about Texas, marsupials, downloading music and much more.

Raymond Westland caught up with Arcturus vocalist and lyricist Simen Hestnæs (ICS Vortex) to discuss all the ins and outs regarding the new Arcturus record ‘Arcturian’, the band’s fascination for Vaudevillian artifacts and tons more.

Our metal editor Sander van den Driesche caught up with Pallbearer who are currently on their first European headline tour with the excellent UK blackened doomsters Bast as support.

‘If you’re not into time signatures, this isn’t the band for you’ – Gaz Cloud & Charlie Gardner talk to Kavus, Charlie & Josh from Knifeworld

Ross Pike asked drummer Zack Simmons of Goatwhore some questions when they were in the UK on tour with Skeletonwitch and Mortals.

In order to celebrate their new albums we got Stephen from Wired To Follow and Stu from Capac together to discuss their processes, influences and reminisce on their time together in the Liverpool music scene where it all started. By Jake Murray