Interview with Ben Harwood: ‘A lot of my songs are somewhere between me and a character’
Northumberland singer and guitarist Ben Harwood has released his haunting and poetic debut single 'Fault Lines'. 'Fault Lines' is an extremely accomplished debut, with huge echoes of Bruce Springsteen, from the underlying guitar line, poetic lyrics and melody that reminds me of 'The Streets of Philadelphia' and it ...
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Interview with White Novels: ‘Storytelling is about the only form of therapy that works’
Glasgow-based rock band White Novels released their single ‘Circles’ earlier this month, a hauntingly beautiful track about growing up, relationships and breakups. The band comprises Jack Bestow (vocals) and Chris Roarty (drums) as permanent members, with other musicians who come in on tracks from time to time. ...
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Interview with Ray Beadle: ‘We set out to do straight blues rock, tough Texas style’
Sydney-based blues singer and guitarist Ray Beadle has released his 15th album Bound To Get The Blues, a gritty blues rock album featuring seven new original songs. His band comprises Adam Pringle (guitar), George Brugmans (drums), Ben Edwards (bass) and Oliver Thorpe (pedal steel guitar), who have been ...
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Interview with REGENT: ‘It gave me that instant “I think this is a deep song” feeling, it took me back to addiction’
Southampton rock band REGENT will release their new track 'Oh No, I Know' tomorrow (11 August), a track about addiction, taken from their second album Beggars Belief, which is due out on 26 April next year. The band comprises Ben Rooke (lead vocal, songwriter and guitarist), Chris Woolf (lead guitarist and keys, plus ...
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Interview with Bend Sinister: ‘It’s really a mélange of four personalities and tastes, singing, creating, and sprinkling all of our different spices into a song’
Vancouver-based rock band Bend Sinister will release their next two singles 'What It Takes' and 'Leave The Light On' on 8 September, with a new album due out next year. The band comprises Dan Moxon (keys/lead vocals), Matt Rhode (bass /back up vocals), Joseph Blood (guitar /back up vocals) and Dicky Neptune (drums ...
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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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