FEATURE INTERVIEW: AARON AND LAURIE BUCHANAN AT WILDFIRE 2017
A feature interview from Wildfire 2017, an hour before the band’s show-stealing performance – something that became a bit of a habit for The Cult Classics during festival season during the summer of 2017. Aaron and Laurie discuss the vision for the band and the dynamic of working together.
SHORT INTERVIEW: BLACK KING COBRA – NEW HORIZONS 2018
Early doors 2018, our interview of the year with the band as part of a showcase on 50 new bands in January 2018 – with the aim to set a forward looking agenda for the year on new music. The band discusses hopes and ambitions for the year ahead.
SHORT INTERVIEW: BLACK KING COBRA – NEW HORIZONS 2017
Our first interview with the band as part of a showcase on 50 new bands in January 2017 – with the aim to set a forward looking agenda for the year on new music. The band discusses hopes and ambitions for the year ahead.
THE DEAD DAISIES – BURN IT DOWN
APRIL ALBUM OF THE MONTH: THE DEAD DAISIES – BURN IT DOWN The Dead Daisies are back with an almighty bang. Building on the critical success of ‘Revolucion’ and ‘Make Some Noise’, the new album ‘Burn It Down’ represents a bit of a new chapter – perhaps even a new beginning – for the band. […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: DOUG ALDRICH SERIES – PART 1
For the countdown of one of the rock albums of 2018, I spoke with Doug from The Dead Daisies, over four successive weeks to get the story behind the new album – a kind of rock series version of Game of Thrones, but maybe without the beards and all the sword action! This first clip […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: MASSIVE WAGONS AT WILDFIRE 2016
A short clip with Barry and Bowz from the band, following their triumphant performance in June 2016. The band returns to Wildfire as headliners in June 2018.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: THE TEXAS FLOOD
A throwback to Wildfire Festival 2017, a feature interview with The Texas Flood on their second album and touring during the year. Each of the band members gives their take on the album, Ben talks about moustaches and Bad Touch – and Tom Drum picks the ultimate tribute band he’d lease out his band mates […]
FEATURE INTERVIEW: TAX THE HEAT ALBUM SERIES
First aired in February 2018 as a weekly interview series with new music, Alex from the band talks about the new album material and touring plans for 2018. The new album ‘Change Your Position’ is released on 9 March and on the strength of the first three singles will, for many, be one of the […]
Thundermother – Thundermother
MARCH ALBUM OF THE MONTH: THUNDERMOTHER – THUNDERMOTHER Some of my albums of the month are picked purely on the songs. Sometimes an album lands that stands for something bigger. This album makes an emphatic, bold statement about the power of a band to endure and overcome. Thundermother is back with a new line up, […]
SHORT INTERVIEW: SAINT APACHE
Our first interview with Leo from the band in February 2018. Tongues firmly planted in cheeks, some funny, cheeky chat about a rock band growing up in a seaside town, seafood restaurants, band stands and Leo talks about using his brother’s Micra for touring.