VIOLET BLEND: BAND OF THE YEAR ALBUM – THE FULL INTERVIEW
Feature interview #1,625 in the ongoing series: Towards the end of 2023, Great Music Stories followers and rockshow listeners called Violet Blend as our ninth Band of the Year. Building on from that moment, the band are heading over to the UK for a run of dates this summer, and they are also bringing with […]
FROM THE 10 YEAR ARCHIVE: HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE – APRIL 2018
Feature interview #357 in the ongoing series – a blast from the past. A wonderful moment out and about from April 2018. Recorded at the Borderline, London, in spring 2018 – I spoke with Henry’s Funeral Shoe about their catalogue, back story and how a band of two people can make such an arresting sound. […]
SARI SCHORR: BRUNCH IN SOHO – THE FULL INTERVIEW
Feature interview #1,624 in the ongoing series: A brand new audio interview with Sari Schorr, recorded in Soho London the day before Sari returned to New York after completing her successful European tour. Over brunch, munching on toast, we hatch plans for a book and the initial ideas wander off into silly places. We also […]
MUSIC IN NUMBERS SERIES #2: MATT MITCHELL
We’ve followed Matt’s story since 2016 through the Colour of Noise and then into his solo work. ‘Black Diamonds’ was a song we got out early and ‘Old Enough And Ugly Enough’ was shortlisted as single of the year a few years ago. Here, Matt joins us for our Music in Numbers interview series and […]
MUSIC IN NUMBERS SERIES #1: TOBY JEPSON
A feature interview with Little Angel and Wayward son Toby Jepson, as we kicked off our new six-week Music In Numbers interview series, exploring the balance between the art and the numbers in the digital age. Wise, grounded and inspiring thoughts from Toby – and discussion too in his exciting new UK tour dates.
NEW HORIZONS 2024: INFECTED RAIN
Our first interview with Infected Rain. We talked about band plans for 2024 but also an engaging and insightful interview with Lena about music and mental health – and also the important role our pets and animal friends can play to support wellbeing. An interview that lived in the moment and added something different to […]
NEW HORIZONS 2024: COPPERWORM
Two husky voices on one interview! Pete is a natural, I was recovering from Covid. Wonderful to have Copperworm back for the 10th season of New Horizons, as Great Music Stories starts its 10th year. And Copperworm’s story has been part of the DNA of what we do. We picked them up early, maybe played […]
NEW HORIZONS 2024: UNQUIET NIGHTS
Our first interview with this fine band – and we always make a point with each year’s New Horizons interview series to start some new band stories for listeners. A nice interview, serious but relaxed, Luke from the band talks about his fondness for Genesis, recording the songs in his garage (without annoying the neighbours) […]
NEW HORIZONS 2024: SCARLET REBELS
For the 10th calendar year, we started 2024 with our 10th New Horizons interview season, something that’s become a real tradition with Great Music Stories each January. Putting the hour specials aside for a few weeks, we put an open invite out to bands and this year 28 artists joined the series to share with […]
NEW HORIZONS 2024 – AMONGST LIARS
January 2024, we kicked off our 10th New Year with the New Horizons interview series, speaking with bands about hopes and plans for the year ahead. This one features former Band of the Year, Amongst Liars. The interview was done online, with the participants recovering from a chest infection and Covid respectively – but, as […]