(((O))) INTERVIEWS
Brooke Hampton from Slow Pulse
Gavin Brown had the pleasure of talking to Slow Pulse vocalist Brooke Hampton to hear all about the new material, the return of the band, how the hardcore scene in Texas is currently and who her biggest vocal inspirations are.
Black Rainbows are back with the superb ‘Hawkdope’, which takes its cue from the mean, lean sound of Detroit punk and charges it up with the smell of leather and motorbikes. It is party music for the mushroom generation with a strong dab of amphetamine to provide the requisite kick. With this in mind Martyn Coppack had to ask Gabriele Fiori from the band what their take on all this was….we think you’ll like this.
Some of the E&D team saw Wozniak in action last weekend and were pretty blown away. These guys are the real deal, no question, fusing powerful shoegaze with elements of psych and post punk in to a heady and exciting brew. Just prior to that show, Bruce Cowie caught up with Sarah to find out a bit more about the band and what they’re up to.
Stunning. Just no other word for it; stunning. Sometimes a band just emerges out of the mists to totally blow your mind and Boom Said Thunder are one of those bands.
Dark and brooding, yet somehow catchy, rock with a distinct psychedelic tinge.
Hollow by Pocket Apocalypse Pocket Apocalypse from UK: Find Us In 50 words or less, tell us what you sound like? We fuse elements of math rock with ambient post rock, but the common theme is melodic riffs with tight intricate rhythms and evocative voca …
Everything about this album makes the hair on my arms rise and creates goosebumps all over. I would recommend you listen to this with headphones, or while driving through a thick patch of fog.
In a similar vein to The Twighlight Sad, without the Scottish accents, Western Jaguar produce lush, complex and emotive indie rock.
Bear vs Manero are one of the many unheralded gems in contemporary British music. Combining lyrical finesse and thunderous riffs, they are an intoxicating blast of raw power. I interviewed the band following the recording of their first full-length album; if there’s any justice it will propel them into fame-and-excess-induced-rehab upon its release in May. By Aidan Hehir
Phil Weller asked Laurent ‘Lags’ Barnard from Krokodil some questions about the band, Mastodon and more.
Bad Guys are ridiculous and their new album ‘Bad Guynaecology’, out on Riot Season in March, is ridiculous. Long-term fan boy Richard Collins had a chat with them to find out what’s happening on Planet Bad.
Mark Martins asked Callisto’s bass player Juho Niemelä some questions about the new and well acclaimed album ‘Secret Youth’, which could possibly be the band’s most mature and diverse album to date.
“It’s what we love and as long as we’re aren’t losing loads of money we’ll just keep on going.” Marty from Alright The Captain talks life on the road in a DIY band. By Dan Salter
Guido Segers had a very interesting chat with Sorts and Thon from Estonian extreme metal band Vanad Varjud, about the band and Estonian music and culture.
Earlier this year Beardfish released their more than excellent new album +4626-COMFORTZONE. Ted asked founding member Rikard Sjöblom some questions about the new album and more.
To round off our Independent Venue Week coverage we asked Mike Dench, who as one half of Goodsoul Promotions goes to more gigs than anyone else we know, to come up with a list of his top 20 venues.
(((O))) FEATURED INTERVIEW
I’ve had some real problems in my lifetime dealing and living with mental health issues. I’ve not really felt comfortable talking about it until more recently. I feel like it’s important to talk about these things because people consider them ‘awkward’ topics. I used writing music as a means to channel it and I felt a lot better for writing music and going to shows and being able to put my time and energy into something I loved so much really helped me.
