Interview with 87 Nights: ”We like playing old blues songs pimped up’
Brooklyn, New York, gritty rockers 87 Nights are gearing up to release their second album, Can of Worms. The band comprises Zane Acord (vocals and guitar), Johnny Holliday and Preston Johnson on guitar, Mac Dickson (drums), and Shane McCoy (bass). What started off as a college band in ...
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Interview with Celestines: ‘It’s a blend of funk and Royal Blood, I thought the riff needed a punch’
Nottingham, indie dance rockers Celestines will release their next single 'Cheap Watch' around September this year. The band comprises Dev (vocals), Jack Fisher (guitar), Frank Patient (drums) and Axle Foley (bass and yes, it's really his name). Frank, Dev and Axle went to school together. Jack ...
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Q&A with The Zinvandels: ‘We’ve never had a problem wearing our heroes on our sleeves’
Welsh rock band The Zinvandels released their first single of 2022 last month, 'Blackholes'. Here, songwriter and guitarist Tom talks us through it. How do you all know each other? Grant (frontman), Ash (bass) and myself have been knocking around together for a few years now. Joycey was the ...
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CoolTop20’s New Release – Her Crime by Storm of Crows feat. Alison Johnson
by Lean at CoolTop20 https://cooltop20.com Storm of Crows is a rock band based in Sheffield and Stockport (UK). Originally in various bands at the end of the 1990s, they reformed during COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 to record some of their old songs, and write a few new ones as ...
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Interview with The Dead Licks: ‘We really love My Morning Jacket, how they blend their melodies but aren’t afraid of shredding, we wanted to do something like that’
Chicago-based rock band The Dead Licks released their second album In Disguise in May and will be releasing their next unnamed track this winter. The band comprises Tom Inzinga (vocals and guitar), Jack Grbac (guitar), Johnny McNamara (bass) and Jimmy Gallagher (drums). Grbac and Inzinga met ...
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Interview with The Lutras: ‘It’s more of a conversation song, it felt effortless when we did it’
Dumfries, Scotland-based rock band The Lutras will be bringing out their debut EP later this year. They comprise Ben Clements (vocals), Ben Nash (bass), Finley Maxwell (drums), Thomas Gillan (guitar) and newly-added Michael Grant (guitar). They formed in 2013 having met at school and have been ...
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Interview with This Is War: ‘I love early 90’s, a punky rock ‘n’ roll tune’
Liverpool-based punk rock band This Is War is gearing up to release their single 'Exile Poet' next month, their tribute to Bob Dylan, and which will also appear on their forthcoming debut album later this year. The band comprises Paul Carden (vocals), Mike Mullard (rhythm guitar and backing ...
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