FEATURE INTERVIEW: LYONESS
In January 2021, we kicked off our sixth annual New Horizons series with an insightful chat with Lyoness – a story of adapting, reinvention and creating despite the challenges of a global pandemic.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MASSIVE IN THE KITCHEN
A feature interview from December 2020, Brad talks from Germany about the band’s new cooking, life in lockdown, new music plans and balancing work and home life as a parent.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: RAINBREAKERS
A feature radio interview with Ben to coincide with our premiere of their new 2021 single ‘Ashes.’ Ben talks about new material for the year and reflects on the impact of Covid and Brexit on today’s music scene.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: MASON HILL
One of our earlier feature hours of 2021, we revisited the story of a fine Scottish band we have followed since 2016. Here we discuss the band’s new album which is due for release in 2021, a fine example of a band moving forward despite the challenging Covid context.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: RAVENBREED
The second of two feature interviews with Luke from the band in 2020; a year when Ravenbreed’s new songs became regular features of the playlist – and the band finished the year in our listener choice Top 50 bands of the year. A zoom interview during the second lockdown, here Luke reflects on 2020 and […]
THE MARSHALL CHESS – ‘TIME AND TIDE’
JANUARY ALBUM OF THE MONTH Nothing like a bit of intrigue to get a New Year rolling! Richard Jones of Fireroad is back; but not as Richard, nor as Fireroad. It is Fireroad music but at the same time it’s not – it’s The Marshall Chess – and it’s marvellous. After years of being nagged […]
2020 WINNERS INTERVIEWS: SINGLE OF THE YEAR – COVAID 2020
A song that, with us, was the soundtrack of the first lockdown, a song that captures how it felt to live through a moment in history. A song made possible via the internet created by musicians from around the world that had never met in person. At the lowest point of a global crisis, a […]
2020 WINNERS INTERVIEWS: INDUSTRY HERO AWARD – HEIDI KERR
Every year we recognise the work of a behind-the-scenes hero that works hard to help keep the scene going. This year, we picked Heidi Kerr who has done so much for the bands she looks after and deserves great recognition for the work we have done with Empyre over the last three years. No fuss […]
2020 WINNERS INTERVIEWS: SOUTH EAST ROCKS AWARD – AMONGST LIARS
For our annual awards we always recognise a local grassroots band. Amongst Liars started just before Covid struck and, despite the challenges of lockdown, their first four singles dominated the airwaves with us in 2020. Once voted band of the month during 2020 and Top 10 in our final bands of the year countdown, the […]
2020 WINNERS INTERVIEWS: JACK J HUTCHINSON – LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR
My interview with Jack the week after he and his band won live act of the year. An artist that has creatively defied the threat and worry of a pandemic by finding ways to move forward – to perform, to broadcast, to write and record. An impressive work-rate from an artist who, through his music […]