On Friday 10th February, I was given the chance to sit down with Jesse Lacey from Brand New, before the band’s headline show at the Southampton Guildhall, part of a string of UK dates that marked their first return to our shores since their sold-out headline show at Wembley...
We visit the independent and East London based studio, ‘House of Strange’, to sit down with Ash Gardner and discuss his previous endeavours and new project, Emperor Yes. The studio itself makes for an interesting visit, and I am glad to take the opportunity to take a quick mosey...
I normally approach interviews in the same way, and once the interview is done I will write some elaborate paragraph outlining who the band I’m interviewing is, what they have achieved, and an overview of what is spoken about during the interview. The British Expeditionary Force contain a member...
Canada’s Kathleen Edwards’s new album Voyageur is a testament to quality song writing: her effortlessly bittersweet vocals, breezy country hewn arrangements and a heartfelt attempt at documenting personal experiences a sweet kind of therapy if you will. Edwards isn’t a stranger to the music business Voyageur is her...
Barry Adamson has been producing wonderfully textured dark jazzy solo albums since his days as a member of Magazine and The Bad Seeds with Nick Cave. He’s also collaborated on soundtracks for the likes of David Lynch and Oliver Stone. Ahead of his SouthBank gig next Thurs. 9th Feb....
Just a week after FOE’s release of her debut album, Bad Dreams Hotline, I caught up with Hannah, the mastermind behind FOE. We chatted about her influences, the album and her plans for the rest of 2012. First off, you have quite a dark, mysterious style. Why did...
The most lovely Marianne Sveen from Katzenjammer got kidnapped by the Gin In Teacups ladies who -kindly- got her talking about her solo project Dandylion, which just got released digitally worldwide. F&G xx
Harking from Herts, The Tricks are a 4 piece who are definitely on the up, and if determination is anything to go by, are odds-on to find success with their driving-rock orientated sound. Think of the more credible end of this genre – anywhere between the Undertones and the...
Katie Malco graced the Preaching From The Pews page on this website late in 2011 as one of our hot tips to look out for in 2012. This was hot on the heels of a year spent touring, as well as her new release, Katie Malco and the Slow...
Darren Hayman’s output in 2011 has been most impressive. Beginning with the January Songs project, in which he wrote and recorded a new song every day of the month, whilst also making a video every day for each song and keeping an online video diary. June saw the release...
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