MAKING WAVES: AUTUMN KILLERS ON ALBUM COUNTDOWN
Feature interview #1,637 in an ongoing series. June 2024, I met Autumn Killers in London for a chat on the forthcoming new album release ‘Making Waves,’ which follows their critically acclaimed Album of the Month ‘Darkside.’ The band came runner-up for our Band of the Year countdown in November 2023, a result which followed a […]
COPPERWORM: A CELEBRATION OF LANDMARK RISING BANDS
Feature interview #1633 in an ongoing series. Last Sunday I spoke with dear friend Pete from Copperworm. Both of us are taking a bit of time out this summer, but we had a catch up to talk about music and Pete’s plans for the return of Copperworm later this year. Pete also reflected on some […]
VIOLET BLEND UK SERIES: PART 2 of 3 – RECORD SHOPPING WITH THE STARS
Feature interview #1632 in an ongoing series. To celebrate our Band of the Year visiting the UK for a run of live dates – and releasing their Band of the Year album – I met Italian champs Violet Blend for in London for a tourism special. After English breakfast, a black cab tour and a […]
FISH – ‘VIGIL IN A WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS’ (2024 REMIX EDITION)
Full circle. As Fish prepares to retire from rock music, he leaves us with a fresh and reinvigorated take on his first solo album.
CARBELLION – AT THE CART & HORSES
Feature interview #1631 in an ongoing series. Finally, after two years of supporting the band on my show, I finally got to meet Carbellion in London town. The first of two interviews from summer 2024, here I chat with Cameron from the band the day after their debut at LoveRocks Festival, as they started a […]
VIOLET BLEND UK SERIES: PART 1 of 3 – ENGLISH BREAKFAST WITH A ROCK XYLO
Feature interview #1630 in an ongoing series. To celebrate our Band of the Year visiting the UK for a run of live dates – and releasing their Band of the Year album – I met Italian champs Violet Blend for breakfast in London. They explored the taste of a traditional English breakfast and we also […]
THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM – LOVEROCKS FESTIVAL PREVIEW INTERVIEW
Feature interview #1,629 in the ongoing series: 36 hours before LoveRocks Festival kicks off on the south coast, I had a chat in London with Simon from the management team on this year’s event. A three-day festival featuring a who’s-who of rock talent, including Saturday headliners The Answer, GMS Band of the Decade Amongst Liars, […]
PROMETHIUM – THE MUSIC IN NUMBERS INTERVIEW
Full version of a feature interview with Dan from Promethium for our Music in Numbers series. A clip of this piece aired for the series, but this interview was far too long to go out in full – so here’s the full unedited piece. Dan is a straight-talker, says it how it is – but […]
THEIA – THE MUSIC IN NUMBERS INTERVIEW
Full version of a feature interview with Kyle from Theia, a segment of which was used as part of our Music in Numbers series, which ran for 18-weeks on the Monday rock show: A wide-ranging exploration of how artists find ways to balance the integrity of the art with the chase for numbers and the […]
Scarlet Rebels – ‘Where The Colours Meet’
For fans of classic rock, ‘Where The Colours Meet’ is set to become one of the most emphatic and cohesive album releases of 2024.