Interviews & Other Music Articles

Aqualung - Twenty thousand beats under the sea with aqualung
one of these sons of Satan has at last validated their pithy existence by plucking Matt Hales (for it is he who is, in effect, Aqualung) from pop music's bargain basement (where, sadly, his two previous incarnations, Ruth, and the 45's, reside)

Family - Family: 8 years of magic pop. No spanish lessons required.
An album that shows almost all the possible faces of Family, as they barely give interviews, play gigs or let the media take pics of the band.

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah for You.
we learned to breathe in and out like gods.

The Aislers Set - Some day I will find a way to show you why the Aislers Set are great
Because some day I will convince you that if you were a bit more pop you'd be happier...

The Band of Holy Joy - Lines, heroes, faith and magic, and an interview with Johny Brown

...as the years went by and my love only grew bigger, the 'bloke from Holy Joy', whoever he was, became one of my heroes.

The Clash - Sandinista!
I'm not sure what I'm doing here. I think that's the best way to write about The Clash's 1980 masterpiece, Sandinista!. I generally get the idea that they had no idea what the hell they were doing either.

The End of the Road Festival - The End of the Road Festival - Preview
With Glastonbury back next year and the increasing lure of European festivals such as Roskilde devouring all the live music capital, we will need festivals such as End of the Road more than ever to keep things in perspective.

The Wedding Present - Terry de Castro and Simon Cleave Interview
I have always been a music fan and I always said when I was a young kid that I was going to be a rock star – I mean, I’m not one, but I never thought that I would get this far for real, so I think that I would have been very pleased if someone had told me

At The Close of Every Day - Dutch Courage: On the Trail of 'At The Close Of Every Day'
The impression they made is still in my nerves and veins. But next week it can be a completely different person or band

Ballboy - Hope & love & confidence & an interview with Ballboy

I took in a breath. I stood still. Stopped washing up, and with hands in the warm soapy water, strained to hear the rest of the CD.

Idaho - (An interview with) Idaho: Music To Remember Me By
You may, or may not, have heard of Idaho. The truth is you should, becausefor the last decade they have been playing some of the mostheart-stoppingly, gut-wrenchingly beautiful music around.

Jet Johnson - Breakfast with Jet Johnson (the interview)
hoping for the future is something everyone should do i think.. hope makes you positive and being positive improves the present ...

Looper - Stuart David - The Man Of Many Stories
In a different, but equally small ground floor flat I read the first chapter of "Nalda Said" the day before I bought it in the shop.

Morose - The past, present and a few trips to Space: An interview with Morose
Morose are an all but typical trio. In their subtle, suspended, allegedly 'soft' electro-acoustic records, beside the use of a down-to-earth guitar, bass and drums, is the flavouring elements of ancient accordions, child xylophones and chimes.

My Dear Killer - A theoretical band, built over a light architecture of dreams...
In general it is a bit difficult to describe any kind of music, but even more complicated to describe you own, as your opinions can be seriously biased. If I really need to give a definition I would say that it is mainly sinister, oblique and mellow.

ONQ - Sharing the supreme weight with ONQ
ONQ is really a pseudonym for Luca Galuppini, and it has been the trademark for his one-dimensional band, sporadically featuring collaborations with other adventurous musicians.

The Aislers Set - An Interview with Amy Linton
So I suppose if we can make a group of people upset enough to sit around and complain all day on their computers there must be someone out there who sits around and listens to our records and smiles.

The Band of Holy Joy - Lines, heroes, faith and magic, and an interview with Johny Brown

You always think there's something that separates you from your heroes... but there are days when the world gets drunk, or something, and it behaves a bit differently than usual; and on days like these such lines can, sometimes, be crossed.

The Chemistry Experiment - The Chemistry Experiment

This great 7" was sold to me by the flute player of the band a while ago while the ATP festival was on. He knocked on my chalet door and asked if I wanted to buy his band's record. He looked like a nice boy; he had good black indie boy glasses

The German Exchange - Ghosts, Love and Gentleman rock: An interview with the German Exchange
They have been Compared to the libertines/smiths by some people whilst other people have called them "Quirky guitar pop from some real cockney miscreants”.

The Trash Can Sinatras - An interview with the Trashcan Sinatras: The Band You Wished You Were
This is the band who have spent the best part of 15 years ignored by all and sundry whilst still being the best that the last 15 years have had to offer.

Tuesday Weld - Clerkenwell, Love Stories and an interview with Stephen Coates
No, no, I come from the north, somewhere near Manchester.