Interview with The Rions: ‘Any guitarist who is capable of letting the guitar sing, they’re who I want to learn from’
Sydney-based rock band The Rions are gearing up to release their debut EP ‘Minivan’ later this year. The band, who have been together for seven years, consists of Noah Blockley (lead vocals, bass guitar), Harley Wilson (guitar), Asher McLean (guitar) and Tom Partington (drums). ‘I met Harley in ...
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Interview with Karakana: ‘It’s the best song we’ve got, it’s got that push and pull’
Karakana, a five-piece rock band from Pontefract in Yorkshire, will likely release their second EP towards the end of the year. They comprise Ryan Holland (lead vocals), Matthew Law (lead guitar), Joe Agar (drums), Adam “Ned” Nelson (rhythm guitar) and Niall Deravairere (bass). Deravairere and Law met in college ...
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Interview with Starcrazy: ‘We’ve got some new songs that are thrash metal and power pop!’
Sydney-based retro rockers Starcrazy released their glam rock, infectiously good EP ‘Another Day, Another Squalor…’ in March and will shortly release their next single, a cover of ‘S.O.S’ by ABBA. They comprise Marcus Fraser (vocals), Odin Wolf (guitar), Jack Barratt (bass/vocals) and Jack Farmer ...
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Interview with Sandra’s Wedding: ‘I felt that the album needed a bit of punctuation at the end, it needed a send off!’
Goole, East Yorkshire alt-rock band Sandra’s Wedding will release their captivating new album, The Hopeful Boy Replacement Service, tomorrow (14 July.) The band comprises Joe Hodgson (guitar and vocals), Jonny Hughes (guitar), Luke Harrison (drums) and Corey Jones (bass). They got together in Goole about ...
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Interview with The Bites: ”Squeeze’ definitely puts all of that into a Molotov cocktail and says: “Knock knock, we’re The Bites!”‘
LA glam rockers The Bites are poised to release their riffed up, feel-good, stompy glam rock debut album, Squeeze, in September. Having watched his profile on TikTok (@jordantylerbites) blow up, with over 2.1 million likes amassed on his classic rock covers, frontman Jordan Tyler founded The Bites in 2019 with LA ...
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Interview with Andre Pettipas and The Giants: ‘This album feels like the one where we’re putting all the chips in the middle of the table, going for broke’
Nova Scotia-based rock band Andre Pettipas and The Giants will release their third album Under Control tomorrow (7 July), which encapsulates their no holds barred, riffed up work ethic, telling stories of coping in the pandemic and holding on to what matters. The band consists of Andre Pettipas (guitar and lead ...
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Interview with Fire Sale: ‘The melodic punk, the harmonies always come naturally to me’
LA and Richmond, Virginia-based punk rock band Fire Sale released their two singles ‘A Fool’s Errand’ and ‘We Dance For Sorrow’ earlier this month, giving us their take on tackling mental health and moving on from things that make you unhappy. The band consists of Pedro Aida on vocals (Ann ...
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