Interview with Oxidize: ‘Our drummer didn’t have a drum kit, so we used washing powder buckets and the bottom of a tin can for a cymbal, it was a lot of fun!’
Swedish metal band Oxidize have released their latest single ‘Rockstar’, their guitar-driven homage to teenagers who want to be rockstars. The band comprises Per Stålfors (lead guitar, producer), new vocalist Johannes Nyberg (lead vocals and keys), Kaj Leissner (bass), John Nyberg (lead guitar and Johannes’ ...
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Interview with Wholesome: ‘It evolved from an ugly duckling to the title track of the EP!’
Hailing from the land of the Viking Kings, Norwegian jangly rock band Wholesome have released a new EP 'Garden' evoking nostalgic summer days. The band comprises Jørgen Johannessen (vocals/guitar), Johan Nes (drummer and producer), Georg Yrke (guitar/vocals), his younger brother Sigurd (keys) and Jon Olav Hausken ...
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Interview with The Sunrise Paradise: ‘It’s got a typical Britney Spears chorus, it’s very catchy!’
Amsterdam feel-good and, in their own words, 'retrorock’ band - The Sunrise Paradise have released their second EP, ‘My Kind Of Rainbow’, which chronicles their struggles with loneliness, toxic relationships and trips down memory lane. The Sunrise Paradise comprises Robin Smit (lead vocals and guitar) and Jaap ...
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Interview with Fraser Morgan: ‘I know it’s going to be a good song if the right side of my body shivers!’
Colchester-based acoustic folk-punk singer Fraser Morgan has released ‘Fell In Love Again’, a sweet, funny and uplifting track about a chance meeting in a bar. With a huge singalong chorus and joyously energetic outro, it hooks you from the off and turns out to have a lovely backstory: ‘The story isn’t that ...
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Interview with Lola Aviva: ‘There’s a part of me that wants to be an Elvis impersonator!’
Lola Aviva, a singer-songwriter from London, will release her debut EP ‘So it Begins’ in mid-2024. Aviva has been writing and performing her own music in her three-piece band for over five years and has gained a reputation as a rising star on the city’s vibrant music scene, drawing her sound from a ...
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Interview with WARBIRDS: ‘The first thing here was that kickass groove riff’
Melbourne-based hard rock trio WARBIRDS have released their debut album Order From Chaos, running the gamut from heavy to bluesey rock, with power ballads and grunge in between. The band was founded by Anth Nekich (vocals/guitar) and is best described as hard rock, blending heavy groove-based riffs with melodic rock ...
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Interview with Hell of a Mind: ‘It’s the beginning of everything, the Lost Temper era’
Seville-based alt-rock band Hell of a Mind have released their debut full-length album Lost Temper, charting their reflective and though-provoking journey through anger in its various forms. The band comprises Javi Patón (vocals, guitar and composition), Manu Ramos (bass) and Segio Bueno (percussion). Patón met ...
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