Category: In Conversation With
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Vuromantics choose their favourite albums of all time
Music has the power to change lives, trigger countless emotions and above all, make people feel truly alive. Throughout history, there have been too many iconic records and singles that have impacted on people’s life day-to-day and our latest feature aims to highlight some of these records. Each week we’ll…
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Why is there still a challenge for female artists securing places at music festivals?
“A North-East bar recently banned female rock bands from playing their venue, with their owner suggesting women “can’t sing rock”. They might have a point, I mean, I’m struggling to think of any…oh wait, Blondie, Evanescence, Marmozets, Fleetwood Mac, Gwen Stefani, Pvris the list goes on. Some of the greatest…
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BAND INTERVIEW: The Faim
Fresh from touring with Lower Than Atlantis, the new band from down-under making serious noises in the pop-punk/rock scene is Aussie band The Faim. Having enjoyed great success in the UK with recent release “Saints of the Sinners”, the five-piece are ready to take on the world with their new brand of…
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Band Interview: Coast to Coast @ Pop-Punk Pile Up 2018
Pop-punk Pile Up 2018 was a great festival held back at the end of April. The weekend was filled with top artists from across the country and whilst we were there we caught up with the guys in Coast to Coast to chat about their plans for the rest of the…
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In Conversation With…Vuromantics
This March, Sheffield band Vuromantics head out on their biggest UK tour to date, taking in eight huge nights including a show at London O2 Academy2 Islington. In 2017 the band amassed numerous shows across the country and they are set to build on their success in 2018. We caught…
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Hope and Glory Festival Preview Featuring The Shimmer Band
With just a day to go until Liverpool’s biggest event of 2017, Halfway 2 Nowhere have previewed the weekend and what you can expect from Hope and Glory 2017. With an eclectic mix of music spanning numerous decades, the curators of Hope and Glory Festival have done an incredible job…
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In Conversation With…Billy Bibby and The Wry Smiles
Back in June before their huge gig at Fibbers in York, I had the pleasure of chatting to Billy Bibby and The Wry Smiles in a sweaty backroom on one of the hottest days of the year. Since seeing them then, the band have gone on to play huge sets…
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In Conversation with…Natives
One of the best small venues of all time was no doubt The Cockpit in Leeds which tragically closed last year. The only band I ever had the pleasure of seeing there were Natives on their Indoor War run of dates some years ago. With a change in sound that…
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In conversation with..Tom Hingley of Inspiral Carpets
At Live at Leeds back in April I had the honour of interviewing the legendary Tom Hingley of the Inspiral Carpets. Coming up this Thursday is Tom’s gig with the Kar-pets celebrating the anniversary of “Return of the Goldfish” at Belgrave which we urge everybody to get to! 25th Anniversary…
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In Conversation With..Jordan Allen
At Live at Leeds at the end of last month we had the genuine honour of interviewing one of the highlight artists of the day Jordan Allen. After the release of 110 Ways to Make Things Better we’ve been huge fans of Jordan and his band and could not miss the opportunity to…
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In Conversation With…In Your Prime
“Under a carpet doorway” at Sucker Punch Festival, we spoke to the incredible In Your Prime before their main support slot. This bunch of young people are one of the most exciting bands I’ve seen so far this year both supporting The Elephant Trees and at Sucker Punch Festival and it was a pleasure to interview…
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In Conversation with…Northern Comfort
On a sunny evening in Leeds, at the rooftop bar of Headrow House on the 2nd April, I had one of the best interviews I’ve had to date with Leeds band Northern Comfort. I’d been wanting to get this chat in with the band since seeing them rip the roof…
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In Conversation with JUDAS
Our absolute favourite band, JUDAS, came to Leeds to kick off their Double Denim Live tour just a fortnight ago. As always the guys blew the roof off the venue and we had the pleasure of speaking to them before they headed on to stage. So, how excited are you…
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In conversation with…Shadow Palace (featuring JUDAS)
Double Denim seems to go from strength to strength week after week. Friday 31st March was no different as JUDAS headlined Verve with a band we had never seen before in support. That band was Shadow Palace, a group of lads from Oldham who blew me away with their sound.…
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In conversation with…The Brazen
A couple of weeks ago, Yorkshire based band The Brazen released their electric new single “Delusion”. Critics and fans alike praised the track for being a brave new sound for the band that are rooted in classic rock. Last year the band toured far and wide across the UK and…
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In Conversation With..Jon and Ben of Red Light Revival
This weekend Red Light Revival will perform at Brudenell Social Club in support of the incredible Kyle Gass Band. Ahead of their huge show this weekend we spoke to Jon and Ben from Red Light Revival. Asking how the show came about Jon said that “me and Ben really do…
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In Conversation With..Fatherson
Sometimes, being a writer for a blog can be tough. Writing up interviews, writing reviews you don’t particularly want to, all in spare time. But at times you get to meet people you admire so much, and on the 10th March one of them moments happened. For the last couple…
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The Elephant Trees – Live Review and Interview
I have to start with an admission – before The Elephant Trees played their single launching set at The Wardrobe, I was very worried for them. In Your Prime, Ormstons and Conflare had been so, so good opening for them, having never seen the band before I was unsure if…
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‘Avalanche Party’ will become the centre of your latest musical fantasies…
The Party is brought to you by: Jordan Bell (Vocals + Guitar), Jared Thorpe (Vocals + Guitar), Kane Waterfield (Drums), Joe Bell (Bass) and Glen Adkins (Keys) Genre: Garage Rock n’ Roll For fans of: Nick Cave, Plaza, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The OCs Northumbria University’s very own music festival…
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Live at Leeds 2017 Preview – In Conversation With…The Pigeon Detectives
Celebrating it’s tenth anniversary this year, the Live at Leeds lineup was launched at the end of January to an astonishing reception and it’s easy to see why. The festival is becoming renowned for spotting the future of music with previous acts including Pulled Apart By Horses, Ed Sheeran and Mumford…
The Setlist & The Script 