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Smoke Bellow interview: “Making music is primarily a vehicle to allow us to engage in the conversation”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date September 17, 2021
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Smoke Bellow (photo credit: via artist's Bandcamp page)

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Kirk Brandon interview: “You can’t just be a retro act.”

Post author By sun13banjo
Post date September 15, 2021
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Tags goth, Kirk Brandon, Spear of Destiny, The Pack, Theatre of Hate

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Space and Time: In Conversation with Pile’s Rick Maguire

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date September 13, 2021
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Pile's Rick Maguire (photo credit: Mark Lapriore)

Tags Alex Molini, Exploding In Sound, Kevin McMahon, Kris Kuss, Pelican Movement, Pile, Rick Maguire

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Mope City interview: “the motivation comes from just enjoying it”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date September 9, 2021
3 Comments on Mope City interview: “the motivation comes from just enjoying it”

Mope City (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Amaya Lang, Anthony Guerra, Audile Design Studios, Del Lumanta, Dumbells, Kitchen's Floor, Mope City, Mundo Primitivo, Pallet, Peter Beringer, Sachet, Shaun Donovan, Slint, Tenth Court, The Twerps, VIPP

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Sam Gill interview: “It’d be quite good if we were to get ruled by dolphins”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 27, 2021
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Sam Gill (photo credit: Simon Kirk)

Tags Eimear Kavanagh, Feral Wheel, Huw Roberts, Ned Crowther, Oscar Wilde, Rongorongo, Sam Gill, The Everly Brothers, The Fernweh

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Restless Leg interview: “we’ll be doing this for as long as it keeps on being fun”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 18, 2021
2 Comments on Restless Leg interview: “we’ll be doing this for as long as it keeps on being fun”

Restless Leg (photo credit: Joshua Morris)

Tags Adam Taylor, Ben Chamie, Bluebottle Kiss, Fiona Whalley, Infinite Broke, Jamie Hutchings, Jared Harrison, Jefferson Airplane, Lou Reed, Pavement, Peabody, Restless Leg, Spaceman 3, The Clean, The Electorate, Tim Kevin, Vanessa Berry, velvet underground, Victoria

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Russell Webb interview: “I’m a huge believer that miracles happen all the time”

Post author By sun13banjo
Post date August 16, 2021
2 Comments on Russell Webb interview: “I’m a huge believer that miracles happen all the time”

Tags Armoury Show, John Lydon, John McGeoch, magazine, public image, Russell WEbb, skids, Slik, Zones

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David Colohan interview: “some landscapes suggest their own sound”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 12, 2021
2 Comments on David Colohan interview: “some landscapes suggest their own sound”

David Colohan (photo credit by Enda Trautt)

Tags A-Ha, Alice Coltrane, Cruel Nature Records, David Colohan, dirty three, Fennesz, Holt, Jewelled Antler Collective, Loren Connors, Neil Young, Shirley Collins, Tangerine Dream, Tim Hecker, Townes Van Zandt, United Bible Studies, Will Oldham

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Stealing Sheep interview: “supporting people can only be a positive thing”

Post author By sun13banjo
Post date August 7, 2021
1 Comment on Stealing Sheep interview: “supporting people can only be a positive thing”

Stealing Sheep. Photo by Brian Sayle

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Jeffrey Silverstein interview: “I wanted to focus on giving the songs more movement”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 3, 2021
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Jeffrey Silverstein (photo credit: Shade Standard)

Tags Alex Chapman, Arrowhawk Records, Barry Walker Jr., Cassandra Jenkins, Crosby Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, James Taylor, Jeffrey Silverstein, Nassau, Poco, Ryan Walker, Secret Mountains, Suss, Ted Lucas

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Renée Reed interview: “I tend to write from a subconscious place”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 21, 2021
4 Comments on Renée Reed interview: “I tend to write from a subconscious place”

Renée Reed (photo credit: via the artist's Facebook page).

Tags Jessica Pratt, Keeled Scales, Marissa Nadler, Renee Reed

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Wild Fire: In Conversation with Steve Von Till

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 5, 2021
3 Comments on Wild Fire: In Conversation with Steve Von Till

Steve Von Till (photo credit: James Rexroad)

Tags Amenra, Deafkids, Flora Recording and Playback, Harvestman, Jarboe, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Randall Dunn, Steve Von Till, Tribes of Neurot, Yob

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Sharp Ascent: In Conversation with Six Organs Of Admittance’s Ben Chasny

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 25, 2021
8 Comments on Sharp Ascent: In Conversation with Six Organs Of Admittance’s Ben Chasny

Six Organs of Admittance (photo credit: Elisa Ambrogio)

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Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 23, 2021
4 Comments on Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2

Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen)

Tags Brian Eno, Depeche Mode, King Crimson, Kranky, Labradford, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, Sea And Cake, slowdive, Smashing Pumpkins, Spaceman 3, spiritualized, Talk Talk, Tortoise, Wax Trax!, Zelienople

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Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 1

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 18, 2021
7 Comments on Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 1

Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen)

Tags Brian Harding, Depeche Mode, Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Mike Weis, the smiths, Zelienople

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High Tension: In Conversation with FACS’ Brian Case

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 21, 2021
9 Comments on High Tension: In Conversation with FACS’ Brian Case

FACS (photo credit: from artist's Bandcamp page)

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Jake Rosh interview: “having a purpose and a message is key to standing out”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 28, 2021
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Jake Rosh

Tags Dominic Dunn, Go Play Studio, Jake Rosh, Roots Manuva

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Purity Rising: In Conversation with BIG|BRAVE’s Robin Wattie

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 23, 2021
13 Comments on Purity Rising: In Conversation with BIG|BRAVE’s Robin Wattie

BIG|BRAVE (photo credit: Mathieu Ball)

Tags Alexander Chee, big brave, BIG | BRAVE, Efrim Manuel Menuck, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mathieu Ball, Robin Wattie, Seth Manchester, Southern Lord, Tasreen Hudson

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Oxford Drama interview: “Someone once said that we make music for shy people”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 7, 2021
1 Comment on Oxford Drama interview: “Someone once said that we make music for shy people”

Oxford Drama

Tags Oxford Drama

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Sara Wolff interview: “It’s always so strange when you put songs into the world”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 30, 2021
2 Comments on Sara Wolff interview: “It’s always so strange when you put songs into the world”

Sara Wolff (photo credit: Marieke Macklon)

Tags Fiona Apple, Furry Hug, Henrio, Laura Marling, Nil00, Radiohead, Rozi Plain, Sara Wolff, St. Vincent, The Tosin Trio, Threshold Festival