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Posted on Thursday 9th May 2024

Interview With: Home Counties

Are You Listening? hits the best venues Reading has to offer this weekend! Taking place on Saturday 11th May 2024, it features an incredible lineup of crucial alternative artists including headliners Antony Szmierek and The Mysterines. They top a b..

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Sunday 21st April 2024

Showcasing Small Spaces: Interview with The Robin, Wolverhampton

According to the Music Venue Trust, many of the UK's grassroots music venues are closing at an alarming rate. Statistics from 2023 showed that, last year, two venues per week closed on average across the country, with a staggering 1-in-3 grassroots..

By Sarah Moore

Posted on Wednesday 10th January 2024

Interview With: Eyre Llew

Ambient rock trio Eyre Llew are an evocative mix of shoegaze, post-rock and dream pop. Including Jack Clark (piano, drums), Jack Bennett (guitar), Sam Heaton (vocals, guitar), the ethereal three-piece conjures a densely atmospheric sound th..

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Tuesday 17th October 2023

Interview With: King No-One

High-energy Yorkshire four-piece King No-One are a non-stop endorphin rush thanks to their edgy take on indie-pop as heard on EPs Out Of My Mind and The Dead Hotel. The Leeds-based band was formed in 2013 and originally centred around chil..

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 27th September 2023

INTERVIEW WITH: The Bug Club

Delightfully eccentric; The Bug Club take garage rock to the quirkiest corners, combining stream-of-consciousness lyrics with frenetic riffs. Formed in 2016, the quirky indie rock trio consists of Sam Willmett (guitar/vocals), Tilly Harris..

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Tuesday 12th September 2023

INTERVIEW WITH: JOHN

JOHN is the deceptively innocuous title of the raucous alt-rock pairing John Newton (drums, vocals) and Johnny Healey (guitar). The duo united in 2013, catching attention with their raw sound and uncompromising attitude as heard on their ab..

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 2nd August 2023

Interview With: Rianne Downey

Fusing pop, country and folk, singer-songwriter Rianne Downey is the fresh new talent who is captivating listeners and fast transitioning from online sensation to becoming the latest recipient of the Breakthrough Artist of The Year Award at..

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 21st June 2023

Interview With: Roni Size

Readipop Festival returns to the spectacular grounds of Reading’s Christchurch Meadows this summer. Taking place from Friday 14th till Sunday 17th of July; the three-day festival boasts the best in a wide range of genres, including indi..

By Jimi Arundell

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