We’d heard great things about Bristol three piece SOEUR and invited them to take part in our famous ‘Intro’ section which hundreds of bands have enjoyed being a part of in the past. We caught up with them after their recent show in Torquay where we chatted about dream festival lineups, Bristol and what people can do to help keep independent music venues doing what they do to keep music alive, read on to see how we got on….
I’d been given the chance to chat to the legend that is Glen Matlock who’s musical CV is as long as your arm. Amongst his numerous achievements is the co-authoring of 10 of the 12 tracks on ‘Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols’ which is quite possibly THE most seminal punk rock album in the world ever. He also created some amazing music with bands such as Rich Kids, London Cowboys and later on The International Swingers.
“A lush blend of heavy riffs and detailed melodies make for an interesting live show, Dead Ground are an act to keep an eye on” - musomuso.com
I was expecting big things, but that was better than I could’ve imagined… stunning live tracks, just brilliant, watch out for them – James Santer, BBC Introducing
New artist ILIRA is pleased to unleash her debut single "Whisper My Name" via Sony Music. This is a sassy first offering from the Kosovo-Albanian artist who now resides in Berlin. With production that practically fizzes with attitude, plus a fun, colourful video to accompany it- Whisper My Name cements ILIRA as a fresh new pop prospect. We caught up with ILIRA to chat about her musical upbringing, her influences and future plans....
I received an email from a lady called Vicky who I couldn't help thinking I knew...... It wasn't until she mentioned a band called THE RAMONAS until it all clicked into place (she plays in the band). She told me of a new band called COCKWOMBLE that she was in and that they had just launched a new EP 'Henchmen', we took a listen and fell in love with it straight away and decided it would be a great time to have a chat and learn a little more about this upbeat trio of talent from Brighton, here's how we got on.
The Prids are a 4 piece Post-rocky-noisey-pop band hailing from Portland, Oregon, Henry Rollins said this about them "The Prids are not only a really good band but they are also very nice people", so who were we to argue, we caught up with Mistina La Fave and David Frederickson for a quick chat about their favourite producers, a dream band lineup and their favourite movies, here's how we got on....
We first saw Kitty, Daisy & Lewis when they played in Exeter a couple of years ago, we instantly fell in love with their music and their live show is a sight to behold. We saw that they were booked to play at Beautiful Days Festival and thought it was about time we had a quick chat to see what they've been up to lately. We caught up with Daisy Durham to chat about babies, new material and what it is they love about festivals....
We'd heard lots about a Norwich based four piece punk rock band called Ducking Punches but have never had the pleasure of seeing them live. We heard (via Lorna from Skinny Lister) that they were playing at this year's Beautiful Days Festival and thought we'd best have a chat to see what all the fuss is about. We caught up with Dan from the band to chat about his best festival survival tips, what to expect from their live show and WHY you should do your utmost to catch them when they play at Beautiful Days....
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We were fortunate enough to catch Vintage Trouble play at The Phoenix in Exeter last year and the looks on our faces were a picture when we saw that they were returning to Exeter to play at Beautiful Days Festival in August. We never got time to chat to the guys after the Phoenix show so we thought it would be a great chance to do so ahead of their main stage performance next weekend. We chatted to the whole band and discussed their love of festivals, how they are received all over the world and the most important thing, how to get rid of that hangover the morning after the night before, here's how we got on....
We first saw (and fell in love with) this amazingly talented London based pop-rock duo at Chagstock Festival in 2016. Since then we caught them again at Beautiful Days when they invited about 100 kids onto the bandstand to join them for their last song (that was fun!). As it has been a couple of years since we last caught up with them, we thought it was about time we sat down and had a chat with Shauna and Collette from REWS about festivals, survival tips and exactly what they think about UK based music festivals....
Mr.B the Gentleman Rhymer began his 'Chap-Hop' career in the summer of 2007 when he decided to bring elements of his previous incarnations (UK rapper, jump-up breaks producer, banjolele maverick and dandy) together and create a genre. We've been fortunate enough to catch him live a number of times at various festivals and after reading that the he was booked to play at Beautiful Days Festival, we thought it was time for a chat to learn a little bit more about what makes him tick...
Dreadzone are an amazing live band and to see that they are gracing the main stage at this year's Beautiful Days Festival bought a HUGE smile to our faces! We chatted to MC Spee about what festivals mean to him, his top tips to getting the most out of a three day music festival and the all important hangover cure!
