This is another first for me, my first time at SWG3. Situated on the river Clyde just outside the main hustle and bustle of the city centre, SWG3 was a former galvanisers and TV studio that has been transformed into a hub for live music, clubs, and art exhibitions. First …
Read More »Review: MEG MYERS – ‘TZIA’
Even from the get-go, TZIA is everything you want from a Meg Myers album, dipping and soaring, with haunting, echoing melodies and a powerful voice that she manipulates in just the right way to be almost eerie, all circled with a framework of delightfully Gothic lyricism. There’s something of a …
Read More »Introducing: River Knight
Southampton-based River Knight are Mark ‘Stone’ River and Darren Knight – 2 blokes, 1 guitar 2 voices, 6 strings & a digital orchestra. Discover River Knight, below… What are the origins of River Knight, and how long have you been playing together? Mark: How far do you want to go …
Read More »Introducing: Alexrincon
Dallas, Texas-based artist/composer Alexrincon talks us through his backstory and what to expect when you check out his music… What are the origins of your current project? The origins of my project were simply boredom. I was looking for something fresh and new to do that was outside of my …
Read More »Review: Phantom Elite – ‘Blue Blood’
Has it really been six years since Napalm Records unleashed Exit Eden onto an unsuspecting public and in doing so, created one of the best surprises in quite some time? The international symphonic metal supergroup released an album of cover versions of well-known pop and rock songs, and the videos …
Read More »Review: Elles Bailey – The Caves, Edinburgh
After a difficult few years for the live music scene – a scene not quite out of the woods just yet – the sight of a queue of eager punters outside a venue waiting for the doors to open is indeed a glorious one. It must be especially glorious for …
Read More »Introducing: Arctic Dreams
Arctic Dreams is a Serbian-German sympho-industrial-black-death-metal band originally founded in 2009 in St.Petersburg, Russia by Alex_Y (vocal/guitars/music/lyric) and Syd (bv’s/guitar) and based in Belgrade, Serbia. The band was a studio project for more than 10 years, but in 2020 they decided to return to full-fledged activities. What are the origins …
Read More »Introducing: Segmentia
Finnish pop-metal outfit Segmentia is a fireworks display of several music styles based on heavy and pop-influenced sounds. Jere, drummer and main songwriter of Segmentia drew the short straw and filled in the blanks on our introduction to Segmentia. What are the origins of Segmentia, how long have you been …
Read More »Interview: SKYND
Uber-creative, true-crime-inspired duo SKYND is the creative outlet of singer SKYND and producer/multi-instrumentalist F. An extensive European and UK with Ice Nine Kills launches in April and SKYND was on hand to talk about the tour, as well as discuss the true-crime cases that have led to SKYND music and …
Read More »Review: Empyre – The Black Prince, Northampton
For hotly-tipped rising UK rock outfit Empyre, it made perfect sense to give their loyal fanbase the first chance to hear the forthcoming new album ‘Relentless’ in a cinema. If ever there was a UK band that served up their music in widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio as opposed to shitty …
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